Family Practice News articles from July 2008

Family Practice News archives from July 2008

TransforMED's lessons hit home.(News)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After 2 years of consultations with practice management experts as part of the American Academy of Family Physicians TransforMED National Demonstration Project, Dr. Don Klitgaard says that he is well on his way to...

Hospitalization rates soar among patients with gout: comorbidities require increased vigilance.(News)
July 1, 2008... PARIS -- Hospitalization rates in U.S. patients with gout have soared nearly 300% in the past 2 decades, with the vast majority of this increase resulting from a steep rise in hospitalizations for cardiovascular and other systemic comorbidities...

Pioglitazone in prediabetes curbs disease progression.(News)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- People with impaired glucose tolerance were 81% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over a 3-year period if treated with pioglitazone, according to the findings of an industry-sponsored randomized, double-blind,...

Physician costs are largest portion of annual medical costs for a family of four.(VITAL SIGNS)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... VITAL SIGNS Physician Costs Are Largest Portion Of Annual Medical Costs for a Family of Four Other 4% Pharmacy 15% Outpatient 16% Inpatient 30% Physician 35% ...

Psoriatic arthritis may up cardiac risks.(News)
July 1, 2008... PARIS -- Subclinical atherosclerosis is common among patients with psoriatic arthritis, independent of their traditional cardiovascular risk factor levels, Dr. Lai-Shan Tam said at the annual European Congress of Rheumatology. The...

Boxed warning added to diabetic ulcer treatment.(News)
July 1, 2008... Information about the increased risk of cancer-related deaths in patients who have used three or more tubes of becaplermin is now included in a boxed warning on the label of the diabetic foot and leg ulcer treatment. Last month, the Food...

Antidepressant gets go-ahead for fibromyalgia.(News)
July 1, 2008... The antidepressant duloxetine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The approval, announced last month, makes duloxetine the second drug okayed by the agency for this syndrome. A year ago,...

Infant mortality rates from accidental suffocation up sharply.(News)
July 1, 2008... HONOLULU -- Infant mortality attributable to accidental sleep-related suffocation and strangulation in bed nearly quadrupled between 1990 and 2004, from 3.4/100,000 live births to 12.5/100,000 live births, according to federal data. Deaths...

Prostate guidelines likely to advise first screening at age 40.(News)
July 1, 2008... ORLANDO -- Baseline prostate-specific antigen screening for men at age 40, replacement of a specific PSA cutoff value with % continuum of risk assessment," and a new emphasis on tracking changes in PSA over time are among possible updates to...

Take the stress out of primary care.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
July 1, 2008... We've all been there many times. "Doctor, my headaches have been so bad since I've been stressed out." During that 15-minute visit, you also have to deal with the patient's diabetes, hypertension, sore foot, and maybe even some chest pain. And...

Premature recommendations.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... I refer to a recent article based on a presentation by Dr. Dana E. King of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston ("Moderate Drinking Cut Heart Event Risks by 38%," April 1, p. 1). I was excited to hear that former...

Simple formula for waist excess.(Letters)
July 1, 2008... New data reported by Dr. Deborah A. Levine indicate that waist circumference measurement can be a valuable indicator of cardiovascular risk in normal-weight patients ("Moderately Large Waist Measurements Matter," May 1, 2008, p. 9). ...

Heart device guidelines stress medical therapy.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- New guidelines from three major heart-specialty organizations on the use of implantable devices for heart rhythm abnormalities emphasize talking with patients about their needs and desires, and stress optimizing medical therapy...

Congenital heart disease a stressor in pregnancy.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
July 1, 2008... TORONTO -- Pregnant women with congenital heart defects are not able to ramp up their cardiac output to handle the stresses of pregnancy, according to a small study out of the Netherlands. Dr. Jolien Roos-Hesselink reported the study results in...

Novel agent eases acute heart failure symptoms: dyspnea was improved in 53% of the rolofylline group compared with 37% of the placebo group.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- It's full speed ahead for a pivotal phase III clinical trial of the novel drug rolofylline in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and renal dysfunction, on the basis of its impressive performance in a 301-patient pilot...

Heart failure patients greatly overestimate life expectancy.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
July 1, 2008... Ambulatory patients with heart failure tend to substantially overestimate their life expectancy, especially those who are younger or who have severe disease, according to the findings of a survey, Their misperception could "fundamentally...

