Objectives To assess the prevalence of low health literacy among adolescents, young adults,
and child caregivers in the United States, the readability of common child-health …

The diabetic Charcot foot syndrome is a serious and potentially limb-threatening lower-extremity
complication of diabetes. First described in 1883, this enigmatic condition continues to …

Children who become overweight by age 2 years have significantly greater risks of long-term
health problems, and children in low-income communities, where rates of low adult literacy …

Diabetic foot ulcers and lower-extrem-ity amputations are serious and expensive complications
that befall up to 15% of people with diabetes during their lifetime. Relatively simple and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy
in mediating child health disparities. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed …

The nation's leading sources of morbidity and health disparities (eg, preterm birth, obesity,
chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, mental health disorders, and …

OBJECTIVE. Concerns about the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cold medications
have led to a recent US Food and Drug Administration public health advisory against their use …

OBJECTIVE: To assess parental health literacy and numeracy skills in understanding
instructions for caring for young children, and to develop and validate a new parental health …

Discourse about childhood chronic conditions has transitioned in the last decade from focusing
primarily on broad groups of children with special health care needs to concentrating in …

Foot ulcers and amputations are a major cause of morbidity, disability, as well as emotional
and physical costs for people with diabetes. Early recognition and management of …