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Many states missing out on Medicaid money for prisoners

Only a dozen states have taken advantage of a long-standing option to stick the federal government with at least half the cost of hospitalizations and nursing home stays of state prison inmates. The other states have left tens of millions of federal dollars on the table, either because they didn't know about a federal rule dating to 1997 or they were unable to write the laws and administrative processes to take advantage of it. States and localities have a constitutional obligation to provide adequate health care to prisoners, and they must pay for it out of their own budgets (Vestal, 6/25).

26 Jun 2013

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

The largest investigation to date has found a dramatic increase in the number of hospitalizations for children with inflammatory bowel disease during the past decade in the United States.

26 Jun 2013

UW receives $10 million to develop paper-based pathogen identification test

The University of Washington has received nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue a project aimed at building a small, paper-based device that could test for infectious diseases on-demand in areas where diagnostic capabilities are limited.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers examine effect of ADHD in children recovering from mild traumatic brain injury

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Chicago have found that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to demonstrate a moderate disability after sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury than children without ADHD.

26 Jun 2013

Parents’ concern over adolescents’ weight can promote unhealthy habits

Overweight or obese adolescents who were spoken to about their weight by their mothers and fathers were more likely to engage in binge eating and use unhealthy weight-control behaviors than teens whose parents spoke with them in terms of eating healthier, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

25 Jun 2013

Combination of better healthcare and community awareness improves maternal and newborn care

A five-year programme that mobilised communities to improve the quality of care for mothers and newborns reduced newborn mortality by 30 percent and saved at least 1,000 newborn lives in rural Malawi.

25 Jun 2013

Study suggests adolescents use social networking sites to express suicidal thoughts

Teens and young adults are making use of social networking sites and mobile technology to express suicidal thoughts and intentions as well as to reach out for help, two studies suggest.

25 Jun 2013

Highland Therapeutics subsidiary reports positive HLD-200 Phase-1 results in ADHD patients

Highland Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company based in the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has generated positive Phase-1 results for HLD-200 - a novel formulation of methylphenidate being developed to treat the symptoms associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

25 Jun 2013

New ESC cardiac pacing and resynchronization guidelines presented at EHRA EUROPACE meeting

The 2013 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy- developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association, have created a new classification system for bradyarrhythmias according to mechanisms rather than aetiology.

25 Jun 2013

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Finally some good news for parents who smoke: you may now be able to get help quitting from an unlikely source, your child's doctor. A study in the journal Pediatrics, which has been posted online, shows that it is feasible for pediatric practices to incorporate into their normal routine efforts to inform patients' parents about services available to help them quit smoking.

25 Jun 2013

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Newman-Lakka Institute collaborate to develop new diagnostic approaches for personalized cancer treatment

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and the Newman-Lakka Institute for Personalized Cancer Care at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, announced an intended collaboration for research and development of new methods to detect and track circulating biomarkers in blood.

25 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Examining the health of future Medicaid patients; Rural trauma care issues; Lessons from Medicare Part D

Under the federal health law, states have the option of expanding Medicaid coverage to most-low income populations, potentially adding millions of new enrollees. Researchers analyzed 2007-2010 survey data from a study population of more than 1,000 people, and found that, compared to adults already enrolled in state Medicaid programs, low-income uninsured adults who stand to gain from Medicaid expansion "will differ significantly from current Medicaid enrollees," the authors write.

25 Jun 2013

Study finds decrease in risk of death from ischemic stroke in US black children

The excess risk of death from ischemic (due to reduced blood flow), but not hemorrhagic (due to bleeding), stroke in US black children has decreased over the past decade, according to a study by Laura L. Lehman, M.D., of Boston Children's Hospital, and colleagues.

25 Jun 2013

Psychology professor receives grant from Hogg Foundation to study ethnic differences in children's depression

Dr. Chrystyna Kouros, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University, received a $19,250 grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to examine ethnic differences in the identification of and attributions about children's depression symptoms.

24 Jun 2013

Study: Risk factors in indoor environment of modern apartments related to pneumonia among children

Childhood pneumonia is the leading causes of death among children in China and worldwide. Using coal or wood as cooking fuel in rural area was considered as major cause of Pneumonia. However, the incidence of childhood pneumonia is still high in urban modern cities.

24 Jun 2013

Compared with Medicaid enrollees, low-income uninsured adults are less likely to have chronic conditions

Compared with adults already enrolled in Medicaid, low-income uninsured adults who may be eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act were less likely to have chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, although those with 1 of these conditions were less likely to be aware they had it or to have the disease controlled, according to a study in the June 26 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth annual research meeting.

24 Jun 2013

Older adults raising grandkids alone may be most vulnerable residents due to high cost of living

Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older.

21 Jun 2013

Study: Risk of malaria doubles in poorest children compared with the least poor

The collaborative study, led by Durham University and the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, is published today in The Lancet and unusually brings together the health and development communities.

21 Jun 2013

TSRI neuroscientists fill in significant gap in the understanding of how neurons mature

Neuroscientists at The Scripps Research Institute have filled in a significant gap in the scientific understanding of how neurons mature, pointing to a better understanding of some developmental brain disorders.

21 Jun 2013

Thirdhand smoke causes significant genetic damage in human cells

A study led by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found for the first time that thirdhand smoke-the noxious residue that clings to virtually all surfaces long after the secondhand smoke from a cigarette has cleared out-causes significant genetic damage in human cells.

21 Jun 2013

Children News and Research

Many states missing out on Medicaid money for prisoners

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

UW receives $10 million to develop paper-based pathogen identification test

Researchers examine effect of ADHD in children recovering from mild traumatic brain injury

Parents’ concern over adolescents’ weight can promote unhealthy habits

Combination of better healthcare and community awareness improves maternal and newborn care

Study suggests adolescents use social networking sites to express suicidal thoughts

Highland Therapeutics subsidiary reports positive HLD-200 Phase-1 results in ADHD patients

New ESC cardiac pacing and resynchronization guidelines presented at EHRA EUROPACE meeting

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Newman-Lakka Institute collaborate to develop new diagnostic approaches for personalized cancer treatment

Research roundup: Examining the health of future Medicaid patients; Rural trauma care issues; Lessons from Medicare Part D

Study finds decrease in risk of death from ischemic stroke in US black children

Psychology professor receives grant from Hogg Foundation to study ethnic differences in children's depression

Study: Risk factors in indoor environment of modern apartments related to pneumonia among children

Compared with Medicaid enrollees, low-income uninsured adults are less likely to have chronic conditions

Older adults raising grandkids alone may be most vulnerable residents due to high cost of living

Study: Risk of malaria doubles in poorest children compared with the least poor

TSRI neuroscientists fill in significant gap in the understanding of how neurons mature

Thirdhand smoke causes significant genetic damage in human cells

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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