Atenolol edged out carvedilol for systolic heart failure.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Atenolol may be about as effective as carvedilol for improving survival and reducing hospitalizations in patients with systolic heart failure, based on a retrospective review of more than 1,000 patients who did not undergo...

Screening asymptomatic diabetics for ischemia does not appear warranted.(Metabolic Disorders)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with type 2 diabetes and no cardiac symptoms or prior coronary artery disease had a surprisingly low risk of nonfatal MI or cardiac death with or without routine screening in a study of 1,119 patients. The 3%...

Impaired fasting glucose boosts stroke risk.(Metabolic Disorders)
July 1, 2008... COLORADO SPRINGS -- Hyperglycemia was associated with a significantly increased stroke risk in a prospective study of 43,393 asymptomatic middle-aged men free of known cardiovascular disease and diabetes at baseline. This finding raises...

Pioglitazone enhances niacin's effect in raising serum HDL.(Metabolic Disorders)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Adding pioglitazone to a niacin regimen boosted the rise in serum levels of HDL cholesterol in a controlled study of 72 patients with metabolic syndrome. Although the fending needs to be replicated in a larger number of...

Data add to doubts about tight glucose control.(Metabolic Disorders)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Intensively lowering blood glucose levels did not significantly reduce cardiovascular risk in older patients with poorly controlled diabetes whose blood pressures and cholesterol levels were well controlled, a major long-term...

Hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] to be expressed as 'estimated average glucose'.(Metabolic Disorders)(Report)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] levels can now be accurately expressed as estimated average glucose for most patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In a study presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American Diabetes...

Exenatide falls short outside clinical trials.(Metabolic Disorders)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- The real-world efficacy of exenatide to lower hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] levels in patients with type 2 diabetes may not always match the success seen in clinical trials, a small study suggests. Only 12 (40%) of 30 patients...

Age at HPV immunization matters to some parents.(Infectious Diseases)(Human Papiloma Virus )(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. -- A study of 61 parents of infants and children up to 10 years of age suggests that parents may favor the idea of giving the human papillomavirus vaccine at a very young age rather than during adolescence. The study...

Family physicians lag in Tdap guideline adoption: the majority of those surveyed found no barriers with regard to supply or reimbursement.(Infectious Diseases)
July 1, 2008... Honolulu -- One year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new recommendations on vaccinating adolescents against pertussis, 96% of pediatricians but only 75% of family physicians were recommending the vaccine routinely,...

Unwanted souvenirs can plague international travelers.(Infectious Diseases)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- Adventure tourists, international volunteers, and people visiting their families in underdeveloped countries are the travelers most likely to bring home unwanted souvenirs, from malaria to schistosomiasis. "You're not...

Initially minor diabetic foot burns can snowball.(Skin Disorders)(Report)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for foot burns and once a burn occurs, the morbidity and mortality are quite high, Dr. David Greenhalgh said at the annual meeting of the American Burn Association. A patient might...

Severe psoriasis appears to be potent risk factor for stroke.(Skin Disorders)
July 1, 2008... KYOTO, JAPAN -- Severe psoriasis appears to be a potent risk factor for stroke independent of the traditional stroke risk factors, Dr. Rahat S. Azfar said at an international investigative dermatology meeting. She presented a case-control...

Adenosquamous carcinoma evades diagnosis.(Skin Disorders)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Adenosquamous carcinoma often is a misdiagnosed, more aggressive type of skin cancer, which requires close follow-up for possible recurrences, according to a review that identified 27 patients with primary adenosquamous...

Most CA-MRSA skin infections treatable without antibiotics.(Skin Disorders)
July 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO -- While almost-unheard of 10 years ago, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has now become the single biggest cause of skin infections in the United States, Dr. Greg Moran said at the 12th...

Tobacco cessation options spur guideline update.(Mental Health)
July 1, 2008... Many new and effective treatment strategies are available to help patients quit tobacco use, according to an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released by the U.S. Public Health Service. Expanding tobacco dependence literature and...

Physician suicide rate suggests lack of treatment.(Mental Health)
July 1, 2008... Each day in the United States, roughly one doctor dies by suicide. Studies over the past 4 decades have confirmed that physicians--especially women physicians--die by suicide more frequently than people in other professions or those in the...

Baseline PSA an accurate predictor of cancer risk.(Men's Health)
July 1, 2008... ORLANDO -- Among men who have a baseline prostate-specific antigen level above the median for their age, being African American and having a positive family history are predictive of future cancer. However, a baseline reading above the median...

