Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from April 1994

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from April 1994

Preteens and weight training. (Pediatric News, September 1993)
April 1, 1994... An often-asked question posed by parents to their pediatricians concerns the use of weights by preteens to increase their strength and bulk. The questions that are usually asked are first whether weight-lifting in children before they've...

Office throat cultures may be less available. (due to standards for specimen collection set by the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment)(the Journal of the American Medical Association, January 19, 1994)
April 1, 1994... Most health care consumers are probably not aware of some of the regulatory changes in medical practice that have been taking place. One of them has to do with the functioning of both commercial laboratories and those in private offices. In...

Astrovirus: a newly identified cause of day-care diarrhea. (the Journal of Pediatrics, November 1993)
April 1, 1994... Neither an exotic new flower, nor a new outbreak among astronauts, astrovirus is a relatively new virus known to cause one of our least favorite maladies -- day-care diarrhea! We're sure you're well acquainted with the many charms of rotavirus...

Excessive fruit juice could lead to trouble. (Pediatrics, March 1994)
April 1, 1994... Over the years, we've written several articles about fruit juice in the diets of young children. In all the discussions, fruit juice has been found to have a negative effect on the children's nutritional well-being. As pediatricians, we're...

Family moves take their toll on children. (the Journal of the American Medical Association, September 15, 1993)
April 1, 1994... The United States is a very mobile society. Approximately 19% of Americans move every year. Sometimes these moves are needed for family adjustments, such as needing a new house because of a new baby or older children moving out. Sometimes they...

Zinc deficiency in short children. (the Journal of Pediatrics, July 1993)
April 1, 1994... Most parents do worry excessively about their children's diets. Fortunately, the vast majority of these children have nutritional intakes that are quite adequate. But we do know that there is actually a very wide range when it comes to poor...