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Milk allergy successfully treated with Xolair

A latest study suggests that children with severe milk allergies may be able to rapidly overcome their sensitivities with the help of a biologic drug that helps to quiet an overly aggressive immune response. This is a small study still waiting to be proved in larger populations say researchers.

22 Mar 2011

First Edition: March 22, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about California's health insurance rates and looming insolvency for the U.S. Disability Fund.

22 Mar 2011

Researchers launch free online Atlas of TB vaccination policies around the world

Tuberculosis continues to pose a major global health threat. Someone in the world is newly infected with TB bacteria every second. Every year, more than 9 million people develop active TB and it claims about 2 million lives.

22 Mar 2011

Northwest Russian women breast milk consists of more POPs than Norwegian

Russian women living in Northwest Russia are more exposed to environmental toxins than Norwegian women. In spite of this, PhD candidate Anuschka Polder urges Russian women to breastfeed their babies.

22 Mar 2011

Britax supports AAP updated guidelines for children riding in car seats

Britax Child Safety, Inc., among the world's largest manufacturers of car seats, today supported the American Academy of Pediatrics updated guidelines for children riding in car seats.

22 Mar 2011

Oral desensitization with omalizumab may treat milk allergy in children

Some 3 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. Milk allergy is the most common, affecting 2.5 percent of children under age 3.

22 Mar 2011

U.S. Health And Human Services Secretary celebrates Patient Safety program achievements

An effort to improve quality and make Ohio the safest state in the nation for health care has garnered national attention.

22 Mar 2011

NYC expands YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program to help adults avoid disease consequences

The YMCA of Greater New York today announced the New York City expansion of the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, a 16-session group behavior change class that helps people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes prevent the disease through healthy eating, increased activity and other positive lifestyle changes.

22 Mar 2011

Telecommunication engineer creates new child arrhythmias database

Ventricular Fibrillation is a series of intense and disordered contractions of the ventricles. In 40 % of respiratory arrests suffered outside a hospital, it was shown that the first cardiac rhythm corresponds to VF, and the only manner to combat it is with electric discharges provided by defibrillation.

22 Mar 2011

Doubts raised over Lap-Band surgery in the long term: Study

This surgery is based on the principle of placing a silicone band around the top portion of the stomach to restrict food intake. It has become an increasingly popular option in the battle against obesity, but some experts have worried about its safety.

21 Mar 2011

Victoria tackles underage drinking

Experts are happy with the Victorian Government’s strict attitude towards under-age drinking. The Baillieu Government will introduce legislation into Parliament this week, providing for $7,000 fines for adults who give alcohol to children without parental permission.

21 Mar 2011

Girls with medical conditions causing short stature go undiagnosed

Primary care doctors are less likely to refer short girls than short boys for diagnostic testing that can reveal underlying medical reasons for their short stature, according to a new study of an urban pediatric population in Philadelphia. Girls with medical conditions causing their short stature may go undiagnosed, or may be diagnosed later than boys, limiting timely treatment.

21 Mar 2011

Differences between therapeutic radiation therapy and exposure to excessive nuclear plant fallout radiation

"The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (http://www.caro-acro.ca) is the voice for specialists in Canada who treat patients' cancer with radiation. In that capacity," explains Dr. Matthew Parliament, president of CARO-ACRO, "we work with proven, controlled, targeted application of various forms of radiation therapy to treat and cure cancer."

21 Mar 2011

ViroPharma launches online community for teens and adults with hereditary angioedema

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced the launch of "HAE and Me," an online community that unites teens and adults with hereditary angioedema (HAE) through shared experiences to help them better manage their disease.

21 Mar 2011

Researcher reverses ageing process in bee's brain

Norwegian researcher Gro Amdam has succeeded in reversing the ageing process in the bee brain - findings which she believes may bring hope to people with dementia.

21 Mar 2011

Study identifies gene linked to higher risk of multiple sclerosis in children

Canadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and researchers with the Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases Network (CPDDN), a multi-institutional and multidisciplinary group, have found that MS is being increasingly diagnosed in children.

21 Mar 2011

March of Dimes awards Healthy Babies Healthy Business Seal of Approval to The Children's Hospital in Denver

The March of Dimes today announced it has awarded its first-ever Healthy Babies Healthy Business Seal of Approval, to The Children's Hospital in Denver. Children's becomes the first organization in Colorado - and the nation - to earn this new certification.

21 Mar 2011

Abbott receives CE-Mark for new qualitative PCR-based HIV-1 test

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has received CE-Mark for a new qualitative PCR-based HIV-1 test that produces highly accurate results from dried blood spot and plasma specimens. The new assay is a long-awaited diagnostic tool for health officials in African nations and other resource-limited areas to detect HIV-1 infected infants at early stages and begin treatment when success is more likely.

21 Mar 2011

Curemark reaches targeted enrollment in CM-AT Phase III clinical trials for autism

Curemark, LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that the company has completed its targeted enrollment of Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment.

21 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Celebrating health law anniversary (or not); Tricare's 'modest' fee increase; Funding Planned Parenthood

Since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law a year ago this month, we've heard endless partisan bickering about repeal efforts, legal challenges and fairness. But we've heard little about how the law is already helping secure the future of all Americans (Donna E. Shalala, 3/19).

21 Mar 2011

Children News and Research

Milk allergy successfully treated with Xolair

First Edition: March 22, 2011

Researchers launch free online Atlas of TB vaccination policies around the world

Northwest Russian women breast milk consists of more POPs than Norwegian

Britax supports AAP updated guidelines for children riding in car seats

Oral desensitization with omalizumab may treat milk allergy in children

U.S. Health And Human Services Secretary celebrates Patient Safety program achievements

NYC expands YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program to help adults avoid disease consequences

Telecommunication engineer creates new child arrhythmias database

Doubts raised over Lap-Band surgery in the long term: Study

Victoria tackles underage drinking

Girls with medical conditions causing short stature go undiagnosed

Differences between therapeutic radiation therapy and exposure to excessive nuclear plant fallout radiation

ViroPharma launches online community for teens and adults with hereditary angioedema

Researcher reverses ageing process in bee's brain

Study identifies gene linked to higher risk of multiple sclerosis in children

March of Dimes awards Healthy Babies Healthy Business Seal of Approval to The Children's Hospital in Denver

Abbott receives CE-Mark for new qualitative PCR-based HIV-1 test

Curemark reaches targeted enrollment in CM-AT Phase III clinical trials for autism

Viewpoints: Celebrating health law anniversary (or not); Tricare's 'modest' fee increase; Funding Planned Parenthood

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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