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New risk factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Health researchers at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, have found evidence of new risk factors associated with a debilitating illness called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

24 Jun 2004

Eating fish during pregnancy produces children with better language and communication skills

A new study of children in Bristol has shown that women who ate fish regularly during pregnancy had children with better language and communication skills by the age of 18 months.

24 Jun 2004

John Kerry's plan to strengthen America’s health care system

Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry Wednesday addressed the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2004 Convention and discussed his innovative plan to strengthen America’s health care system

24 Jun 2004

Pollution kills more than three milion children under the age of five every year

Around the world, polluted air and water and other environment-related hazards kill more than three milion children under the age of five every year.

24 Jun 2004

Hair cloning could be the cure for baldness

Researcher Kevin McElwee -- one of only a few people in the world who hold a doctoral degree in hair biology -- thinks a cure for baldness that uses the technique of hair cloning could be commercially available within 10 years.

24 Jun 2004

Health Canada is warning the Canadian public to immediately discard "BABY" / "BÉBÉ" brand pacifiers

The pacifier was recently tested at Health Canada's Product Safety Laboratory and failed to meet Canadian safety requirements. The nipple from several of the pacifiers detached during testing, and the handle also detached. Young children and babies using the pacifier could choke on or aspirate a piece of it.

24 Jun 2004

Police are less likely to make an arrest when they encounter an incident of juvenile prostitution

"Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS" is the latest in a series published by the U.S. Department of Justice. According to authors David Finkelhor and Richard Ormrod, disappointingly little statistical and research information exists about the prostitution of juveniles, in part because their social and legal status is somewhat ambiguous.

24 Jun 2004

Thailand aims to reduce HIV prevalence among adults to 1 percent by 2006

Thailand has already met most of the development goals agreed at the U.N. Millennium Summit attended by world leaders four years ago.

24 Jun 2004

Answers to childhood asthma may be in herbal medicine

A clinical trial to determine whether a herbal medicine can ease the symptoms of asthma in children is underway at RMIT University.

24 Jun 2004

Newborns are more susceptible to DNA damage from pollution than their mothers

New Study of New York City Residents Shows That Newborns are More Susceptible to DNA Damage from Pollution than Their Mothers.

24 Jun 2004

Muscular German boy sheds new light on muscle development and genetics

By studying the genetic make up of a German boy born with unusually well developed muscles, an international research team has discovered the first evidence that the gene whose loss makes "mighty mice" also controls muscle growth in people.

24 Jun 2004

UK Department of Transport road casualty figures released

The UK Department of Transport has today published National Statistics on road casualties in Great Britain in 2003, which relate to casualties in accidents reported to the police.

24 Jun 2004

Tablet PC-based software application will act as virtual clipboard for health professionals

Tablet PC-based software application that allows psychologists and other treatment and educational staff to instantly file and retrieve patient information to and from a central database using wireless technology and the Internet.

23 Jun 2004

Sixty-four percent of the public thought that a public restroom doorknob has more germs than an ATM

A new survey shows that most Americans don't realize that germs are hiding on many common objects outdoors, in their offices, and even in their homes.

23 Jun 2004

Sports medicine may help the national fight against pediatric obesity

Physicians and coaches can evaluate the effectiveness of methods widely used to measure body composition and predict the minimum weight an athlete should maintain.

23 Jun 2004

Residency training is demanding, leading busy residents to forfeit sleep

Federal mandates last year capped the resident’s work week at 80 hours, reducing the amount of time spent in the operating room and in the hospital treating patients.

23 Jun 2004

Delayed brain development and its interaction with puberty key to learning difficulties

A Northwestern University study is the first to suggest that delayed brain development and its interaction with puberty may be key factors contributing to language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

23 Jun 2004

British national intelligence system to share information on individuals who pose a risk to the public

Responding to Sir Michael Bichard's report into the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, Mr Blunkett said the government would act on the main recommendations immediately. He said the report uncovers serious failures in recording and managing information.

23 Jun 2004

Tommy G. Thompson today approved a plan by New York State to streamline the State Children's Health Insurance Program

"I am pleased to approve this simplification of New York's SCHIP application," Secretary Thompson said. "We have always encouraged states to make enrollment in SCHIP as well as Medicaid as simple as possible.

23 Jun 2004

Twice as many children are suffering strokes than was previously believed

“We’re seeing double the numbers of stroke in general,” says Dr. Gabrielle deVeber, who will be chairing a session on Stroke in Children and Young Adults today at the 5th World Stroke Congress in Vancouver, B.C. “That’s for both ischemic stroke (blood flow in the brain interrupted by a clot) and haemorrhagic (bleeding into the brain from a ruptured blood vessel).

23 Jun 2004

Children News and Research

New risk factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Eating fish during pregnancy produces children with better language and communication skills

John Kerry's plan to strengthen America’s health care system

Pollution kills more than three milion children under the age of five every year

Hair cloning could be the cure for baldness

Health Canada is warning the Canadian public to immediately discard "BABY" / "BÉBÉ" brand pacifiers

Police are less likely to make an arrest when they encounter an incident of juvenile prostitution

Thailand aims to reduce HIV prevalence among adults to 1 percent by 2006

Answers to childhood asthma may be in herbal medicine

Newborns are more susceptible to DNA damage from pollution than their mothers

Muscular German boy sheds new light on muscle development and genetics

UK Department of Transport road casualty figures released

Tablet PC-based software application will act as virtual clipboard for health professionals

Sixty-four percent of the public thought that a public restroom doorknob has more germs than an ATM

Sports medicine may help the national fight against pediatric obesity

Residency training is demanding, leading busy residents to forfeit sleep

Delayed brain development and its interaction with puberty key to learning difficulties

British national intelligence system to share information on individuals who pose a risk to the public

Tommy G. Thompson today approved a plan by New York State to streamline the State Children's Health Insurance Program

Twice as many children are suffering strokes than was previously believed

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