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Canadian agency releases report on the health of Canada's young people

Today the Public Health Agency of Canada released Young People in Canada: Their Health and Well-Being, which highlights the importance of young people being well-integrated socially and having supportive relationships and environments at home and at school.

5 Oct 2004

Ireland's Department of Health has resolved outstanding concerns over the availability of flu vaccines

The Ireland's Department of Health has resolved outstanding concerns over the availability of flu vaccines and has secured commitments from new suppliers that will fully meet Ireland’s needs this winter.

5 Oct 2004

Sedentary children at higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome

Childhood predictors of self-reported chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in adults: national birth cohort study BMJ Online First.

5 Oct 2004

Call for elderly and children to be vaccinated first in response to flu vaccine shortage

Just one week after being reassured by corporate and federal officials that the United States would have a record supply of flu vaccine available, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging reacted sharply today concerning the nation’s pending flu vaccine shortage.

5 Oct 2004

New genomic, proteomic tools yield clues to exercise/diet effects on obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Applying the latest genomic and proteomic techniques has given researchers new clues for the interaction between exercise and diet, glucose metabolism and improvement in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.

5 Oct 2004

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength and this effect is most pronounced during skeletal growth and development, according to Charles H. Turner, professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of orthopaedic research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

5 Oct 2004

Spitting into a cup could someday be an alternative to blood testing

Researchers have identified the largest number of proteins to date in human saliva, a preliminary finding that could pave the way for more diagnostic tests based on saliva samples. Such tests show promise as a faster, cheaper and potentially safer diagnostic method than blood sampling, they say.

5 Oct 2004

In some cases, children with Hodgkin’s Disease can safely skip or reduce the amount of radiation therapy received

In some cases, children with Hodgkin’s Disease can safely skip or significantly reduce the amount of radiation therapy they must receive if the cancer has been sufficiently shrunk due to chemotherapy

5 Oct 2004

School physical education programs are the place to score in the battle with obesity

Researchers from the School of Human Movement Studies at UQ, believe the focus of school physical education (PE) should be to nurture “physical literacy” and PE should be compulsory from preschool to Year 12.

5 Oct 2004

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly, less expensively and with less chance of a repeat visit if children's hospitals use a unique source of national data to check their performance against other children's hospitals and show them where they can improve.

5 Oct 2004

Background noises don't just cover up conversation, they may actually scramble brain activity

The insight from experiments with rats could influence the design of hearing devices, MP3 music players and virtually any audio transmission technology, say the scientists.

5 Oct 2004

Researchers discover new mechanism responsible for blood vessel tumors that cause facial deformities

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism responsible for the growth of blood vessel tumors that can cause facial deformities in infants and young children, paving the way for an antibody-based treatment to remove cells that fuel the tumors’ growth.

5 Oct 2004

Number of low birth weight infants born in America rose between 1990 and 2000

The number of low birth weight infants born in America’s 100 largest cities and their suburbs rose between 1990 and 2000, placing more babies at greater risk for critical health problems

5 Oct 2004

People with asthma can drink milk too!

Got asthma but want milk? Breathe easy, drink up and rest assured that your three daily serves of dairy foods will not trigger or exacerbate your asthma symptoms.

5 Oct 2004

National Education Association sells out to Atkins

PCRM is calling on the National Education Association and three other education organizations to provide a full financial disclosure of their controversial new contracts permitting Atkins Nutritionals to market its diet information to school children.

4 Oct 2004

$75 million over 5 years to study islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it plans to award about $75 million over five years to five clinical centers and a data coordinating center to conduct studies of islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes.

4 Oct 2004

New technique to treat condition called funnel chest, or pectus excavatum

Children and teenagers who suffer from a condition called funnel chest, or pectus excavatum, in which the chest wall becomes caved-in, now have a safe, effective and simpler surgical alternative to correct the condition, according to an article in a recent issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

4 Oct 2004

Children's organ retention at the Royal Liverpool Hospital (Alder Hey) is frequently muddled and unclear

The report into children's organ retention at the Royal Liverpool Hospital (Alder Hey) is frequently muddled and unclear, which has made it hard to draw up remedial policy and foster balanced debate about the issues.

4 Oct 2004

A child's risk of becoming obese may begin before birth and continue throughout infancy

A child's risk of becoming obese may begin before birth and continue throughout infancy and early childhood - critical periods for cellular growth and development, according to research results discussed during a national conference and outlined in the October supplement to Pediatrics.

4 Oct 2004

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder, called Timothy syndrome, which underlies a form of severe cardiac arrhythmia.

4 Oct 2004

Children News and Research

Canadian agency releases report on the health of Canada's young people

Ireland's Department of Health has resolved outstanding concerns over the availability of flu vaccines

Sedentary children at higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome

Call for elderly and children to be vaccinated first in response to flu vaccine shortage

New genomic, proteomic tools yield clues to exercise/diet effects on obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength

Spitting into a cup could someday be an alternative to blood testing

In some cases, children with Hodgkin’s Disease can safely skip or reduce the amount of radiation therapy received

School physical education programs are the place to score in the battle with obesity

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly

Background noises don't just cover up conversation, they may actually scramble brain activity

Researchers discover new mechanism responsible for blood vessel tumors that cause facial deformities

Number of low birth weight infants born in America rose between 1990 and 2000

People with asthma can drink milk too!

National Education Association sells out to Atkins

$75 million over 5 years to study islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes

New technique to treat condition called funnel chest, or pectus excavatum

Children's organ retention at the Royal Liverpool Hospital (Alder Hey) is frequently muddled and unclear

A child's risk of becoming obese may begin before birth and continue throughout infancy

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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