A group of latin american scientists and health professional devoted to the study of growth and development (G&D) of children from local population groups living in different countries of latin america have been recently constituted. The objective of the group is to promote interdisciplinary scientific interaction addressed to generate ideas, knowledge, and initiatives favouring G&D in the children of the Region.
Read MoreA friend of ISGA, Professor Paritzkova has published the second edition of the book “Obesity Prevention and Treatment”: Jana Paritzkova, Obesity Mgmt Centre, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic, and Andrew P. Hill. Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia. ISBN 0849322537; CRC Press, 2005. www.crcpress.com
Read MoreOn December 24th, 2014, Professor Horacio Lejarraga, from the University of Buenos Aires and Secretary General of ISGA, was awarded the Premio Reina Sofia, by the Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad from Spain, for contribution for more than ten years to the prevention of disability in children. The award will be given by the Queen of Spain at the Palacio Real, Madrid in April 2015.
Read MoreOn December 10th 2014, Professor Noel Cameron, from the Univeristy of Loughborough, UK, and - member of our ISGA Executive Committee, was awarded the James Tanner Memorial Medal by the Society for the Study of Human Biology (SSHB) for Services to Human Biology. He is the first recipient and the Medal was awarded at the SSHB Symposium in Oxford, UK, where he gave a lecture.
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