The guidelines revise those from 2000 and include recommendations about the dietary intake of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and fat in children with chronic kidney disease. Medscape Medical News
Dr. George Lundberg discusses how conservative treatments and surgery for sciatica from lumbar disk herniation are unsatisfactory. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend 400 IU per day of vitamin D intake for all infants, children, and adolescents to prevent rickets and vitamin D deficiency. Medscape Medical News