Picture this: In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day. Both start with a nurse, who weighs them and measures their height. Then ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia have a shorter median height and higher body weight at age 20 years ...

Recent research identified spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)–specific growth percentiles, aiming to improve clinical management of the nutritional aspects of the disease. Due to the nature of SMA, the ...

U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for ...

Growth hormone use is exploding among pre-teens with wealthy parents seeking out a fast growth solution for kids who don't measure up to their peers. Getty Images/iStockphoto There’s no expense Robert ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rolled out changes to growth charts adding categories for children and adolescents with severe obesity. The charts were based ...

Physicians use Body Mass Index (BMI) charts to help assess and monitor growth in children. The CDC recently announced a revised version of the children and adolescent BMI chart. The new chart has been ...