Longest prostate ca survival seen after surgery.(Men's Health)
July 1, 2008... ORLANDO -- Men who have surgery to remove prostate cancer experience better long-term survival, compared with patients who have radiation therapy or watchful waiting, according to a retrospective study of African American and white men. ...

Surgery plus radiation boosts prostate ca survival.(Men's Health)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... ORLANDO -- Adjuvant radiotherapy following prostate cancer surgery significantly improved overall and metastatic disease-free survival, compared with surgery alone, according to 12-year results of an ongoing, randomized prospective study. ...

Breast cancer risk falls as serum vitamin D rises.(Women's Health)
July 1, 2008... SAN DIEGO -- A serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 30 ng/mL or higher was associated with at least a 50% lower risk of breast cancer, according to the findings of a meta-analysis of three observational studies. Together, the findings lend...

Zolpidem doesn't seem to affect pregnancy outcomes.(Women's Health)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Even though the sleeping aid zolpidem crosses the placenta, use of the drug during pregnancy does not appear to significantly affect outcomes, a study of 45 women shows. The study, presented as a poster at the annual meeting...

Metformin appears to enhance antitumor effect in breast ca.(Women's Health)(Report)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- The diabetes drug metformin may have an antitumor effect, according to data from a retrospective study of more than 2,500 breast cancer patients, including 155 women with diabetes. Patients on metformin for diabetes had a...

Neonatal withdrawal symptoms.(DRUGS PREGNANCY, AND LACTATION)
July 1, 2008... Poor adaptation syndrome in newborns exposed in late pregnancy to a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)--with symptoms such as jitteriness, being inconsolable, and difficulty in...

Vit. D may have a role in preventing colon cancer.(Digestive Disorders)
July 1, 2008... SAN DIEGO -- Calcium and vitamin D supplementation may protect against colorectal cancer by creating an environment in the colon that is less conducive to the formation of polyps and adenomas. In a pilot study presented in a poster at the...

KRAS mutation in colon ca blocks Cetuximab.(Digestive Disorders)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- Colorectal cancer patients whose tumors contain the wildtype KRAS gene responded better to treatment with cemximab plus chemotherapy than did patients with tumor KRAS mutations, according to data presented during a plenary...

Kids born with hernia must be tracked closely.(Digestive Disorders)(Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... PHOENIX -- Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia are likely to have long-term health problems requiring close, long-term follow-up, Dr. Tim Jancelewicz said at the annual meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. Dr....

Limiting fructose, fructans intake may ease IBS.(Digestive Disorders)(irritable bowel syndrome )(Report)
July 1, 2008... Patients with irritable bowel syndrome and fructose malabsorption appeared to benefit from a diet that restricted intake of fructose and fructans, Susan J. Shepherd and her colleagues reported in an article appearing in the July 2008 issue of...

Combination treatment bolsters COPD control.(Pulmonary Medicine)
July 1, 2008... TORONTO -- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with a combination of formoterol and tiotropium required less rescue medication than did those treated with tiotropium alone. In a 12-week double-blind trial sponsored...

Novel blood test for lung cancer shows promise.(Pulmonary Medicine)
July 1, 2008... TORONTO -- Gene expression profiling of peripheral blood lymphocytes successfully identified lung cancer patients with an overall accuracy of 87% in a cross-sectional study of 230 subjects. The test, which is in the early development stage,...

Refractory asthma persists even with guidelines.(Pulmonary Medicine)
July 1, 2008... TORONTO -- A substantial proportion of patients with severe, refractory asthma are unable to become well controlled despite the availability of updated guidelines, even in subspecialty care, according to Dr. Amandeep S. Gill of the Medical...

PPI therapy does not help asthma without GERD symptoms.(Pulmonary Medicine)
July 1, 2008... TORONTO -- Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor did not improve asthma control in patients with poorly controlled asthma and minimal or no symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, according to results from a large study presented at an...

Novel agent targets osteoarthritic knee pain.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... PARIS -- Tanezumab, a novel inhibitor of nerve growth factor, significantly eased knee pain in patients with moderately severe osteoarthritis, according to the findings of a large, phase II, double-blind randomized trial. Within 3 days...

Fructose in sugary soft drinks is implicated in rise in gout.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
July 1, 2008... LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND -- Consumption of soft drinks containing fructose may underlie the sharp increase in gout in American adults that has occurred in recent decades, Dr. Hyon K. Choi said at the annual meeting of the British Society for...

