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Allergic rhinitis common in otitis media patients

Allergic rhinitis is a common comorbidity in children with otitis media with effusion, suggest study findings.

2 Nov 2012

Obstructive sleep apnea common in young cystic fibrosis children

Children with stable cystic fibrosis have an increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea, which could cause sleep disruption, researchers report.

2 Nov 2012

Imatinib mesylate effectively treats children with neurofibromatosis type 1 tumors

Physician-researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have reported the first effective therapy for a class of previously untreatable and potentially life-threatening tumors often found in children.

2 Nov 2012

Afghanistan, U.N. agencies working to improve routine immunization as winter approaches

"Afghanistan is taking steps to improve its routine immunization coverage, after a drop in coverage led to a sharp increase in measles outbreaks last year, killing more than 300 children," IRIN reports.

2 Nov 2012

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement gaining momentum, but some countries still reluctant to join, IRIN reports

"Two years after the launch of a global effort to mobilize countries in the use of scientific approaches to improve nutrition, the movement seems to be gaining momentum," IRIN reports, noting, "More than 30 countries have signed up with the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, better known by its acronym SUN."

2 Nov 2012

Global wealth inequality threatens progress made in reducing child mortality, Save the Children report says

While progress has been made worldwide in reducing child mortality, the effects have been unequal across income groups, and wealth inequalities are at the highest level in 20 years and increasing, according to a report from Save the Children U.K., BBC News reports.

2 Nov 2012

New data: 4 in 5 children received recommended doses of DTP vaccine during infancy in 2011

Four in five children (83%) worldwide received the recommended three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine during infancy in 2011, according to new data released in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER).

2 Nov 2012

Roundup: Texas will keep Planned Parenthood Women's Health Program for now; Kids' autism covered in Wash. Medicaid; UnitedHealth selling S.C. Medicaid biz

Planned Parenthood will continue to receive funds from a joint Texas and federal program providing health care to low-income women, despite the state's promise to exclude its clinics by Nov. 1 because they are affiliated with abortion providers.

2 Nov 2012

Apolipoprotein E plays a major role in maintaining arterial softness

Arterial stiffening has long been considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Keeping arteries soft and supple might reduce disease risk, but the mechanisms of how arteries stave off hardening has remained elusive.

2 Nov 2012

Better access to fresh, local food urged for underprivileged families

Initiatives that improve the ability of socially disadvantaged families to obtain local produce are sorely needed, say US researchers.

1 Nov 2012

Aerobic exercise may offer new treatment option for ADHD

Research suggests that moderate aerobic exercise may offer a new treatment option for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

1 Nov 2012

Psychotic symptoms increase suicidality risk in adolescents

The presence of psychotic symptoms is associated with a significantly increased risk for suicidal behavior in adolescents, research shows.

1 Nov 2012

Dysfunction in SRGAP3 protein causes developmental brain disorders

A new research discovery has the potential to revolutionize the biological understanding of some childhood psychiatric disorders. Specifically, scientists have found that when a single protein involved in brain development, called "SRGAP3," is malformed, it causes problems in the brain functioning of mice that cause symptoms that are similar to some mental health and neurological disorders in children.

1 Nov 2012

Mass. Eye and Ear opens new outpatient surgical center in Longwood/Mission Hill area of Boston

Massachusetts Eye and Ear, along with the Beal Companies, LLP, today celebrated the grand opening of its new outpatient surgical center at 800 Huntington Avenue in the Longwood/Mission Hill area of Boston. The location will provide access to Mass. Eye and Ear's world-class physicians and surgeons, and outpatient services.

1 Nov 2012

Transformatix Technologies, NCH partner to create BioLinQ

The latest significant biomedical informatics technology is not coming from the biotech industry or a university. In fact, it's coming from a children's hospital.

1 Nov 2012

Nitisinone treatment effectively prevents tyrosinemia in children

A consortium of Quebec researchers coordinated by the Medical Genetics Service of the Sainte-Justine UHC has just published the findings of a 25-year study on the treatment of tyrosinemia, a life-threatening liver disease of genetic origin, which is screened at birth in the province of Quebec, where it is much more frequent than anywhere else in the world.

1 Nov 2012

Few U.S. medical schools provide effective training on how to address weight issues in obese patients

It's no secret that obesity is a major problem in America. More than one-third of adults and one-sixth of children are obese and it is one of the leading causes of preventable death. The costs associated with obesity are estimated at $99 million annually, comparable to the economic toll of cigarette smoking.

1 Nov 2012

Political will, funding needed for successful polio eradication initiative

While there is "much to be proud of" in the progress in the fight against polio, "there's still more work to be done," former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin writes in a GlobalPost opinion piece. Martin, a polio survivor, notes that in 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched, 350,000 cases in more than 125 countries were recorded annually, but "so far this year, we've seen just 171 cases, and only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria have never stopped transmission."

1 Nov 2012

Exosomes alone could protect infants' lungs from dangerous inflammation

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found that microscopic particles containing proteins and nucleic acids called exosomes could potentially protect the fragile lungs of premature babies from serious lung diseases and chronic lung injury caused by inflammation.

1 Nov 2012

Health must be recognized in future framework for fighting global poverty

Noting "we are just three years away from the target date for achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed by all ... U.N. member states back in 2000 to eradicate global poverty," Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in this Independent opinion piece reflects "on the critical role of health in and beyond the Millennium Development Goals" ahead of the second meeting of the U.N. Secretary General's High-Level Panel on the future strategy to fight global poverty, set to take place in London on Wednesday.

1 Nov 2012

Children News and Research

Allergic rhinitis common in otitis media patients

Obstructive sleep apnea common in young cystic fibrosis children

Imatinib mesylate effectively treats children with neurofibromatosis type 1 tumors

Afghanistan, U.N. agencies working to improve routine immunization as winter approaches

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement gaining momentum, but some countries still reluctant to join, IRIN reports

Global wealth inequality threatens progress made in reducing child mortality, Save the Children report says

New data: 4 in 5 children received recommended doses of DTP vaccine during infancy in 2011

Roundup: Texas will keep Planned Parenthood Women's Health Program for now; Kids' autism covered in Wash. Medicaid; UnitedHealth selling S.C. Medicaid biz

Apolipoprotein E plays a major role in maintaining arterial softness

Better access to fresh, local food urged for underprivileged families

Aerobic exercise may offer new treatment option for ADHD

Psychotic symptoms increase suicidality risk in adolescents

Dysfunction in SRGAP3 protein causes developmental brain disorders

Mass. Eye and Ear opens new outpatient surgical center in Longwood/Mission Hill area of Boston

Transformatix Technologies, NCH partner to create BioLinQ

Nitisinone treatment effectively prevents tyrosinemia in children

Few U.S. medical schools provide effective training on how to address weight issues in obese patients

Political will, funding needed for successful polio eradication initiative

Exosomes alone could protect infants' lungs from dangerous inflammation

Health must be recognized in future framework for fighting global poverty

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