University Of Michigan - Child Nutrition and Health

Measuring the circumference of a child's neck may be a new way to help screen youngsters who may be overweight or obese, a new study shows.. Researchers took measurements of more than 1,100 youths ages 6-18 and found that neck circumference correctly ...

SA (HealthDay News) Half of all American parents polled say they would like to be able to communicate with their child's physician via the Internet, a new survey reveals.. "Electronic communication between parents and their children's health care providers offers a lot ...

Obese children are more likely to be bullied than their normal-weight peers, regardless of several potential academic, social and sociodemographic confounders, according to research published online May 3 in Pediatrics.. Julie C. Lumeng, M.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published today in Pediatrics ...

A study published today in the journal Pediatrics confirms an unfortunate reality: "We had hypothesized that if an obese child were in the racial majority, was nonpoor, attended a school that was less socioeconomically or racially diverse, had strong social skills, or ...

Colic is defined by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as when an infant, who is otherwise well, cries for three hours per day, at least three days a week, for at least three weeks or longer. Move around with your baby. Lay ...

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