Allopurinol, benzbromarone are equally effective in high doses.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
July 1, 2008... Gout patients have equal rates of success in attaining a serum urate concentration of 0.30 mmol/L or less--a value thought to predict good control of flares and a reduction of tophi--with either allopurinol or benzbromarone, as long as the...

Rituximab effective as first-line biologic for RA.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
July 1, 2008... LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND -- Rituximab has been used successfully in a real-world setting as a first-line biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis that does not respond to conventional disease-modifying drugs, Dr. Ai Lyn Tan reported at the annual...

Chest x-ray warranted in new RA.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)(Rheumatoid arthritis)(Case study)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND -- All patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis should have a chest x-ray to rule out rare conditions that can cause arthralgias and inflammation. Dr. Sarah E. Medley based this advice on a case in which a...

Good night's sleep may have role in staying slim.(Obesity)
July 1, 2008... GENEVA -- A good night's sleep of 7-8 hours may be a key factor in staying slim, and any deviations from this ideal could cause weight gain, results of a 6-year prospective study suggest. Of 276 adults who participated in the study, 31% had...

Psychosocial barriers hinder quest for weight-loss therapy.(Obesity)
July 1, 2008... SEATTLE -- Money and time are the leading barriers to seeking weight-loss treatment among overweight and obese adults. But stigma and a belief that one is too heavy for treatment become more influential barriers the heavier a person is. ...

Taranabant aids weight loss, enhances metabolic parameters.(Obesity)
July 1, 2008... GENEVA -- Overweight and obese patients achieved significant weight loss and improved metabolic parameters using taranabant, according to interim results from a 2-year study. Taranabant is a structurally distinct, highly selective...

Cognitive decline in younger smokers.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Smoking is associated with a decline in reasoning ability and with memory deficit as early as in middle age, according to Severine Sabia of the National Institute for Health and Medical Research at Paul Brousse Hospital in Villejuif, France,...

Patch streamlines ADHD management.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2008... Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who wore Daytrana methylphenidate transdermal patches for stretches of 4 or 6 hours showed improvements in their symptoms, according to results from a multicenter controlled trial. A...

St. John's wort no help for ADHD.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)
July 1, 2008... An 8-week course of St. John's wort did not improve attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, according to data from the first-ever randomized clinical trial of the herbal remedy in children and teens. Compared with placebo, St....

Modafinil reduces severe cancer-related fatigue.(Clinical Rounds)(Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... CHICAGO -- The wakefulness-promoting drug modafinil (Provigil) reduced self-reported severe fatigue, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Gary R. Morrow, Ph.D., of the University...

Adult peripheral neuropathy tied to blood lead.(Clinical Rounds)(Survey)
July 1, 2008... PITTSBURGH -- Blood lead levels were significantly associated with peripheral neuropathy in a cross-sectional survey of 7,156 adults aged 40 and older. The finding, from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; is of...

Effective migraine prophylaxis remains elusive.(Clinical Rounds)
July 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Newer drugs aren't any better for migraine prophylaxis than are older treatments--and they may be worse choices for many patients when cost is a factor. "There's no proof of increased efficacy with the newer drugs," said Dr....

AHIP proposes reform plan.(Policy & Practice)(America's Health Insurance Plans)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The United States could reduce total health care spending by $145 billion in the next 7 years while improving the quality of patient care by implementing five proposals, according to a plan from industry group America's Health Insurance Plans....

ACP provides framework.(Policy & Practice)(American College of Physicians )
July 1, 2008... The American College of Physicians has reiterated its 2002 message that all Americans should have access to affordable health insurance coverage. In an update to its position paper, ACP reviewed its key reform recommendations and said they...

Mass. uninsured rate cut.(Policy & Practice)(Massachusetts)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... In the first year after Massachusetts implemented its health insurance coverage expansion and reforms, the uninsured rate in the state's adults dropped by almost half, from 13% to just over 7%, according to an Urban Institute study published...

Consumer reports eyes hospitals.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Consumer Reports has begun grading hospitals and plans to add ratings for other health care providers. The ratings, which include nearly 3,000 hospitals, are at www.consumerreportshealth.org. The online tool allows consumers to compare...

CMS outlines hospice rights.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2008... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized regulations that give Medicare beneficiaries with terminal illnesses the right to determine how they receive end-of-life care. The provisions, contained in an overhaul of regulations...

