For parents, a visit to the pediatrician usually involves a discussion of where their child falls on a growth chart established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, in a bid for ...

The nation’s childhood obesity problem prompts the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its BMI growth charts for kids. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the ...

It's the rare parent who is at peace with the size of their infant. Most of us are somewhere between uneasy and distraught with how our babies plot on growth charts, no matter whether our children are ...

April Wilkerson builds a durable kids growth chart designed to last for generations. U.S. citizen shot from behind as he ...

A child’s height reflects more than genes, hormones, nutrition, and physical activity all play key roles. Supporting these ...

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 ...

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 ...

The CDC released extended charts so clinicians can assess the growth and treatment of children and adolescents with severe obesity. The new charts “will be useful for anyone treating severe childhood ...

A new method for building growth charts for children with rare diseases is being integrated into DECIPHER to help clinicians ...