In the United States, Illinois WIC has now licensed GrowthXP from PC PAL to provide the leading growth charting to staff within its network. WIC is a US federal program that offers food assistance to Women, Infants, and Children. GrowthXP currently serves WIC clients in 13 states (as well as 10 tribal nations and 1…

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) was introduced in 1985, replacing the previous, pituitary-derived option in many countries when the risk of contamination with the CJD prion was identified. At that time, specialists desired a patient registry to assess the safety and efficacy of the new treatment provided to patients in Europe and many other parts…

The international rare Diseases Day provides a focus on the new treatments and diagnostic tools to help improve the care of patients. Rare genetic diseases often manifest in childhood and growth failure is a common finding. To help disease specialists, PC PAL’s growth monitoring application, GrowthXP, can offer growth curves for over 50 rare disorders. Using the appropriate…