20. November 2009 03:37
A major new study by researchers at Harvard and McGill Universities - the largest ever to look at working conditions worldwide - finds the United States far behind other economically successful nations in terms of adopting policies that support workers and families.
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16. November 2009 05:12
Almost a third of the children under age five who die each year could be saved if governments rebalance health spending to ensure low-cost, simple interventions such as safe water and hygiene, bed nets and basic maternal and newborn care, leading aid agency World Vision said today. Currently, 8.8 million children a year die before age five, most of preventable causes.
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10. November 2009 01:48
The lives of almost 4 million women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if well-established, affordable health care interventions reached 90 percent of families, according to a joint report by the national science academies of seven African countries.
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6. November 2009 00:39
Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.
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5. November 2009 07:59
Less restrictive dietary options, better detection, targeted avoidance measures, educational directives and potential new therapies are improving food allergy management and giving hope to the more than 12 million Americans affected according to experts at the thirteenth international food allergy conference held during the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, Fla.
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Posted in: Miscellaneous News
Tags: Allergy, Antibody, Asthma, Breastfeeding, Calcium, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet, Education, Hospital, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Monoclonal Antibody, Nutrition, Peanut Allergy, Pediatrics
4. November 2009 01:06
The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers and encourages promotion of breastfeeding whenever possible.
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Posted in: Women's Health News
Tags: Asthma, Bone, Breast Cancer, Breast Milk, Breastfeeding, Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Education, Gastroenteritis, Hospital, Hypercholesterolemia, Leukemia, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Ovarian Cancer, Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy, Type 2 Diabetes
3. November 2009 00:42
To mark the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the WHO and UNICEF launched a $39 billion Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (GAPP) aimed at preventing 5.3 million child deaths from the disease by 2015, the Associated Press reports (Cheng, 11/1).
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2. November 2009 06:49
Medela today announced it will host a Virtual Human Milk (breastmilk) Collection Campaign in honor of the March of Dimes' National Prematurity Awareness Month and the thousands of dedicated Neonatal healthcare professionals nationwide.
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2. November 2009 04:03
Bristol-Myers Squibb today announced 48-week data from an ongoing study (ETV-048) of chronic hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis, in which BARACLUDE demonstrated greater viral suppression compared to adefovir. The new BARACLUDE data were presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Disease/Infection News
Tags: Antibody, Antiretroviral, Breastfeeding, Cirrhosis, Creatinine, Cyclosporine, Dialysis, Diarrhea, DNA, Gastroenterology, Headache, Hepatitis B, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatology, Lamivudine, Nursing, Pregnancy, Tacrolimus, Transplant, Virus
2. November 2009 02:26
Nearly 100 leading global health organizations from around the world joined forces to recognize the first-annual World Pneumonia Day on November 2 and urge governments to take steps to fight pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of young children.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Condition News
Tags: Breastfeeding, DNA, Hygiene, Immunization, Investment, Malaria, Measles, Nutrition, Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Vaccine
28. October 2009 04:22
Parents looking to protect their babies from potentially harmful chemicals are today being advised to buy BornFree(TM), the world's leading brand for baby bottles and feeding devices free from Phthalates, PVC and Bisphenol-A (BPA), which is now available across the UK.
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27. October 2009 01:59
When do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions-such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother to start exploring the wider world. Neuroscientists have now pinpointed molecular events occurring in the brain during that turning point.
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21. October 2009 01:07
A meta-analysis of clinical data published today in Diabetologia, the medical journal for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), demonstrated that the Novo Nordisk long-acting insulin Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) was not associated with any increase in the incidence of cancer when compared to human insulin.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Pharmaceutical News
Tags: Breastfeeding, Cancer, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Growth Hormone, Hemostasis, Hypoglycemia, Insulin, Insulin Glargine, Levemir, Type 2 Diabetes
19. October 2009 05:45
Parents and caregivers are hearing and following the feeding guidance for infants, yet continued work needs to be done to help them also build good eating habits for their growing children, suggests data from the Nestle Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) released today at a symposium at the American Dietetic Association's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo.
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19. October 2009 04:13
Mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV-1 infection are less likely than untreated mothers to transmit the virus to their newborns through breastfeeding, according to a new study.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Women's Health News | Disease/Infection News
Tags: Antiretroviral, Breastfeeding, Cell, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Nevirapine, Pandemic, Pregnancy, Prophylaxis, Virus, Zidovudine
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