background acetaminophen exposure might be associated with increasing risk of asthma prevalence and other atopic disorders over recent decades. the present study aimed to investigate the association between acetaminophen exposure and the risk of developing childhood asthma. methods a case - control study was undertaken between march and september 2010 in urmia district north west of iran. subje...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Little is known on the long-term effects of obesity intervention programs in preschool-aged children. We compared the long-term effects of a multidisciplinary treatment program with a usual-care program in seventy-five 3- to 5-year-old overweight or obese children who had participated in a randomized controlled clinical trial. METHODS A follow-up study collecting data at 18 ...

OBJECTIVE A primary objective of the Healthy People 2010 initiatives is to increase on-time immunization rates during the first 2 years of life and to decrease racial disparities in coverage. The objective of this study was to determine on-time immunization coverage rates among infants and toddlers stratified by race/ethnicity in a large metropolitan center. METHODS A retrospective cohort stu...

OBJECTIVES Infants and toddlers with deformational plagiocephaly (DP) have been shown to score lower on developmental measures than unaffected children. To determine whether these differences persist, we examined development in 36-month-old children with and without a history of DP. METHODS Participants included 224 children with DP and 231 children without diagnosed DP, all of who had been f...