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New review highlights risks and benefits of fluoride toothpaste in young children

Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children.

21 Jan 2010

Chances for Children sets up Haiti Renewal Fund

While emergency efforts bring immediate relief to Haiti, Craig Juntunen, founder of Chances for Children, launched the "Haiti Renewal Fund" January 19. The fund, designed to assist in a fresh renewal of the devastated nation of Haiti, opens with an initial matching grant of $2 million from Jackson Hole residents Lynn and Foster Friess augmented by a subsequent $1 million from Childhelp, drawn from donations specifically designated to the fund.

21 Jan 2010

New study may help develop assessment tests in social-emotional learning

Neurobehavioral researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found three key factors in a child's behavior that can lead to social rejection. The studies are a crucial step in developing scientifically sound screening tests and treatment planning for social-emotional learning difficulties.

20 Jan 2010

Budget woes prompt health cuts in some states

The Salt Lake Tribune: "Utah's Medicaid program isn't providing enough oversight of its managed care plans, a problem that is costing the state as much as $19 million, according to a Legislative audit released Tuesday" (Rosetta, 1/19).

20 Jan 2010

DNA testing can help individuals make more-informed health and lifestyle decisions

Mention the term “genetic testing” and reactions can vary widely—from curiosity, to reticence or anxiety, to enthusiastic acceptance. The reality is, DNA testing has been used for decades, primarily to determine the paternity of children and to obtain forensic evidence for police investigations and legal trials.

20 Jan 2010

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

Reliable, modern healthcare is Tri-Cities, Tennessee's "ace in the hole" when it comes to future economic development and improved quality of life.

20 Jan 2010

BrainTrust Canada and CSPS partner to distribute Concussion Cards to all CSPS ski patrollers

During this week - National Learn to Ski & Snowboard Week - BrainTrust Canada and the Canadian Ski Patrol System (CSPS) have launched a partnership which includes the distribution of Concussion Cards as a prevention and management tool to all 5,000 CSPS ski patrollers across the country.

20 Jan 2010

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

In light of the recent recommendation of the United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF), the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is calling for all employers and insurers to add health insurance coverage of the recommended childhood obesity treatments.

20 Jan 2010

Parents advised to use fluoridated toothpaste to prevent tooth decay in their children

Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1,000 parts per million to prevent tooth decay in their children, says a new report. Preventing tooth decay can help reduce the need for extensive and costly dental treatments, including extractions.

20 Jan 2010

Arts-based program identifies safety needs of children from low-income communities

Identifying the public health and safety needs of children from low-income communities may be best accomplished through art, report University of Pittsburgh researchers in the current online issue of Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education and Action. In their paper, researchers describe the success of Visual Voices, an arts-based program that engages community members as partners in research.

20 Jan 2010

Proskauer plays a key role in improving research and treatment for stomach cancer

Proskauer partner Stuart T. Kapp and associate Jordan Wigdor in the firm’s Boca Raton office have played an important role in the quest to improve treatment and research for stomach cancer by securing 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status for Debbie’s Dream Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting patients who suffer from stomach cancer and providing financial support for research of new treatments.

20 Jan 2010

Over 44% of internet Viagra is counterfeit

Research by UK, Swedish and American researchers shows that taking internet drugs can kill and bypassing health systems can leave life-threatening problems undiagnosed. It's estimated that 90% of counterfeit drugs are sold on the internet, 44% of internet Viagra is fake, the global sale of counterfeit drugs will reach $75 billion this year and EU seizures have risen dramatically. Counterfeit drug deaths include men who took fake erectile dysfunction drugs, pregnant women injected with fake iron for anaemia and children who took paracetamol syrup contaminated with antifreeze.

20 Jan 2010

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research. Although some evidence points toward a benefit from using braces, research has failed to prove definitively that they work.

20 Jan 2010

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

20 Jan 2010

Children from low SES environment may be at risk for numerous health problems in future

It's no surprise that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be at risk for numerous health problems in the future. Scientists speculate that these health problems, including increased risk for depression, anxiety and substance abuse, arise from the physiological toll that the environment has on the children's bodies.

20 Jan 2010

World Vision warns children are vulnerable to various forms of exploitation following Haiti’s quake

As the response to Haiti's devastating earthquake enters its second week, Christian humanitarian agency, World Vision warns that children could endure lasting damage from the unique dangers that particularly target them.

20 Jan 2010

St. Louis Children's Hospital installs Siemens' SOMATOM Definition AS CT scanner

Recognized as one of the leading pediatric healthcare centers in the United States, St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis is further enhancing its nationally renowned pediatric care program with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS computed tomography (CT) scanner from Siemens Healthcare. The SOMATOM Definition AS is the world's first adaptive scanner, which intelligently adapts, on the fly, to the patient, for aiding in dose protection, as well as adapting to new dimensions and space.

20 Jan 2010

Statins may protect SCD children from pneumococcal infection

New research suggests a family of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs might help protect individuals from serious illness following bacterial infection, including the pneumococcal infections that pose a deadly threat to those with sickle cell disease.

20 Jan 2010

JDRF and BD join to develop novel insulin delivery products for treatment of type 1 diabetes

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today an innovative program aimed at improving the treatment of type 1 diabetes by developing novel insulin delivery products to enhance the use of insulin pumps.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 20 Jan 2010

Studies explore consequences of sexual abuse

Half of sexual abuse survivors wait up to five years before disclosing they were victimized, according to a collaborative study from the Universit- de Montr-al, the Universit- du Qu-bec - Montr-al and the Universit- de Sherbrooke published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

20 Jan 2010

Children News and Research

New review highlights risks and benefits of fluoride toothpaste in young children

Chances for Children sets up Haiti Renewal Fund

New study may help develop assessment tests in social-emotional learning

Budget woes prompt health cuts in some states

DNA testing can help individuals make more-informed health and lifestyle decisions

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

BrainTrust Canada and CSPS partner to distribute Concussion Cards to all CSPS ski patrollers

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

Parents advised to use fluoridated toothpaste to prevent tooth decay in their children

Arts-based program identifies safety needs of children from low-income communities

Proskauer plays a key role in improving research and treatment for stomach cancer

Over 44% of internet Viagra is counterfeit

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

Prenatal exposure to PBDEs associated with neurodevelopmental effects in young children

Children from low SES environment may be at risk for numerous health problems in future

World Vision warns children are vulnerable to various forms of exploitation following Haiti’s quake

St. Louis Children's Hospital installs Siemens' SOMATOM Definition AS CT scanner

Statins may protect SCD children from pneumococcal infection

JDRF and BD join to develop novel insulin delivery products for treatment of type 1 diabetes

Studies explore consequences of sexual abuse

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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