Self-reported responsiveness to direct-to-consumer drug advertising and medication use: results of a national survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing of pharmaceuticals is controversial, yet effective. Little is known relating patterns of medication use to patient responsiveness to DTC. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected in national telephone survey on knowledge of and attitudes toward DTC advertisements.

The effect of developmentally-at-risk status on the reliability of the iScreen® photorefractive device in young children.

Introduction And Purpose: We evaluated the impact of developmentally-at-risk status on the results of photorefractive screening with iScreen®.

Patients And Methods: We sequentially recruited 169 children (aged 2-5 years) to participate in a blinded, prospective study of a photoscreening device. The principle investigator examined the children after photoscreening.

Risk factors for poor attendance in a family-based pediatric obesity intervention program for young children.

Objective: This study examined the role of demographic characteristics, psychological factors, and family functioning on attendance in a randomized controlled trial of a family-based pediatric obesity program.

Method: Participants included 155 children between the ages of 4 and 7 years (M age = 5.77, 57.

Association of birth weight with polymorphisms in the IGF2, H19, and IGF2R genes.

There is a substantial genetic component for birth weight variation. We tested 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IGF2, H19, and IGF2R genes for associations with birth weight variation in 342 mother-newborn pairs (birth weight 2.1-4.

Get Fit with the Grizzlies: a community-school-home initiative to fight childhood obesity.

Background: Professional sport organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this "star power" to collaborate with local school districts toward the goal of affecting children's health. Program effectiveness is unknown due to the absence of comprehensive evaluations for these initiatives. The Memphis Grizzlies, the city's National Basketball Association franchise, launched "Get Fit with the Grizzlies," a 6-week, curricular addition focusing on nutrition and physical activity for the fourth and fifth grades in Memphis City Schools (MCS).