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Switching to nevirapine drug from PI based regimen reduces viremia in children: Study

HIV infected children in South Africa who were exposed to the drug nevirapine at birth (used to help prevent mother to child HIV transmission) and then received a protease inhibitor (PI) for viral suppression achieved lower rates of viremia (virus in the blood stream) if they were switched to nevirapine, compared to children who continued on the PI-based regimen, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Sep 2010

Children's Hospital Boston engages Particle Sciences for drug product development services

Particle Sciences Inc. (PSI), a leading pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization (CRO), has been engaged by Children's Hospital Boston to help advance early stage molecules and drug innovations into new therapeutic products for patient care. Under the established framework between Children's and PSI, Particle Sciences provides drug product development services aimed at progressing the specific drug or drug product candidate to the point where it becomes attractive to potential licensees.

8 Sep 2010

GW Cancer Institute receives grant to establish City-wide Patient Navigation Network in Washington

The GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the D.C. Cancer Consortium to establish and coordinate a City-wide Patient Navigation Network (CPNN) in Washington, D.C.

8 Sep 2010

Fluctuation in PCV-7 vaccine dosing time increases pneumococcal serotype 19A strains: Study

Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind the nose) acquisition of pneumococcal serotype 19A, a leading cause of respiratory pneumococcal disease, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Sep 2010

Decreasing pituitary's sensitivity to insulin could be new target for infertility treatment

Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.

8 Sep 2010

Local efforts seek to reduce childhood obesity; Sleep-deprived kids most vulnerable

NPR: "[A] new study finds that even for infants and preschoolers, a good, long night's sleep may be just as important as diet and physical activity. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds. So University of Washington maternal and child health researcher Janice Bell wanted to know whether sleep had anything to do with it.

8 Sep 2010

NIH awards St. Jude $8.6M to focus on anticancer agent research in children

With its new expansion of the Pharmacogenomics Research Network (PGRN), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital a prestigious grant to focus on anticancer agent research in children.

8 Sep 2010

Obesity directly accelerates progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and will be published in Cancer Prevention Research, on October 5, 2010. Obesity has been associated with an increased incidence of many cancers, including leukemia, but it has been unknown whether the increase in incidence was a direct effect of obesity or associated with genetic, lifestyle, health, or socio-economic factors.

8 Sep 2010

CDC ramps up production of new three-in-one flu vaccine

Health officials say that there will be plenty of flu vaccine available this year, now that the H1N1 pandemic has ended, The Washington Post reports. "The World Health Organization declared an end to the pandemic last month, based on indications that the H1N1 flu was transitioning to a more seasonal virus. Unlike last year, when there was one vaccine for H1N1 flu and another for seasonal flu, this year's vaccine is a 'three-in-one' that includes protection against H1N1 as well as two other strains."

8 Sep 2010

Schizophrenia linked to lack of Vitamin D: study

Researchers at Queensland Brain Institute have found that babies born with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to develop schizophrenia later in life. This could mean that it may be possible to prevent schizophrenia, which affects almost 200,000 Australians.

7 Sep 2010

Ahead of U.N. MDG Summit, media outlets examine various aspects of goals

Ahead of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on September 20-22, the media examines different aspects of the MDGs.

7 Sep 2010

World Water Week kicks off with a focus on pollution, quality

A group of over 2,500 leading water experts from 130 countries gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to kick off World Water Week, where they will focus on "increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe," Agence France-Presse reports (Larson, 9/5).

7 Sep 2010

State Roundup: Some premiums soar in Washington State; Building boom for Denver hospitals; Looking for uninsured kids

The Seattle Times: "Whopping rate increases are coming soon for many people with individual health-insurance policies. Most insurers offering individual policies in the state have asked for and been granted rate increases, effective Oct. 1, according to the state's insurance commissioner. Regence BlueShield's rate increase — an average 16.5 percent — was one of the highest.

