Parent readiness to change differs for overweight child dietary and physical activity behaviors.

Parent involvement is important to help overweight children lose weight. However, parent readiness to make changes around child eating and physical activity (PA) behaviors can differ across domains. Using a cross-sectional design, our aim was to examine which factors were associated with parents being in the Action/Maintenance stage of change in each domain.

Severe cortisol deficiency associated with reversible growth hormone deficiency in two infants: what is the link?

Context: Hypoglycemia is potentially life-threatening, especially in infants, and can be due to congenital cortisol and/or GH deficiency (GHD).

Case Illustration: Two full-term infants had undetectable cortisol levels, but also low GH levels, at the time of severe hypoglycemia. GHD persisted for several months, even after cortisol replacement.

Lost and found testes: the importance of the hCG stimulation test and other testicular markers to confirm a surgical declaration of anorchia.

Background: In patients with impalpable testes,laparoscopy or open surgery is considered conclusive in establishing the absence of testicular tissue.

Methods: Retrospective chart review.

Results: Over a 22-year period, 4 out of 82 patients with a diagnosis of bilateral anorchia by laparoscopy or laparotomy had persistent testicular tissue suggested by endocrine evaluations.