Endocrinology News

Prehypertension and hypertension in children are having strong effects on health care costs, according to research published in The American Journal of Managed Care.

Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero are about six times more likely to develop diabetes or prediabetes compared with those not exposed, according to recent study findings published in Diabetologia.

High-dose vitamin A supplementation given to children between the ages of 6 to 23 months at routine vaccination contacts in Guinea-Bissau had no overall effect on mortality, according to recent data published in Pediatrics.

The Children’s Hospital Association and 25 of the nation’s top children’s hospitals recently released recommendations for treatments and screening for obesity-related conditions in children.

Patients who underwent liver transplantation in early childhood had reduced levels of body cell mass after transplantation and could develop obesity later in life, according to recent study results.

A program targeting physical activity and nutrition, developed for use in preschool settings, resulted in significant improvements in levels of movement for children attending daycare, according to research published in Childhood Obesity.

Alglucosidase alfa was today deemed safe by the FDA for treating patients younger than 8 years old who have Pompe disease and its Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy is now slated for elimination, according to a press release.

The use of hydrolyzed formula did not reduce the incidence of diabetes-associated autoantibodies among infants at risk for type 1 diabetes, according to study findings in JAMA.

Adolescent boys in Taiwan had a significantly greater risk for metabolic syndrome when consuming more than 500 mg sugar-sweetened beverages daily, compared with adolescent girls and nondrinkers, according to data from a recent study.

Paternal obesity could be a greater risk factor for developmental disorders among children than maternal obesity, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.