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A recent study has found an increasing prevalence of community-acquired (CA) urinary tract infection (UTI) by emerging spectrum-β-lactamase-producing (ESBL) E. coli in children, with most isolates showing resistance to multiple drugs.

Paediatricians and other healthcare providers should treat childhood obesity immediately and at the highest level of intensity appropriate for and available to children, according to the new guideline published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Notable phenotypic differences are present in patients with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) who are overweight or obese, which indicate hypothalamic defects, reports a study.

Boys with sustained exposure to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of obesity, as reported in a study.