Many Overweight Teens Don’t See Their Weight As a Problem
Around 40 percent think their weight is about right, British researchers find
Farm-Related Immunoregulation Tied to Dendritic Cell Subset
Lower levels of circulating myeloid dendritic cell subtype 2 in children who live on farms
IGF2 Variant Affects Prenatal and Postnatal Growth
Severe growth restriction for family members who inherit the variant through paternal transmission
CDC: Most Americans in Favor of Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21
Even 70 percent of smokers support the concept
Poll Finds More Parents See Benefits, Safety of Vaccines
Reports on outbreaks of measles, pertussis in past year may have shifted opinions, pediatrician says
ACIP Recommends MenB Vaccine for 16- to 23-Year-Olds
Category B recommendation for short-term protection against meningitis for all aged 16 to 23
Asbestos Found in Children’s Crayons, Toy Crime Lab Kits
Health experts, big retailer say they're concerned about findings on products from China
PCV13 Predicted to Be Cost Saving Versus PCV7
Although 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine is more costly than PCV7, net cost savings expected
Increasing Health Care Burden for Pediatric Pulmonary HTN
Increasing trend in PH from 1997 to 2012; increase in national hospital charges for PH hospitalizations
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Speech, Language Screening
Grade I recommendation finds insufficient evidence for assessing benefits, harms of preschool screening
