&quot;almost every U.S. child has blood work done on an annual basis&quot;<p>What? I hated needles as a kid. I think I would have remembered having my blood drawn once a year.<p>At <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mamapedia.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;how-often-do-children-get-routine-bloodwork" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mamapedia.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;how-often-do-children-get-r...</a> , there are a lot of people who had never heard of routine bloodwork. At <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metroparent.com&#x2F;daily&#x2F;health-fitness&#x2F;childrens-health&#x2F;child-blood-work&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metroparent.com&#x2F;daily&#x2F;health-fitness&#x2F;childrens-he...</a> is a doctor talking about routine bloodwork for children, but only every other year after the age of 5.