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RWJF announces grant to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle among children and families

The Quantum Foundation is proud to be partners in a grant awarded to the School District of Palm Beach County that will help kids and their parents eat right and get fit.

9 Feb 2010

Synutra International announces revenues of $96.80M for third-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Synutra International, Inc., a leading infant formula company in China and a producer, marketer and seller of nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today reported financial results for the Company’s third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009.

9 Feb 2010

Egg consumption does not raise blood cholesterol

February is American Heart Month, which means it's time to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in America.

9 Feb 2010

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

Biogen Idec Inc., a global biotechnology leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies, today announced its full year and fourth quarter 2009 results.

9 Feb 2010

Leading researchers discuss latest breakthroughs and best forms of cancer prevention

Eating a balanced diet and preparing your food in the correct way may be your best defense against developing cancer, according to top cancer researchers

9 Feb 2010

Youth Empowered leadership conference brings students together to join fight against hunger

Winnipeg Area youth welcome Didan Rwabika, 18, and Rachel Makenge, 18, visiting student leaders from Rwanda and Tanzania, for the sixth annual Youth Empowered leadership conference to discuss how to take action against hunger and poverty and support child health around the world.

9 Feb 2010

IHHS website provides medical resources for people suffering from dermatologic disorder

Therese has suffered with a dermatologic disorder called Hyperhidrosis since she was six years old, leaving her with perpetually wet hands and feet.

9 Feb 2010

New tool may help standardize use of CT scans in children with minor head injuries

A new tool may help standardize the use of computed tomography (CT scans) in children with minor head injury and help reduce the number of scans, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091421.pdf.

9 Feb 2010

Italian researchers identify a new therapeutic approach for Ewing sarcoma

Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor of unknown cellular origin that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown.

9 Feb 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center receives $300,000 grant for program delivering healthcare to underserved children

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced a $300,000 grant from OneWest Foundation to support the Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health (COACH) program. The grant will fund the delivery of free, high-quality healthcare in a mobile medical clinic that reaches out to underserved children and their families in Los Angeles.

9 Feb 2010

Three in ten overweight teenagers think they are underweight

Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or "about right," according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.

9 Feb 2010

Advanced paternal age increases autism risk only when the mother is younger

Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers. Advanced paternal age is associated with elevated autism risk only when the father is older and the mother is under 30, the study found.

9 Feb 2010

Health hazards: Clinging tobacco smoke reacts with nitrous acid and produces dangerous carcinogens

Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

9 Feb 2010

FDA accepts Psyadon Pharmaceuticals' ecopipam IND for treatment of LND

Psyadon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to study ecopipam in patients with Lesch-Nyhan Disease (LND). The first center at which the drug will be evaluated is Emory University under the direction of Dr. Hyder A. Jinnah, MD, PhD. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of different doses of ecopipam in adults (group 1), adolescents (group 2) and children (group 3) with LND.

9 Feb 2010

60% of pregnant women never tested for CHD

Three out of five women who have given birth to a child with a congenital heart defect (CHD) -- the number-one birth defect and leading killer of infants and newborns -- were never tested for the defect during pregnancy. This is according to a survey just released by Little Hearts, Inc., a national organization that provides support, education, resources, networking and hope to families affected by congenital heart defects.

9 Feb 2010

Broad coalition supports inclusion of new bill in the Minnesota legislature

A measure to make roads safer and more accessible for all Minnesotans – regardless of age or ability or whether traveling by car, bus, bike or on foot – was introduced into the Minnesota legislature today. The "Complete Streets" bills, SF 2461 and HF 2801, are supported by a broad coalition of health, family, environment, senior, and transportation advocates who attended an afternoon press conference.

9 Feb 2010

Study indicates pain treatment may vary in Latino and white children post surgery

Differences might exist in the amount of pain medicine given to Latino and white children after surgery, found a new, small study in which Latino children received 30 percent less opioid analgesics (morphine or morphine-like drugs) than white children did.

9 Feb 2010

Study indicates women receiving antiretroviral therapy are more likely to become pregnant

In PLoS Medicine this week a study conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that pregnancy rates increase in HIV-infected women after they start antiretroviral therapy (ART).

9 Feb 2010

Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow

People with anorexia nervosa, paradoxically, have strikingly high levels of fat within their bone marrow, report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. Their findings, based on MRI imaging of the knees of 20 girls with anorexia and 20 healthy girls of the same age, appear in the February issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

9 Feb 2010

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center installs new playground to promote physical and occupational therapy

PLAYTIME LLC is pleased to announce the installation of a new, colorful dinosaur-themed indoor playground at MCGHealth Children's Medical Center in Augusta, GA.

8 Feb 2010

Children News and Research

RWJF announces grant to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle among children and families

Synutra International announces revenues of $96.80M for third-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Egg consumption does not raise blood cholesterol

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

Leading researchers discuss latest breakthroughs and best forms of cancer prevention

Youth Empowered leadership conference brings students together to join fight against hunger

IHHS website provides medical resources for people suffering from dermatologic disorder

New tool may help standardize use of CT scans in children with minor head injuries

Italian researchers identify a new therapeutic approach for Ewing sarcoma

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center receives $300,000 grant for program delivering healthcare to underserved children

Three in ten overweight teenagers think they are underweight

Advanced paternal age increases autism risk only when the mother is younger

Health hazards: Clinging tobacco smoke reacts with nitrous acid and produces dangerous carcinogens

FDA accepts Psyadon Pharmaceuticals' ecopipam IND for treatment of LND

60% of pregnant women never tested for CHD

Broad coalition supports inclusion of new bill in the Minnesota legislature

Study indicates pain treatment may vary in Latino and white children post surgery

Study indicates women receiving antiretroviral therapy are more likely to become pregnant

Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow

MCGHealth Children's Medical Center installs new playground to promote physical and occupational therapy

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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