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Researchers develop TSUNAMI method to create animal model of adult-onset version of SMA

A research team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has used a recently developed technology they call TSUNAMI to create the first animal model of the adult-onset version of spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating motor-neuron illness.

10 Sep 2013

State highlights: Democratic Gov. hopefuls spar over hospitals in N.Y.

A selection of health policy stories from New York, Indiana, South Carolina, California and Kansas.

10 Sep 2013

Focusing on mental health key to improving physical health in teens: Study

Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing substance use, a new study suggests.

10 Sep 2013

People with severe asthma are less likely to respond to treatment

Barcelona, Spain: People with severe asthma, who are often described as 'steroid-dependent', are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild asthma.

10 Sep 2013

One-time treatment slows onset and progression of ALS, study finds

Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common neuromuscular disorders in the world.

10 Sep 2013

Household routines may be effective tool to reduce BMI in minority children

An intervention to improve household routines known to be associated with obesity increased sleep duration and reduced TV viewing among low-income, minority children, and the approach may be an effective tool to reduce body mass index (BMI) in that population, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

10 Sep 2013

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug delivery system using nanodiamonds (NDs) that allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors with fewer harmful side effects and better cancer-killing efficiency than existing treatments.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers identify genetic link specific to risk of childhood leukemia

For the first time, a genetic link specific to risk of childhood leukemia has been identified, according to a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Washington, and other institutions. The discovery was reported online today in the journal Nature Genetics.

10 Sep 2013

Children's National receives grant to identify early signs of prenatal brain injury caused by CHD

Children's National Medical Center has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify reliable early signs of prenatal brain injury caused by congenital heart disease. Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, Director of the Advanced Pediatric Brain Imaging Research Laboratory at Children's National will lead the study.

10 Sep 2013

Undervaccination with diptheria increases risk of whooping cough

Undervaccination with the diptheria, tetanus toxoids and acelluar pertussis (DTaP) vaccine appears to be associated with an increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough) in children 3 to 36 months of age, according to a study by Jason M. Glanz, Ph.D., of the Institute for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver.

10 Sep 2013

Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes

Researchers from Germany have found that respiratory infections in early life are linked to islet autoimmunity, implicating them as a potential risk factor in the development of Type 1 diabetes.

9 Sep 2013

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

With new reports showing childhood obesity still high nationwide, more than 125 young people from Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation will convene in Colorado Springs September 6 – 8, 2013 as Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BCGA) hosts its Triple Play Leadership Summit at the Olympic Training Center.

7 Sep 2013

New pilot program for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems

The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use disorders, has announced a new, pioneering pilot program specifically for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems.

7 Sep 2013

Novation and Surgicount Medical sign Innovative Technology agreement

SurgiCount Medical, the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. (the "Company", OTCBB: PSTX, OTCQB: PSTX) today announced it has been awarded an Innovative Technology agreement by Novation, the leading healthcare supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company for the more than 65,000 members of VHA, UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista, LLC.

7 Sep 2013

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Simple changes in a family's lifestyle can stop chronic illnesses in children before they start. For 12-year-old Austin Stanfill, a makeover of his family's diet allowed him to prevent a type-2 diabetes diagnosis.

7 Sep 2013

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 8 though 14) calls attention to a disturbing statistic: Nearly 30 percent of low-income families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean, dry and healthy.

7 Sep 2013

McNeil Recalls 200,000 bottles of Concentrated MOTRIN Infants Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. ("McNeil") is voluntarily recalling at the retail level three lots, approximately 200,000 bottles, of Concentrated MOTRIN® Infants' Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz bottles distributed in the United States.

7 Sep 2013

Penn’s ITMAT symposium addresses topics of direct relevance to translational science

The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' 7th Annual International Symposium (ITMAT) symposium, Harnessing the Paradox: Personalization and the Science of Scale, to be held in October 2013, will address topics of direct relevance to translational science.

7 Sep 2013

Experts and patient advocates to discuss growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy

The Diabetes Hands Foundation announced today that it will send diabetes advocate Bennet Dunlap to participate on a panel September 9, 2013 aiming to address the growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy.

7 Sep 2013

State highlights: N.M. high court rules malpractice law covers doc businesses

A selection of health policy stories from Texas, New Mexico, California, South Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Minnesota and Massachusetts.

7 Sep 2013

Children News and Research

Researchers develop TSUNAMI method to create animal model of adult-onset version of SMA

State highlights: Democratic Gov. hopefuls spar over hospitals in N.Y.

Focusing on mental health key to improving physical health in teens: Study

People with severe asthma are less likely to respond to treatment

One-time treatment slows onset and progression of ALS, study finds

Household routines may be effective tool to reduce BMI in minority children

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

Researchers identify genetic link specific to risk of childhood leukemia

Children's National receives grant to identify early signs of prenatal brain injury caused by CHD

Undervaccination with diptheria increases risk of whooping cough

Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

New pilot program for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems

Novation and Surgicount Medical sign Innovative Technology agreement

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

McNeil Recalls 200,000 bottles of Concentrated MOTRIN Infants Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz

Penn’s ITMAT symposium addresses topics of direct relevance to translational science

Experts and patient advocates to discuss growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy

State highlights: N.M. high court rules malpractice law covers doc businesses

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