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Foresters renews commitment as the international underwriter of Children’s Miracle Network’s Radiothon program

Foresters™, a life insurance provider that champions the well-being of families, has renewed its commitment as the international underwriter of Children’s Miracle Network’s Radiothon program. Foresters support of Children’s Miracle Network, a children’s charity that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals, spans 20 years and three countries - the US, Canada and the UK.

19 Jan 2010

New findings support the development of vaccine against malaria

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a group of proteins that could form the basis of an effective vaccine against malaria.

19 Jan 2010

HHS medical response teams help victims of Haiti earthquake providing medical care

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) medical response teams are providing medical care in Haiti at several locations, including an orphanage where they are treating more than 300 patients, most with acute medical problems.

18 Jan 2010

325 Haiti children sponsored by Saskatchewan donors

Generous Saskatchewan residents have so far contributed $167, to World Vision's efforts to support the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

18 Jan 2010

US hospital emergency departments treat an average 31,500 table saw-related injuries per year

Woodworking is a popular hobby, with table saws being owned and used by an estimated 6 million to 10 million people in the United States. Although table saws are associated with more injuries than any other woodworking tool, there have been no previously published national studies of table saw-related injuries.

18 Jan 2010

Leslie Phillips asks Facebook users to vote for NAA in the Chase Community Giving challenge

Texas mom Leslie Phillips joins parents, grandparents, and caregivers around the country in asking Facebook users to vote for the National Autism Association (NAA) in the Chase Community Giving challenge.

18 Jan 2010

Auditory feedback pathway in the brain linked to learned vocal control identified

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified neurons in the songbird brain that convey the auditory feedback needed to learn a song.

18 Jan 2010

Plan launches international appeal to support its emergency operations in Haiti’s affected areas

Aid workers from children's charity Plan International are in a race to help survivors of the devastating Haiti earthquake cope with the aftermath.

18 Jan 2010

Medical professionals and breast cancer survivors to attend 10th international conference in Georgia

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the only international conference dedicated to the critical issues of young breast cancer survivors and those who care about them.

18 Jan 2010

High BMI among children and adolescents continues to be a public health concern in the U.S.

The prevalence of high weight for length or high body mass index (BMI) among children and teens in the U.S. (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile), ranges from approximately 10 percent for infants and toddlers, to approximately 18 percent for adolescents and teenagers, although these rates appear to have remained relatively stable over the past 10 years, except for an increase for 6- to 19-year-old boys who are at the very heaviest weight levels, according to a study appearing in the January 20 issue of JAMA. The study is being published early online because of its public health importance.

18 Jan 2010

Nationwide Children's Hospital to break ground for its third research facility

Nationwide Children's Hospital will break ground on property west of Parsons Avenue and north of Livingston Avenue in early 2010 for its third research facility as the last piece of its $840 million strategic facilities expansion plan, first announced in 2005. Nationwide Children's Board approval of the final construction budget is expected in early 2010.

18 Jan 2010

Table saw-related injuries remain high; new technology to prevent injuries needs to be affordable

18 Jan 2010

Study indicates young Swedish men consume excess amount of salt

Young Swedish men are consuming at least double the recommended amount of salt according to a study carried out by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

18 Jan 2010

Cancer Research UK welcomes government's decision to ban sunbeds

Cancer Research UK welcomes the government's intention to ban the use of sunbeds by under-18s following the launch of a Private Member's Bill in Parliament by Julie Morgan, MP for Cardiff North.

18 Jan 2010

Possibility of a shorter life span encourages youth to commit crimes

As Atlanta officials aim to tackle the city's safety problems this year, some of their toughest criminals to stop maybe young offenders whose desires to commit crimes are being fueled by an anticipation of dying early.

18 Jan 2010

Novel technique eliminates radiation exposure to patients and medical providers

A growing body of research continues to warn of the potential long-term effects of radiation exposure for patients and medical providers during such imaging procedures as x-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, both of which are traditionally used with certain heart procedures.

18 Jan 2010

PATH MVI announces collaboration in development of malaria TBV

The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today announced a new collaboration to initiate development toward a vaccine that may eventually help eliminate and eradicate malaria. This collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) and the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) marks MVI's first investment in transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs). This vaccine approach aims to stop the malaria parasite from developing in the mosquito, effectively blocking transmission of malaria from mosquitoes to humans. Malaria kills nearly 900,000 people per year, most of them children younger than age five.

18 Jan 2010

First Houston patient treated with FDA-approved liquid material for brain aneurysm

A 68-year-old woman became the first patient in Houston to have her brain aneurysm treated with a recently FDA-approved liquid material instead of traditional open skull surgery or platinum coils.

18 Jan 2010

Link between dystrophin gene and age of cardiac disease onset in BMD patients identified

Investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have identified a link between specific modifications of the dystrophin gene and the age of cardiac disease onset in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). This information could help clinicians provide early cardiac intervention for BMD patients based on genetic testing results performed on a blood sample. These findings are a result of analysis of the largest number of BMD patients to date and are published in the December issue of the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.

18 Jan 2010

New technique can restore facial movements in paralytic patients

Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery.

18 Jan 2010

Children News and Research

Foresters renews commitment as the international underwriter of Children’s Miracle Network’s Radiothon program

New findings support the development of vaccine against malaria

HHS medical response teams help victims of Haiti earthquake providing medical care

325 Haiti children sponsored by Saskatchewan donors

US hospital emergency departments treat an average 31,500 table saw-related injuries per year

Leslie Phillips asks Facebook users to vote for NAA in the Chase Community Giving challenge

Auditory feedback pathway in the brain linked to learned vocal control identified

Plan launches international appeal to support its emergency operations in Haiti’s affected areas

Medical professionals and breast cancer survivors to attend 10th international conference in Georgia

High BMI among children and adolescents continues to be a public health concern in the U.S.

Nationwide Children's Hospital to break ground for its third research facility

Table saw-related injuries remain high; new technology to prevent injuries needs to be affordable

Study indicates young Swedish men consume excess amount of salt

Cancer Research UK welcomes government's decision to ban sunbeds

Possibility of a shorter life span encourages youth to commit crimes

Novel technique eliminates radiation exposure to patients and medical providers

PATH MVI announces collaboration in development of malaria TBV

First Houston patient treated with FDA-approved liquid material for brain aneurysm

Link between dystrophin gene and age of cardiac disease onset in BMD patients identified

New technique can restore facial movements in paralytic patients

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