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5M Pakistanis affected by flooding need humanitarian assistance, U.N. agencies say

"United Nations aid agencies said Friday more than five million Pakistanis are in need of humanitarian assistance following the floods earlier this year," with nearly half of those being children, the VOA "Breaking News" blog reports (11/26).

29 Nov 2011

Energy Policy details human and environmental cost of cooking food using woody biomass

For many people in the developing world getting enough food to eat is a persistent challenge. However the challenge does not stop there. A new issue of the international journal Energy Policy details the human and environmental cost of cooking food using the only energy source available to many people, woody biomass.

29 Nov 2011

Report highlights improvement in children's well-being, but health organizations call for stronger political commitment to maintain progress

"Children's well-being has improved dramatically thanks to increased global political will and efficient supportive programs and policies, according to a report released [Wednesday] by [UNICEF] and Save the Children U.K., but it also warns that benefits need to reach the most disadvantaged children for gains to be sustainable," the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Nov 2011

Harvest improves in North Korea but malnutrition concerns remain, U.N. food agencies say

"A United Nations assessment published [Friday] finds that the main annual harvest in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has improved compared to last year but serious nutrition concerns persist, especially among young children," the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Nov 2011

New glycoconjugate vaccine prototype more effective than traditional vaccines

Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers have created a vaccine that is more potent than traditional vaccines available today. The glycoconjugate vaccine prototype is 100 times more effective than traditional glycoconjugate vaccines. Their work is published in the December 2011 issue of Nature Medicine.

29 Nov 2011

Pediatricians frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules

Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children's Research Institute.

29 Nov 2011

UIC recruiting volunteers for study on effectiveness of vitamin D in addition to asthma medication

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are recruiting volunteers with asthma for a study of whether taking vitamin D can make asthma medication more effective.

29 Nov 2011

URMC earns Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Program

In the latest development in its decades-long leadership in the area of palliative care, the University of Rochester Medical Center's Palliative Care Program is one of the first nationwide to earn advanced certification from the Joint Commission, the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

29 Nov 2011

Critical breakthrough in development of treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London and a team lead by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), have made an important breakthrough in the development of a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) which in the future could help the likes of the Lloyd family who were featured on last night's X-Factor show.

29 Nov 2011

Daily inhaled steroids comparable to use of intermittent steroid treatment for wheezing

Pediatricians often treat young children who have frequent bouts of wheezing with a daily dose of an inhaled steroid to keep asthma symptoms at bay. But results of a recent study are likely to change that.

29 Nov 2011

Abusive supervision affects employee's marriage and family life

Having an abusive boss not only causes problems at work but can lead to strained relationships at home, according to a Baylor University study published online in journal, Personnel Psychology.

29 Nov 2011

Repeated heading of a soccer ball increases risk for brain injury, cognitive impairment

Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center , the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain injury and cognitive impairment.

29 Nov 2011

Heart operation at the age of 22 hours: Toby’s story

A 22 hours age, baby Toby Dring became Britain’s youngest open heart surgery patient. He had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and had to be given the life-saving operation when his health deteriorated dramatically at birth. Toby’s condition affects one in 5,000 babies and occurs when the left side of the heart fails to form properly.

28 Nov 2011

Dad’s absence raises risk of delinquency in teen boys but leaves girls unaffected: Study

Teenage boys are more likely to turn to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives finds a latest study. The absence however does not affect girls.

28 Nov 2011

Obese boy’s mother loses custody

An eight year old boy in third grade from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been removed from his home after he grew to 218 pounds, weighing nearly as much as four times the usual. The average weight for an eight-year-old boy is 57 pounds - about one quarter of what the Ohio boy weighs.

28 Nov 2011

New swine flu virus alarms health officials

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three cases of a new flu virus have been confirmed. These originated in pigs but apparently spread from person to person, in three Iowa children.

28 Nov 2011

Genetic, lifestyle factors and HRT increase risk of breast cancer

The risk of breast cancer is increased by genetic and lifestyle factors such as the inherited BRCA2 gene, age of having first child, or use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

28 Nov 2011

Inviragen commences DENVax Phase 2 trial for dengue

Inviragen, Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of DENVax, the Company's investigational dengue vaccine.

28 Nov 2011

ZONARE's ZST powered z.one ultrasound system showcased at RSNA 2011

ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc., a developer of premium ultrasound solutions, will showcase the z.one system focused on abdominal ultrasound imaging solutions for diverse patient populations here shown at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Radiology Society of North America, November 27 – December 2.

28 Nov 2011

First Edition: November 28, 2011

In today's headlines, reports about President Barack Obama's pick to succeed Donald Berwick as chief of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as news about the Supreme Court's consideration of the health law and more on the nation's budget.

28 Nov 2011

Children News and Research

5M Pakistanis affected by flooding need humanitarian assistance, U.N. agencies say

Energy Policy details human and environmental cost of cooking food using woody biomass

Report highlights improvement in children's well-being, but health organizations call for stronger political commitment to maintain progress

Harvest improves in North Korea but malnutrition concerns remain, U.N. food agencies say

New glycoconjugate vaccine prototype more effective than traditional vaccines

Pediatricians frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules

UIC recruiting volunteers for study on effectiveness of vitamin D in addition to asthma medication

URMC earns Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Program

Critical breakthrough in development of treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Daily inhaled steroids comparable to use of intermittent steroid treatment for wheezing

Abusive supervision affects employee's marriage and family life

Repeated heading of a soccer ball increases risk for brain injury, cognitive impairment

Heart operation at the age of 22 hours: Toby’s story

Dad’s absence raises risk of delinquency in teen boys but leaves girls unaffected: Study

Obese boy’s mother loses custody

New swine flu virus alarms health officials

Genetic, lifestyle factors and HRT increase risk of breast cancer

Inviragen commences DENVax Phase 2 trial for dengue

ZONARE's ZST powered z.one ultrasound system showcased at RSNA 2011

First Edition: November 28, 2011

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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