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Children with ADHD experience higher rates of trauma

When children struggle with focusing on tasks, staying organized, controlling their behavior and sitting still, they may be evaluated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

6 May 2014

Rates of infant immunization with pertussis-containing vaccine do not increase with epidemic

Conventional wisdom holds that when the risk of catching a disease is high, people are more likely to get vaccinated to protect themselves.

6 May 2014

DTI scans reveal males take longer recovery time after concussion than females

A study of concussion patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) found that males took longer to recover after concussion than females did.

6 May 2014

Attorney of Colson Hicks Eidson files wrongful death complaint on behalf of passenger killed on Macarthur Causeway

Attorney Ervin A. Gonzalez, partner at the Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson, filed a wrongful death complaint in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County on behalf of the family of the late Dr. Malcolm Lloyd, passenger in the Lamborghini that was involved in a fatal car crash on April 24th on MacArthur Causeway.

6 May 2014

Health law will factor into North Carolina primary

GOP leaders are lining up in support of North Carolina's House Speaker Thom Tillis in hopes that he can unseat Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., who has faced heavy criticism for her support of the health law.

6 May 2014

Factors that lead to diabetes contribute to low milk supply in some new mothers

New studies provide fresh evidence that the same factors that lead to diabetes contribute to low milk supply in some new mothers.

6 May 2014

Children most susceptible to cavities least likely to receive early dental care

Less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and less than two per cent had seen a dentist by the age of 24 months.

6 May 2014

Family-based CBT benefits young children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center has found that family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is beneficial to young children between the ages of five and eight with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

6 May 2014

Scientists develop bone marrow-on-a-chip to test effects of new drugs, toxic agents on bone marrow

The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone marrow, a complex tissue that until now could only be studied intact in living animals, Institute researchers report in the May 4, 2014, online issue of Nature Methods.

6 May 2014

Mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth

Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to a study led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health services administration in the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

6 May 2014

Novogen partners with Genea Biocells to accelerate testing for neurodegenerative diseases

Novogen Limited, an oncology drug development company, today announced a collaboration with Australian company, Genea Biocells, to accelerate testing of their super-benzopyran (SBP) drugs for degenerative diseases of the nervous system and muscles.

5 May 2014

Extremely premature babies should not be given drug to prevent fatal fungal infection

In most circumstances, extremely premature babies should not be given a drug to prevent a potentially fatal fungal infection, according to findings by a Duke Medicine-led research team.

5 May 2014

First Edition: May 5, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how President Barack Obama poked fun at the health law during his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech.

5 May 2014

Racial discrimination linked with increased risk of mental health problems in African-American youth

The vast majority of African-American and Afro-Caribbean youth face racial discrimination, and these experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 3, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

5 May 2014

Environmental factors equally as important as genes in understanding causes of autism

Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in understanding the causes of autism, and equally as important as genes, according to the largest study to date to look at how autism runs in families.

5 May 2014

Research roundup: Compounding pharmacies; marketplace details; changes in insurance coverage

Outraged over a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak traced back to Framingham, Massachusetts-based drug compounder New England Compounding Center (NECC) that left sixty-four people dead and more than 700 sickened, Congress passed the Compounding Quality Act .

5 May 2014

High-dose steroid therapy following surgery do not improve bile drainage among infants

Among infants who underwent surgery to repair bile ducts that do not drain properly (biliary atresia), the administration of high-dose steroid therapy following surgery did not significantly improve bile drainage after 6 months, although a small clinical benefit could not be excluded, according to a study in the May 7 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on child health.

5 May 2014

Children News and Research

Children with ADHD experience higher rates of trauma

Rates of infant immunization with pertussis-containing vaccine do not increase with epidemic

DTI scans reveal males take longer recovery time after concussion than females

Attorney of Colson Hicks Eidson files wrongful death complaint on behalf of passenger killed on Macarthur Causeway

Health law will factor into North Carolina primary

Factors that lead to diabetes contribute to low milk supply in some new mothers

Children most susceptible to cavities least likely to receive early dental care

Family-based CBT benefits young children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Scientists develop bone marrow-on-a-chip to test effects of new drugs, toxic agents on bone marrow

Mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth

Novogen partners with Genea Biocells to accelerate testing for neurodegenerative diseases

Extremely premature babies should not be given drug to prevent fatal fungal infection

First Edition: May 5, 2014

Racial discrimination linked with increased risk of mental health problems in African-American youth

Environmental factors equally as important as genes in understanding causes of autism

Research roundup: Compounding pharmacies; marketplace details; changes in insurance coverage

High-dose steroid therapy following surgery do not improve bile drainage among infants

Adolescents who are harassed in multiple ways most likely to carry weapons on campus

Children who play non-educational games using touch-screen have lower verbal test scores

High doses of steroids fail to improve outcomes in pediatric liver disease

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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