|
PEDIATRIC CONFERENCE
|
|
|
|
Enroll
now and receive all of the skills,
tools and knowledge to help every
child that enters your office. |
| |
|
|
|
Free
Pediatric Practice & Science E-mail Tips. Keep current and
benefit like 13,000 fellow chiropractors do each week. |
|
Click
Here |
| |
| NEWS |
"GATEKEEPING"
NOT COST EFFECTIVE
‘Gatekeeping’
is the practice of requiring that an appointed primary
care physician screen all patients before they seek
the help of a specialist. This constraint has been
widely adopted by private insurance measures in an
attempt to cut costs. But does it_ Not really, say
researchers — at least when it comes to pediatric
care.
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS) |
|
\LET
CHILDREN CHOOSE PORTION SIZE
|
![]() |
|
.
|
Obesity has reached epidemic
proportions among children in the US, leading to
long-term health problems. Researchers suggest that
large portion sizes significantly contribute to this
trend.
Fortunately, a new study
shows that allowing pre-schoolers to select their own
portion sizes leads to smaller bite sizes and 25% less
consumption.
Allowing children to select
their own portion size may circumvent the effects of
exposure to large portions on children’s eating.”
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS) |
|
|
|
PRESCHOOLERS
BATTLING OBESITY
|
|
Children are becoming
obese as young as 3 years old, and obese 10-year-olds
are showing abnormal liver function and abnormally
high insulin levels, which may lead to type 2
diabetes, according to research presented last week at
the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Seattle.
“Childhood obesity not only affects a child’s
self esteem, it also is associated with multiple
medical consequences,” said Teresa Quattrin, MD,
director of the study. “High insulin level is
believed to be related to type 2 diabetes. In fact,
the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children has risen
significantly in recent years, along with high
prevalence of obesity.” Pediatric Academic Societies – May 6, 2003. http://www.pas-meeting.org/
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS)
|
![]() |
|
STUDY
LOOKS AT LOW BACK PAIN IN KIDS
|
|
What
factors predict whether or not a child will suffer
from low-back pain (LBP)_ To find out, researchers
tracked 1,046 youths, aged 11 to 14 years, for 1 year.
All subjects were free on LBP at the study’s onset.
Youngsters were more likely to develop LBP if
they had trouble relating to peers and teachers,
especially conduct problems. Children who reported a
high number of other pain disorders at baseline —
such as stomachache, headache and sore throat — were
also at an elevated risk of LBP.
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS)
|
|
![]() |
 |
|
Kids Day America / International
Tens
of Thousands of Children will Begin Chiropractic Care on September
20,
2003
How many of those children
will start in YOUR office_
|
![]() |
|
|
|
STUDY
SAYS WAIT UNTIL 27 MONTHS TO TOILET TRAIN
Initiating toilet
training early may not only be frustrating, it’s
ineffective, say researchers. "We found no
clear benefit to beginning training earlier than 27
months... In fact, earlier training is likely to take
longer, which can be frustrating for both parent and
child."
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service (CHRIS)
|
![]() |
|
BACK
TO SLEEP PREVENTS EAR INFECTIONS
“Expectant
mothers who take the antidepressants late in pregnancy may
increase their baby’s risk of complications”, reveals a new
report.
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service (CHRIS) |
NATUROPATHIC
REMEDY BETTER THAN ANTIBIOTIC FOR EAR INFECTIONS
A just-published study suggests that naturopathic treatment
for ear infections (otitis media) may be more effective than
antibiotics.
Researchers
in Israel evaluated 171 children ages 5 to 18 years. Study
participants received either Naturopathic Herbal Extract Ear
Drops (NHED) or anesthetic eardrops, with or without oral
amoxicillin.
Results were better in the NHED group
than in the controls.” The researchers stated, “We propose that sometimes the
general practitioner or pediatrician needs to give the human
body a chance to repair itself. Nevertheless, if the physician
believes that there is an indication for some treatment,
especially if the parents are anxious, then a local treatment
such as one used in our study might be adequate.
”SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS) |
![]() |
| OTHER
RESEARCH |
FAST
FOOD & TV MAY TRIGGER DIABETES AND
OBESITY
It
sounds like common sense, but many Americans continue
to ignore two major instigators of obesity and
diabetes: fast food consumption and television
viewing.
Mark
Pereira, PhD, and colleagues followed 3,753 adults,
ages 18 to 30 years, for 15 years.
Those who watched TV more than three hours a
week and ate fast food more than twice a week were 3
times as likely to have abnormal glucose metabolism
than those who watched less than 1 hour of TV per week
or ate fast food less than once a week. Eating fast
food more than twice a week boosted an individual’s
odds of obesity by 50% and doubled the risk of
abnormal glucose control.
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS) |
![]() |
BREAKFAST-EATERS
LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
OBESITY AND DIABETES The old adage that ‘breakfast is
the most important meal of the day’ may be right on.
According to a study presented at the
American Heart Association’s 43rd Annual Conference
on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention,
eating breakfast reduces an individual’s odds of
obesity and diabetes.
Researchers tracked
2,681 people, for 8 years. They
found that subjects who consumed breakfast daily were
up to half as likely to develop obesity and insulin
resistance syndrome, compared with individuals who
skip morning meals.
However, just any breakfast won’t do,
cautioned investigators. According to the report,
whole-grain cereals accounted for the reduction in
risk, whereas subjects who ate refined grains did not
enjoy a reduced risk of obesity and diabetes.
American
Heart Association
– March 6, 2003.
SOURCE:
Chiropractic Health Research Information Service
(CHRIS)
|
![]() |
|
