Endocrinology News

Researchers have identified significant variations in diabetic ketoacidosis management among pediatricians and subspecialists. Most subspecialists, general pediatricians and trainees perceived a need for written guidelines on the management of diabetic ketoacidosis, as there is no standardized procedure in the United States, according to research presented at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Very low birth weight infants born prematurely to mothers who experienced hypertension during pregnancy were more likely to have certain cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescence, study results suggested.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Color coding meal options from least to most healthy, imposing fast food taxes and creating zoning laws that encourage healthier food distributors in low-income neighborhoods were among techniques to curb obesity proposed by speakers at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mothers who took high doses of vitamin D during pregnancy experienced lower preterm labor, preterm birth and infection rates compared with mothers who did not, according to a speaker at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

Women who were obese during adolescence were more likely to have lifetime nulliparity and nulligravidity, according to new findings from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation.

Preschool-aged children who regularly ate evening meals as a family, obtained adequate amounts of sleep and had limited television-viewing time had about a 40% lower prevalence of obesity than other children, according to a recent study.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has awarded more than $119 million to U.S. states and territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and decrease smoking.

Longer, 1.5-inch needles yielded better results in obese adolescents after immunization with hepatitis B vaccine, when compared with standard needles, according to the results of a study published online today.

Elevated fasting plasma glucose rates during childhood — even those inside the normoglycemic range — appeared to be a significant predictor of type 2 diabetes in adulthood, according to new study results.