A new report released by the American Optometric Association (AOA) identifies surprising new insights into the vision and eye health of infants across the U.S. The findings from last year's InfantSEE® Weeks pilot program, a year-long, federally-funded public health initiative, revealed a higher-than-expected number of infants with undiagnosed and untreated vision and eye health problems.
More...Too Much Weight May Delay Infants' Ability To Crawl, Walk
Article Date: 31 Mar 2010
Some children with cancer could be given less intensive treatment than current practice to reduce their risk of damaging side-effects, according to a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology today.
More...Safety And Diagnosis Yield Of Colonoscopy In Hong Kong Chinese Children
Article Date: 15 April 2010
Colonoscopy in children is a highly specialized procedure which is not often performed in the Chinese population. Data of its safety and diagnostic yield in Chinese children is scarce. One of the most common indications for colonoscopy in children of western countries is investigation and follow-up assessment for inflammatory bowel disease which is uncommon in Chinese children. It has recently been reported that there is increasing occurrence of childhood inflammatory bowel disease in western countries. It is, however, unknown whether a similar increase happens in Chinese children.
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