Pediatrics

• In the Journals

• AAP: Mothers with HIV should avoid breast-feeding

• January 30, 2013
• A policy statement issued today by the AAP’s Committee on Pediatric AIDS recommends that American mothers who are infected with HIV should not...More »

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• Trend Watch

• Pediatric Annals, January 2013, Volume 42 Issue 1
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• Feature

• Treatment of Anemia in the Adolescent Female

• Pediatric Annals, January 2013, Volume 42 Issue 1
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• In the Journals

• Two cups of milk per day appears sufficient for younger children

• Endocrine Today, January 2013
• Drinking two cups of cow’s milk per day helped most children maintain healthy vitamin D levels without significantly depleting iron stores,...More »

• In the Journals

• Reducing salt may help reduce obesity

• December 18, 2012
• A good way to reduce childhood obesity would be to limit children’s salt intake, according to study data published online.
  Caryl A. Nowson, PhD, of...More »

• In the Journals

• Iron reduced future behavioral issues in low birth weight infants

• December 17, 2012
• The administration of iron supplements to low birth weight infants may actually prevent behavioral problems later in life, according to study data...More »

• In the Journals

• Binge eating may lead to depression, marijuana use in older adolescents

• December 13, 2012
• Among adolescents and young adults, binge eating was associated with the onset of high depressive symptoms and obesity, and both binge eating and...More »

• In the Journals

• Higher serum ferritin levels found in infants given complementary foods

• November 29, 2012
• Infants who were given complementary foods besides breast-milk had higher serum ferritin levels than infants who did not receive complementary foods, but...More »

• In the Journals

• Behavioral intervention helped parents, children with obesity

• October 1, 2012
• Children as young as aged 2 years who are obese have an 80% chance of being obese in adulthood if their parents are overweight, but targeting both the...More »

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• Pediatric Annals, September 2012, Volume 41 Issue 9
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