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May 2021: Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month
WHEREAS, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identify nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life as a critical factor in early brain growth, development of the central nervous system, and lifelong mental health; and,
WHEREAS, the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition published a field-leading consensus paper defining pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) as impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or psychosocial dysfunction; and,
WHEREAS, according to a national prevalence study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, conservative evaluations estimate that more than 1 in 37 children under the age of 5 and more than 1 in 5 children with a chronic disease experience severe PFD in the United States annually; and,
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In mid-1993, FDA officials prepared to approve Propulsid, a drug that eased nighttime heartburn. But a sign of danger loomed.
FDA medical officer Andre Dubois noted that 48 of 1,993, or 2.4%, of the patients who took Propulsid in U.S. studies experienced “heart rate and rhythm disorders.” In addition, eight children age 6 or younger who were given Propulsid had died.
Dubois found that the drug’s chemical makeup could disturb cardiac function. But he agreed with drug maker Janssen Pharmaceutica, a Johnson & Johnson Co. subsidiary, that the deaths in the studies were attributable to other causes.
He recommended approval along with disclosure in the label of potential cardiac effects. “The risk seems very low,” he said.
Chances of hospitalisation after COVID vaccination are 0.06 pc, says Indraprastha Apollo Hospital study ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 18:02 IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi said on Saturday on the basis of an observational study that 97.38 per cent of those vaccinated were protected from the COVID-19 infection and the chances of hospitalisation after the vaccination are 0.06 per cent.
The hospital has released the results of an observational study of healthcare workers to evaluate the frequency of Break Through Infection (infections after the vaccination) of COVID-19. The observational study was carried out on healthcare workers who reported to Delhi s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital with symptomatic COVID-19, during the first 100 days of the vaccination drive using the Covishield vaccine. The findings of the study are under consideration for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
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The University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week s column is by George J. Fuchs III, MD, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 10, 2021) – From an early age, children are exposed to messaging that informs their food preferences that in turn shapes their eating habits. There is a direct correlation between the marketing of sugary snacks and drinks and health issues pediatricians see in their young patients.
An alarming 40% of adolescents are overweight or obese; that can set them up for serious health issues later in life, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver disease. In fact, the number one reason adults in the U.S. need a liver transplant is because of fatty liver disease.
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