Premature baby girls shorter as adults
Baby girls born very premature could be almost three times more likely to grow into very short adults than female babies born at term, according to a new international study.
Dec 12, 2016
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Baby girls born very premature could be almost three times more likely to grow into very short adults than female babies born at term, according to a new international study.
Dec 12, 2016
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When balancing treatment options for a child with a significant difference in leg length, doctors typically advise families about the risks and benefits of surgeries to either shorten or elongate one of the limbs. New research ...
Oct 23, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Stimulant medications—such as Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta—used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, won't stunt their growth, a new study suggests.
Sep 2, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Parents often worry when their child, especially a son, is much shorter than average. But as long as there is no medical cause, parents can rest easy, experts say.
Mar 27, 2013
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New research sifts through the entire genome of thousands of human subjects to look for genetic variation associated with height. The results of the study, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the American Journal ...
Nov 23, 2011
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A study of more than 800,000 young adults found that obesity and height increased the risk of having low back pain.
Nov 6, 2011
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In a study that followed more than 500 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood, extended use of stimulant medication was linked with suppressed adult height but not with reduced symptoms ...
Mar 13, 2017
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Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation research cardiologist Dr. Michael Miedema is the lead author of a paper published by Circulation – Cardiovascular Imaging, a journal of the American Heart Association, that suggests ...
Dec 12, 2013
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