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Growth monitoring programs may help identify children with celiac disease

Tracking Growth Can Facilitate Earlier ID of Celiac in Children

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Growth failure remains an early and common feature in patients with celiac disease
Pediatricians have a role to play in identification and treatment of victims of child sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children

Essential Role for Pediatricians in Care of Sexual Exploitation Victims

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Roles can include working to increase recognition of commercial sexual exploitation of children
New recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasize the importance of introducing children to a wide variety of whole foods -- from fruits and vegetables

New AAP Diet Recommendations Stress ‘Whole Food’ Diet

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Do what's necessary to make nutrient-rich foods palatable, pediatricians say
Hand washing dishes instead of using a machine to wash dishes may reduce children's risk of developing allergic conditions

Dishwasher Use May Increase Risk of Allergies in Children

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Researchers found children from homes that hand washed dishes had less allergic disease
Propranolol (Inderal) appears to be effective in treating infantile hemangiomas

Propranolol Effective for Infantile Hemangioma

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Propranolol 'first and only medical treatment approved to treat infantile hemangioma'
Children over 2 years old who nap during the day tend to go to bed later and get less sleep than those who give up napping

Data Lacking to Support Childhood Naps Above Age 2

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Enforcing naps after children naturally outgrow them leads to less sleep overall
Some bakery products sold as free of cow's milk may not be safe for those with milk allergies because they still contain milk protein

Milk Protein Detected in Some ‘Cow’s Milk-Free’ Baked Goods

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Cow's milk protein detected in non-prepacked bakery products sold as free of cow's milk
Picky eating is usually a transient behavior in early childhood

Picky Eating Usually Transient Among Preschool Children

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High remittance among picky eaters; group of persistent picky eaters still picky at age 6 years
Children with type 1 diabetes have an increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Up for Children With T1DM

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Increased risk of psychiatric morbidity most pronounced in six months after diagnosis
Certain nonpharmacologic treatments are effective in pediatric abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders

Review: Some Nonpharmacologic Tx Effective in Peds GI Disorders

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Improvements with hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, probiotics in AP-FGIDs