Ghrelin, obestatin and the ghrelin/obestatin ratio as potential mediators for food intake among obese children: a case control study.

Background Ghrelin and obestatin are two gastric hormones encoded by the same preproghrelin gene that convey information concerning nutritional status to the central nervous system. Ghrelin has been considered as an appetite stimulating peptide that has a role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Obestatin has been described for its appetite suppressing effects opposing ghrelin's effect on food intake.

Middle East Consensus Statement on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy.

Presented are guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) which is the most common food allergy in infants. It manifests through a variety of symptoms that place a burden on both the infant and their caregivers. The guidelines were formulated by evaluation of existing evidence-based guidelines, literature evidence and expert clinical experience.

Growth hormone levels in children and adolescents with epilepsy.

Background: Patients with epilepsy often complain of symptoms that may be caused by disturbances in their hormonal balance. Disturbances in physical growth has been previously described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of epilepsy and/or anti-epileptic drugs on the physical growth of patients with idiopathic epilepsy, as well as on the growth hormone (GH) and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) status in those patients.

Cardiovascular autonomic function assessed by autonomic function tests and serum autonomic neuropeptides in Egyptian children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases.

Objective: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in patients with rheumatic diseases may result in sudden death, possibly from arrhythmia and myocardial infarction due to its frequent association with microvascular disease. Autonomic dysfunction may contribute to initiation and perpetuation of rheumatic diseases. Thus, we aimed to assess cardiovascular autonomic function in lupus and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients.

Group A B Hemolytic Streptococci in rheumatic patients receiving long acting penicillin.

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