Your kid may be just as healthy as he was last week, but now have hypertension. The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its blood pressure guidelines for children on Monday, lowering what constitutes abnormally high blood pressure, or hypertension, in kids and teens. Stricter standards mean more children will likely be diagnosed with hypertension because
There has been an increase in kidney disease in children globally. In the developed world up to 5% of patients with chronic kidney disease are children. But statistics are harder to come by in the developing world. The overall increase in the incidence of kidney failure in children mimics that of adults. This is largely
Study has shown that children who spend three hours or more a day watching television and staring at their phones or iPad could be at a greater risks of developing diabetes, new research suggests. British researchers found a link between increased screen time and several risks factors associated with diabetes, including higher