Conversations surrounding blood pressure often are focused on adults. But a new study reveals just how important it is to measure children’s blood pressure to avoid the potential for misdiagnosis. A ...

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Accurate measurement of children's prescribed medications can determine the success of failure of a treatment. The factors that feed into that accuracy were investigated by a team of researchers from ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes the simplest things come out wrong. Getting measured is an important part of children's checkups, but a new study shows about two-thirds of the time the height measurements ...

With the rising incidence of obesity comes a rising incidence of the health-related problems it causes. Pediatricians report seeing high blood... Doctors' Due Diligence: Measuring Kids' Blood Pressure ...

(Reuters Health) - Children’s liquid medicines should only be measured in metric units to avoid overdoses common with teaspoons and tablespoons, U.S. pediatricians say. Tens of thousands of kids wind ...