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Childhood obesity risk may be increased by caesarean section delivery

Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

24 May 2012

IRIN examines WHO process of translating research results into policy recommendations

IRIN examines the WHO's regulatory approval process for making evidence-based recommendations, noting, "Governments will generally not implement an intervention without the WHO stamp of approval."

24 May 2012

Ethiopian government collaborating with USAID, partners to improve access to family planning

In this USAID "IMPACTblog" post, Abiy Shewarega of the USAID | Deliver Project, Ethiopia, describes the Ethiopian Ministry of Health's commitment to improving family planning through programs that, in the past six years, have "seen a rapid increase in contraceptive use and a decline in the average number of births per woman."

24 May 2012

Tenn. doctors, Blue Cross and Blue Shield agree to bundle payments for knee, hip replacements

In other insurance company news, BlueCross Blue Shield of Illinois will pay $25M to settle coverage denial claims.

24 May 2012

New trauma intervention halves psychological distress in child war and sexual abuse victims

A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.

24 May 2012

NRDC's report estimates heat-related death in top U.S. cities

More than 150,000 additional Americans could die by the end of this century due to excessive heat caused by climate change, according to a detailed analysis of peer-reviewed scientific data by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

24 May 2012

State roundup: Labor unions continue Wis. Governor recall push; 'Affordability gap' in Minn.

Democrats and unions hoping to turn Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker out of office over his efforts to tame the power of organized labor are finding it tough going with only two weeks to go before a historic recall election. … Walker pushed through the legislature a law requiring public sector union members to pay part of the cost of health insurance and pensions, limited pay rises, made paying union dues voluntary and forced unions to be recertified every year.

24 May 2012

First study to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook

Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook.

24 May 2012

No link between viral infections during infancy and wheezing in childhood

The number of viral infections during infancy is not associated with wheezing later in childhood, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. While viral illnesses with wheezing in infancy predicted wheezing later in childhood, this association was due in part to decreased neonatal lung function.

24 May 2012

Children with obesity more likely to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

24 May 2012

Study uncovers new obesity genetic markers that may predict dietary intake

Blame it on your genes? Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say individuals with variations in certain "obesity genes" tend to eat more meals and snacks, consume more calories per day and often choose the same types of high fat, sugary foods.

24 May 2012

Study confirms links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity

Weight loss improved both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in obese children in a new study from researchers in Belgium, confirming links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity.

24 May 2012

Children of mothers with low vitamin D status in pregnancy more likely to have body fat

Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton.

24 May 2012

U.N. SG Ban praises commission on life-saving commodities, says more effort needed to improve maternal, child mortality rates

At the opening of the U.N. Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children on Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the commission but "said that much remains to be done to save the lives of the 800 women and more than 20,000 children who die every day from preventable causes," the U.N. News Centre reports.

24 May 2012

Study: Phthalates from PVC flooring materials is taken up by our bodies

A new study at Karlstad University in Sweden shows that phthalates from PVC flooring materials is taken up by our bodies. Phthalates are substances suspected to cause asthma and allergies, as well as other chronic diseases in children. The study shows that children can ingest these softening agents with food but also by breathing and through the skin.

24 May 2012

Viewpoints: The promise and perils of prostate screening; Presidential candidates shy away from frank discussion of spending

After an exhaustive process, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has announced its final recommendation on PSA-based prostate cancer screening. It finds that the known harms of screening outweigh the potential benefits for men who have no cancer symptoms. It notes that all screening studies have demonstrated considerable harms associated with screening, but only one major study found evidence that screening saves lives -- and that study has some internal inconsistencies.

24 May 2012

Researchers to initiate Crenezumab clinical trial to treat Alzheimer's

After an announcement by federal officials approving clinical trials for the drug Crenezumab, researchers searching for a way to treat Alzheimer's Disease are gearing up for a rare study that will allow them to test a therapy for a genetically predestined disease -- before its onset.

23 May 2012

Children News and Research

Childhood obesity risk may be increased by caesarean section delivery

IRIN examines WHO process of translating research results into policy recommendations

Ethiopian government collaborating with USAID, partners to improve access to family planning

Tenn. doctors, Blue Cross and Blue Shield agree to bundle payments for knee, hip replacements

New trauma intervention halves psychological distress in child war and sexual abuse victims

NRDC's report estimates heat-related death in top U.S. cities

State roundup: Labor unions continue Wis. Governor recall push; 'Affordability gap' in Minn.

First study to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook

No link between viral infections during infancy and wheezing in childhood

Children with obesity more likely to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Study uncovers new obesity genetic markers that may predict dietary intake

Study confirms links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity

Children of mothers with low vitamin D status in pregnancy more likely to have body fat

U.N. SG Ban praises commission on life-saving commodities, says more effort needed to improve maternal, child mortality rates

Study: Phthalates from PVC flooring materials is taken up by our bodies

Viewpoints: The promise and perils of prostate screening; Presidential candidates shy away from frank discussion of spending

Researchers to initiate Crenezumab clinical trial to treat Alzheimer's

Congress weighs change in survey for Medicaid payments; Expansion of Colo. program slower than expected

Daily use of vitamin C by smoking pregnant woman improves pulmonary function in babies

Results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s Respimat Phase II study on moderate, persistent asthma

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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