Florida expands coverage options.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican. has signed legislation that will allow the state to negotiate with health insurers to develop affordable health coverage for the 3.8 million uninsured Floridians aged 19-64 years. The legislation...

MD shortage yields the unexpected.(Practice Trends)(Survey)
July 1, 2008... CRYSTAL CITY, VA. -- Suppose the federal government has designated your part of the state as a physician shortage area, but charges haven't gone up and you still have lots of openings for new patients in your practice. Does that mean there's...

Feds spell out strategic plan for health IT.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2008... If the reds have it their way, 40% of physician offices will be using certified electronic health records by 2012. The goal is part of a strategic plan for coordinating the federal government's health IT efforts over the next 4 years, and...

Private groups roll out health reform plans.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2008... In addition to the presidential candidates, other players in the health care arena are also unveiling their own detailed plans to provide health care coverage for all or most Americans. The Commonwealth Fund's proposal, called "Building...

The new century's civil rights bill.(GENOMIC MEDICINE)
July 1, 2008... The passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act in late May, ushered in what Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) called "the first civil rights bill of the new century of the life sciences.'" Under the legislation, U.S. citizens now...

Adverse event confidentiality.(LAW & MEDICINE)
July 1, 2008... Imagine that you are a physician who has been involved in an adverse event that, through no real fault of your own, has caused death or serious injury to a patient. Should your future patients have a right to know of your involvement? That...

Beauty wants as beauty is.(Indications)
July 1, 2008... Research from deep in the heart of Texas is looking deep into the hearts of women in order to answer Sigmund Freud's iconic question, "What does a woman want?'" And it seems the answer is, "Depends on how good looking the woman is." Yes, two...

Sex and the Savannah.(Indications)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... A London zoologist finds humans" stereotypical sex roles reversed among certain antelopes in the African savannah. In the journal Current Biology, Jakob Bro-Jorgensen reports that the female topi seeks "rampant" mating on her 1 day a year of...

The telltale toenail.(Indications)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... New gleanings from the Nurses' Health Study show that samples as mundane as toenail clippings can be a marker for cigarette indulgence, "when smoking history is not available." Analyzing the nicotine content of the clippings helped determine...

Asthmatics require pneumococcal shot.(News)
July 15, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ATLANTA -- All adults with asthma should now receive pneumococcal immunization, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted last month at its summer...

Medicare pay to doctors to increase 0.5% this year: Congress supported a 1.1% raise in 2009.(News)
July 15, 2008... Washington's summertime wrangling paid off for physicians as Congress successfully overrode President Bush's veto of legislation to stop a 10.6% cut to Medicare physician payments. The legislation (H.R. 6331), which originally passed both...

Guidelines set strategies for thrombolytic therapy.(News)
July 15, 2008... Sweeping new clinical guidelines issued by the American College of Chest Physicians provide updated recommendations on how to prevent and manage thrombosis in surgical patients and special risk groups, including pregnant women, children, obese...

CDC preps for rabies vaccine shortage.(News)(United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 15, 2008... ATLANTA -- Interim guidelines for use of rabies vaccine have been drafted by an ad hoc working group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address contingency plans should the current "less than ideal" vaccine supply situation...

AAFP: PQRI will improve quality of care, not just incomes.(News)
July 15, 2008... Doctors who view Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative solely as a way to increase reimbursement are missing the boat, according to Dr. Bruce Bagley, medical director for quality improvement at the American Academy of Family...

FDA launches safety review of TNF blockers: under investigation are the risks for lymphoma and other cancers from Enbrel, Humira, and Remicade.(News)
July 15, 2008... Reports of lymphomas and other types of cancer in children and young adults who have been treated with tumor necrosis factor--blockers have triggered a safety review of the biologic treatments in these patient populations, the Food and Drug...

Warning added to antipsychotics regarding use in elderly.(News)
July 15, 2008... Labeling for conventional antipsychotics will now contain warnings about an increased risk of death among elderly users with dementia-related psychosis, according to new requirements issued by the Food and Drug Administration. The labeling...

New combo vaccines could complicate practice.(News)
July 15, 2008... ATLANTA -- The availability of two new combination vaccines for routine childhood immunization provides increased opportunity for reducing the number of needle sticks that children must endure, but at the same time may present challenges with...

Lipid screening, therapy advised for some kids.(News)
July 15, 2008... Citing new information on obesity, diet, and exercise, the American Academy of Pediatrics has called on physicians to become more aggressive in screening children for dyslipidemia. AAP now recommends that children aged 2-10 years be...