OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of serum antibodies
directed against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in children referred to children's hospitals or …

Background: Childhood and adolescent obesity constitute a significant public health concern.
Family health care settings with multidisciplinary teams provide an opportunity for weight …

The association of GB virus type C (GBV-C) virus and clinical disease is uncertain. The role
of GBV-C and (Envelope) E2 antibody in children with liver transplants has not been …

Background: ALthough recent meta-analyses suggest benefit of tricyclic antidepre~ ants in
treating 1BS, the studies were small and had methodological limitations. Aim: As part of a …

Objectives: In this quality improvement program, named quality in pediatric inflammatory
bowel disease, we constructed a nation-wide platform that prospectively recorded clinically …

Background: Childhood and adolescent obesity constitute a significant public health concern.
Family health care settings with multidisciplinary teams provide an opportunity for weight …

Background: Few recent large population studies are available on childhood ulcers. We could
find no data on whether childhood ulcers result from a focal or more diffuse inflammatory …

Background. Cholestasis has been reported to occur in as many as 20-30% of neonates,
especially those with low-birth weight, who receive long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN). …

The harsh life in the ghettos were characterized by overcrowding, shortage of supplies (eg
money, sanitation, medications), poor personal hygiene, inclement weather and exhaustion. …

While known reinforcers of behavior are outcomes that are valuable to the organism, recent
research has demonstrated that the mere occurrence of an own-response effect can also …