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GenomOncology's GO Clinical Workbench selected by UH to launch clinical cancer product

GenomOncology today announced that University Hospitals Case Medical Center and UH Seidman Cancer Center (Cleveland, Ohio) have selected the company's GO Clinical Workbench to launch a clinical cancer product. UH will leverage the GO Clinical Workbench for workflow management from raw sequencing data through delivery of an actionable clinical report for oncologists.

27 Oct 2014

MinuteClinic enters into clinical collaboration agreement with Lifespan

MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, and Lifespan, Rhode Island's largest health system, which includes five partner hospitals and multiple physician groups, announced today that they have entered into a clinical collaboration agreement.

27 Oct 2014

Study shows that obese children may mistake asthma symptoms, overuse rescue medications

New research shows obese children with asthma may mistake symptoms of breathlessness for loss of asthma control leading to high and unnecessary use of rescue medications. The study was published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the official scientific journal of the American Association of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

27 Oct 2014

Family-focused intervention program leads to fewer drop-out rates among Mexican American children

New research findings from a team of prevention scientists at Arizona State University demonstrates that a family-focused intervention program for middle-school Mexican American children leads to fewer drop-out rates and lower rates of alcohol and illegal drug use.

27 Oct 2014

Sleep problems very common among young children receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders

John Boekamp, Ph.D., clinical director of the Pediatric Partial Hospital Program at Bradley Hospital recently led a study that found sleep difficulties - particularly problems with falling asleep - were very common among toddlers and preschool-aged children who were receiving clinical treatment for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

27 Oct 2014

Researchers to explore new treatment strategies using blood plasma from Ebola survivors

The University of Liverpool is part of an international research team that will assess whether the blood or plasma of Ebola survivors can be used to treat Ebola patients in West Africa.

27 Oct 2014

Study reveals that evening daylight plays role in increasing physical activity among children

Having later sunsets may lead to an increase in children's physical activity, according to research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Bristol.

27 Oct 2014

Bullying still prevalent in schools, say researchers

Despite a dramatic increase in public awareness and anti-bullying legislation nationwide, the prevalence of bullying is still one of the most pressing issues facing our nation's youth, according to a report by researchers from Clemson University and Professional Data Analysts Inc., and published by the Hazelden Foundation.

27 Oct 2014

Study suggests that objective hearing tests need to be refined for teenagers at risk for hearing loss

Subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The results suggest that objective hearing tests should be refined for this age group to replace screening questions.

26 Oct 2014

Rates of type 1 diabetes increase significantly among non-Hispanic white youth

The rate of non-Hispanic white youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes increased significantly from 2002 to 2009 in all but the youngest age group of children, according to a new study published today in the journal Diabetes.

25 Oct 2014

High risk for congenital heart defects in Down syndrome provides tool to identify changes in genes

Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans, involving a third copy of all or part of chromosome 21. In addition to intellectual disability, individuals with Down syndrome have a high risk of congenital heart defects. However, not all people with Down syndrome have them – about half have structurally normal hearts.

25 Oct 2014

Research finds link between autism spectrum disorder and air toxics

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of certain air toxics during their mothers' pregnancies and the first two years of life compared to children without the condition, according to the preliminary findings of a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health investigation of children in southwestern Pennsylvania.

25 Oct 2014

BRI receives FDA permission to conduct study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in DIPG patients

Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the company permission to conduct an open-label study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in patients > 3 months of age with a diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma (DIPG).

25 Oct 2014

Minnesota hospitals, health systems develop coordinated strategy to care for Ebola patients

The Minnesota Hospital Association announced today that hospitals and health systems from around the state have developed a coordinated strategy to care for Ebola patients in Minnesota. Under the plan, all hospitals in the state will continue to be prepared to detect, isolate and initially care for suspected Ebola patients.

25 Oct 2014

Autism Speaks grants $1M to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to improve GI symptoms associated with ASD

Pat Levitt, PhD, Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has received a grant of nearly $1 million from Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization.

24 Oct 2014

Hand blenders can emit chlorinated paraffins during normal household use

Eight out of twelve tested models of hand blenders are leaking chlorinated paraffins when used according to the suppliers' instructions.

24 Oct 2014

Progressive and intense interventions can improve children’s academic skills

Taking steps from an early age to improve childhood education skills could raise overall population levels of academic achievement by as much as 5%, and reduce socioeconomic inequality in education by 15%, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide.

24 Oct 2014

Infant’s cry can indicate prenatal cocaine exposure

A new study conducted by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers provides the first known evidence of how a similar acoustic characteristic in the cry sounds of human infants and rat pups may be used to detect the harmful effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on nervous system development.

24 Oct 2014

Viewpoints: Fund CHIP; media overdrive on Ebola; slowdown in Medicare costs

In what may be a hopelessly quixotic effort, supporters of the federal Children's Health Insurance Program are trying to persuade Congress to renew its funding almost a year in advance - and in a lame-duck session. Nevertheless, lawmakers ought to heed that call. The program plugs a troubling gap between Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's subsidized plans, and states need to know whether they can count on federal funding or whether they will have to spend far more dollars of their own (10/21).

24 Oct 2014

Study: Music therapy improves self-esteem, reduces depression in children

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have discovered that music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.

23 Oct 2014

Children News and Research

GenomOncology's GO Clinical Workbench selected by UH to launch clinical cancer product

MinuteClinic enters into clinical collaboration agreement with Lifespan

Study shows that obese children may mistake asthma symptoms, overuse rescue medications

Family-focused intervention program leads to fewer drop-out rates among Mexican American children

Sleep problems very common among young children receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders

Researchers to explore new treatment strategies using blood plasma from Ebola survivors

Study reveals that evening daylight plays role in increasing physical activity among children

Bullying still prevalent in schools, say researchers

Study suggests that objective hearing tests need to be refined for teenagers at risk for hearing loss

Rates of type 1 diabetes increase significantly among non-Hispanic white youth

High risk for congenital heart defects in Down syndrome provides tool to identify changes in genes

Research finds link between autism spectrum disorder and air toxics

BRI receives FDA permission to conduct study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in DIPG patients

Minnesota hospitals, health systems develop coordinated strategy to care for Ebola patients

Autism Speaks grants $1M to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to improve GI symptoms associated with ASD

Hand blenders can emit chlorinated paraffins during normal household use

Progressive and intense interventions can improve children’s academic skills

Infant’s cry can indicate prenatal cocaine exposure

Viewpoints: Fund CHIP; media overdrive on Ebola; slowdown in Medicare costs

Study: Music therapy improves self-esteem, reduces depression in children

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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