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- Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease
The kidneys play an important role in a child's growth. In addition to removing wastes and extra fluid from the blood, the kidneys produce hormones that promote red blood cell production. The kidneys also help regulate the amounts and interactions of nutrients from food, including minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D, that are necessary for growth. Finally, the kidneys may also play a role in the metabolism of growth hormone (somatotropin). Calcium and vitamin D are essential for...
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Study Suggests Schools Lacking in Exercise Programs for
Children
America's young children may not be getting enough vigorous physical exercise through their schools' physical education (PE) programs, suggests the latest analysis by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Briefly, the third grade children in the study received an average of 25 minutes per week in school of moderate to vigorous activity. Experts in the U.S. have recommended that young people should participate in...
National Institutes of Health
- Questions and Answers About Growth Plate Injuries
This fact sheet contains general information about growth plate injuries. It describes what the growth plate is, how injuries occur, and how they are treated. At the end is a list of additional resources. If you have further questions after reading this booklet, you may wish to discuss them with your doctor. The growth plate, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis, is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children and adolescents. Each long bone has at least two...
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Study of Growth Hormone Treatment and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Underscores Need for Prevention of Adrenal Crises
The largest study of its kind, designed to track the development of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in people who received human growth hormone from cadavers, has found that the vast majority of those who received the hormone did not contract the fatal condition. However, some recipients (26 out of approximately 7,700) did develop the disease. A larger number (59) died from adrenal crisis, a sometimes-fatal complication that can be prevented if it is recognized and treated promptly. Adrenal crisis...
National Institutes of Health
- Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease
The kidneys play an important role in a child's growth. In addition to cleaning waste and extra fluid from the blood, the kidneys produce hormones that help with red blood cell production. The kidneys also help regulate the amounts and interactions of nutrients, including minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D, necessary for growth. Last, the kidneys may also play a role in the metabolism of growth hormone (somatotropin). The kidneys activate vitamin D so that it promotes the...
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Organizations
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- Growth House, Inc. - http://www.growthhouse.org/
- Human Growth Foundation - http://www.hgfound.org/
- HPV Support Programs - http://www.ashastd.org/hpvccrc/index.htm
- Center For Communication Programs - http://www.jhuccp.org/
- Association of Physician Assistant Programs - http://www.aapa.org/
News
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- To Settle Suit, Maker Agrees to Withdraw Growth Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:58 EST
- Global Maternal Health Programs Deserve 'Far More Support' From U.S. Government, Opinion Piece Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Indian Health Ministry Receives $3.4B Budget Allocation To Expand Health Care Services, Including HIV/AIDS Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Prescription Drug Makers Overcharge Federal Programs, Officials Say
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Growth hormone linked to diabetes
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:29 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Growth and Metabolic Response to Growth Hormone and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment Versus Growth Hormone Alone in Boys Born SGA.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00522743 - Active, not recruiting
SGA and Growth
- Growth Hormone and Chromosome 18q- Abnormal Growth
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00134420 - Active, not recruiting
Chromosome 18; Growth Hormone Deficiency
- A Study to Optimize Growth Hormone Dosing in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease by Measuring Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Levels in Blood
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00212758 - Active, not recruiting
Kidney Failure, Chronic; Growth
- Evolution Of Growth Rate In Children With Growth Retardation Due to Glucocorticosteroid Therapy And Treated By Genotonorm
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00163189 - Recruiting
GROWTH RETARDATION
- Evaluate the Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment on Fibroblast Growth Factor 23, a Known Phosphaturic Agent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00334945 - Recruiting
Growth Disorders

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