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341 The Oportunidades Program's Fortified Food Supplement, but Not Improvements in the Home Diet, Increased the Intake of Key Micronutrients in Rural Mexican Children 12-59 Months of Age The Journal of Nutrition, March 8, 2013    Review Article

342 Cognitive Outcome in Adolescents and Young Adults after Repeat Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids The Journal of Pediatrics, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

343 Determinants of vitamin A deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau Full Text BMC Public Health, March 8, 2013    Review Article

344 Growing up before growing out: secular trends in height, weight and obesity in 5-6-year-old children born between 1970 and 2006 Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013    Review Article

345 Nutrition Assessment and Support in Children With End-Stage Liver Disease Nutrition in Clinical Practice, March 8, 2013    Review Article

346 Vitamin A Status After Prophylactic Intramuscular Vitamin A Supplementation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Nutrition in Clinical Practice, March 7, 2013    Review Article

347 Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Are Feasible As a Breastmilk Replacement for HIV-Exposed Infants from 24 to 48 Weeks of Age The Journal of Nutrition, March 7, 2013    Review Article

348 Reasons for Earlier Than Desired Cessation of Breastfeeding Pediatrics, March 7, 2013    Clinical Article

349 Factors predicting distress among parents/caregivers of children with neurological disease and home enteral nutrition Child: Care, Health, and Development, March 7, 2013    Clinical Article

350 Mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition, March 7, 2013    Review Article

351 Safety and Immunogenicity of Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Papua New Guinean Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial PLOS ONE, March 7, 2013    Clinical Article

352 Nutrition products for preterm infants: Do they meet requirements? Discoveries from the infant enteral feeding tender Nutrition & Dietetics, March 6, 2013    Review Article

353 Potential Sources of Bisphenol A in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Pediatrics, March 6, 2013    Review Article

354 Healthy Hospital Food Initiatives in the United States: Time to Ban Sugar Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Childhood Obesity Acta Pediatrica, March 6, 2013    Review Article

355 Achieving Targeted Pulse Oximetry Values in Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room The Journal of Pediatrics, March 6, 2013    Clinical Article

356 Randomized, placebo controlled, double blind trial evaluating early pregnancy phytonutrient supplementation in the prevention of preeclampsia Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013    Clinical Article

357 Should we screen newborns for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the United States Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013    Review Article

358 Neonatal Critical Care Communication (NC3): training NICU physicians and nurse practitioners Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013    Review Article

359 Prevalence of Childhood Celiac Disease and Changes in Infant Feeding Pediatrics, March 5, 2013    Clinical Article

360 Multinutrient fortification of human breast milk for preterm infants following hospital discharge Cochrane Reviews, March 5, 2013    Clinical Article

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Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.

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Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.

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HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.

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Most Popular Pediatrics Articles

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1 Advances in pediatric dehydration therapy Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 13, 2013    Review Article

2 The prevention of food allergy in children Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, April 30, 2013    Review Article

3 Autism and dietary therapy: case report and review of the literature Journal of Child Neurology, May 24, 2013    Review Article

4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, May 6, 2013

5 Home-made Feeding Bottles Have Inadequacies in Their Nutritional Composition Regardless of Socioeconomic Class Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, May 9, 2013    Review Article

6 The safety of statins in children Acta Pediatrica, May 1, 2013    Review Article

7 The Association Between Vitamin D Status and Recurrent Wheezing The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Review Article

8 Sensitivity and Specificity of Obesity Diagnosis in Pediatric Ambulatory Care in the United States Clinical Pediatrics, May 16, 2013    Review Article

9 Extremely Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality Rates in the United States Pediatrics, May 7, 2013    Review Article

10 Long-term Effectiveness of Varicella Vaccine: A 14-Year, Prospective Cohort Study Pediatrics, May 2, 2013

11 Formulation of a drinkable peanut-based therapeutic food for malnourished children using plant sources International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, May 29, 2013    Review Article

12 Effect of Early Limited Formula on Duration and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in At-Risk Infants: An RCT Pediatrics, May 15, 2013

13 Prevalence of Use of Human Milk in US Advanced Care Neonatal Units Pediatrics, May 14, 2013    Review Article

14 Effects of Reduced Juice Allowances in Food Packages for the Women, Infants, and Children Program Pediatrics, May 8, 2013    Review Article

15 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

16 The science of breastfeeding: time for a change Acta Pediatrica, April 17, 2013    Review Article

17 From Parenteral to Enteral Nutrition: A Nutrition-Based Approach for Evaluating Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, May 16, 2013    Review Article

18 Diet spanning infancy and toddlerhood is associated with child blood pressure at age 7.5 y American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 3, 2013
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19 Micronutrient supply and health outcomes in children Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, April 12, 2013    Review Article

20 Intussusception After Rotavirus Vaccines Reported to US VAERS, 2006-2012 Pediatrics, May 14, 2013    Review Article

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