7 Sep 2010

Also in Global Health News: India's antibiotic use; Abstinence curriculum in China; Child, maternal health in India; Plumpy'nut; PEPFAR funds to Uganda

"The health ministry has formed a committee to frame a policy for antibiotic use, following an uproar over a Lancet study that traced a drug-resistant bacterial superbug's origins to India," LiveMint.com reports. The panel will also look into the "excessive use of antibiotics among Indians," partly fueled by self-medication, that has increased resistance to the drugs. The article notes that the Indian government "rejected the findings of the report" but has "taken note of a lack of policy on antibiotics" (Pandeya, 9/3).

7 Sep 2010

Oragenics launches oral care probiotic products through GNC Stores

Florida-based biopharmaceutical company Oragenics, Inc. announced today that its oral care probiotic EvoraPlus® is now expected to be available at corporate-owned GNC stores nationwide. In addition, GNC has included Oragenics' oral care probiotic for children, EvoraKids™, in its concept stores and on GNC.com.

7 Sep 2010

miacom diagnostics presents rapid detection method for pneumonia causing pathogens

miacom diagnostics specializes on the development and production of medical tests for the detection of acute infectious diseases. In addition to its existing sepsis kits miacom, diagnostics is now presenting a further CE-marked product based on the same proprietary technology. It is targeted at the rapid detection of clinically most relevant pneumonia causing pathogens.

7 Sep 2010

My Gym Entertainment launches interactive series to encourage children develop healthy habits

My Gym Entertainment has launched their newly produced comedy show, The Activators, an interactive series for preschoolers – focused solely on physical fitness. Based on the 30-year success rate of the classes and programs from My Gym Children's Fitness Center, which has over 200 locations in the United States and internationally, the show features exercises, games, sports, and dances that make fitness fun and accessible to all preschoolers, regardless of athletic ability.

7 Sep 2010

Study reveals high rate of parental depression in first year after child's birth

More than one-third of mothers and about one-fifth of fathers in the United Kingdom appear to experience an episode of depression between their child's birth and 12th year of age, with the highest rates in the first year after birth, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the November print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

7 Sep 2010

Ultrasound guidance helps radiologist to identify, treat self-embedding patients

Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition and October print issue of the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2010

RWJF unites civil rights organizations to reverse childhood obesity

A $2 million initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is bringing together five civil rights organizations with the prominence and strength to help reverse childhood obesity, especially in African-American and Latino communities where the epidemic continues to hit hardest.

7 Sep 2010

Children News and Research

Switching to nevirapine drug from PI based regimen reduces viremia in children: Study

Children's Hospital Boston engages Particle Sciences for drug product development services

GW Cancer Institute receives grant to establish City-wide Patient Navigation Network in Washington

Fluctuation in PCV-7 vaccine dosing time increases pneumococcal serotype 19A strains: Study

Decreasing pituitary's sensitivity to insulin could be new target for infertility treatment

Local efforts seek to reduce childhood obesity; Sleep-deprived kids most vulnerable

NIH awards St. Jude $8.6M to focus on anticancer agent research in children

Obesity directly accelerates progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

CDC ramps up production of new three-in-one flu vaccine

Schizophrenia linked to lack of Vitamin D: study

Ahead of U.N. MDG Summit, media outlets examine various aspects of goals

World Water Week kicks off with a focus on pollution, quality

State Roundup: Some premiums soar in Washington State; Building boom for Denver hospitals; Looking for uninsured kids

Also in Global Health News: India's antibiotic use; Abstinence curriculum in China; Child, maternal health in India; Plumpy'nut; PEPFAR funds to Uganda

Oragenics launches oral care probiotic products through GNC Stores

miacom diagnostics presents rapid detection method for pneumonia causing pathogens

My Gym Entertainment launches interactive series to encourage children develop healthy habits

Study reveals high rate of parental depression in first year after child's birth

Ultrasound guidance helps radiologist to identify, treat self-embedding patients

RWJF unites civil rights organizations to reverse childhood obesity

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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