CDC Warns Doctors to Look for Lead Poisoning in Kids as Fruit Puree Investigation Continues

CDC Warns Doctors to Look for Lead Poisoning in Kids as Fruit Puree Investigation Continues

TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) — Doctors need to be on the lookout for lead poisoning in children as the latest tally of kids exposed to the toxin after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree climbed to 22, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. In a health advisory the agency sent out … Read more

Pediatricians Warn Against Keto Diet for Kids – Consumer Health News

Pediatricians Warn Against Keto Diet for Kids – Consumer Health News

MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low-carb diets may be all the rage, but they’re not for kids with diabetes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In a new report, the AAP says that low-carbohydrate diets cannot be recommended for children or teenagers with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. That’s … Read more

Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health

Michigan researchers receive $26 million NIH grant to study environmental impacts on child health

Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact health for a lifetime. The funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, is for … Read more

A pilot cohort study on infants with new-onset epilepsy examines the clinical utility of rapid genome sequencing

A pilot cohort study on infants with new-onset epilepsy examines the clinical utility of rapid genome sequencing

In a recent study published in the Lancet Neurology, researchers evaluated the clinical impact of rapid genome sequencing of infants with new-onset epilepsy using their biological parents as probands.  To this end, they performed a multicentre pilot cohort study of the International Precision Child Health Partnership (IPCHiP), a consortium of four pediatric centers providing tertiary pediatric … Read more

A global health problem with wide disparities

A global health problem with wide disparities

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women, and children. Published today in The Lancet Haematology, … Read more