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Gravity model applicable to disease spread

Tracking the spread of new or re-emergent diseases such as SARS or smallpox is essential in controlling disease epidemics, but horse-and-buggy concepts of how diseases spread have been supplanted by 21st-century realities.

9 Aug 2004

Research sheds new light on stepfamilies

Stepparents and non-resident parents play just as important role in the behaviour and well-being of their children as the parent they live with, New Zealand's Victoria University researchers have found.

9 Aug 2004

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer while they’re shedding pounds, based on the findings of research published in this month’s edition of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

9 Aug 2004

Tobacco industry's efforts to influence the print media

A study based on the tobacco industry's own documents shows the extent of the tobacco industry's efforts to influence the print media on the health effects of secondhand smoke.

7 Aug 2004

Lack of a gene called LBP-1a in the embryo prevents normal growth of blood vessels in the placenta

The lack of a gene called LBP-1a in the mouse embryo prevents normal growth of blood vessels in the placenta. This finding suggests that a similar defect in humans could play a role in fetal growth retardation, infant mortality and spontaneous abortion.

6 Aug 2004

Report shows promising findings on adolescent use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

A new report by the Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University Bloomington presents promising findings on adolescent use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

5 Aug 2004

Fathers Support Breastfeeding campaign

On August 5, the Office of Minority Health at the Indiana State Department of Health will launch its "Fathers Support Breastfeeding" campaign by hosting the first of six meetings of a support group for fathers in Indianapolis.

5 Aug 2004

Nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year

A new analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year.

5 Aug 2004

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

An estimated 41,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed in 2004, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.

5 Aug 2004

Approval of Cymbalta for treatment of major depressive disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl; pronounced SIM-BALL-TA), judging it a safe and effective treatment for major depressive disorder, Eli Lilly and Company have announced.

5 Aug 2004

New toll-free telephone line launched to help make child disability-related information more accessible

To help make child disability-related information more accessible for families, a new provincial toll-free telephone line was launched on Aug. 3.

5 Aug 2004

Australia will provide emergency relief assistance to Bangladesh

In response to a request from the Bangladesh Government, Australia will bring forward its annual shipment of 45,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh. The $18 million wheat shipment will help alleviate food shortages resulting from crop losses. The World Food Programme will distribute the Australian wheat.

5 Aug 2004

24-year long asthma study is answering doctors' questions about asthma and its causes

Doctors have concluded that children do not usually outgrow asthma after puberty as was previously assumed. There are also other factors that contribute to the onset of asthma in test subjects, including infection and obesity.

5 Aug 2004

Exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs

Exclusively breastfeeding infants for the first six months of their lives provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs while reducing the risks of infant diarrheal and respiratory infections, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

5 Aug 2004

Blood vessel plug - amplatzer ductal occluder, performs well in trial

In the largest and longest trial yet of a device called the Amplatzer ductal occluder, a duct that shunts blood flow away from the lungs during fetal development but sometimes fails to close after birth, was successfully closed in almost all patients, according to a new study in the Aug. 4, 2004, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

5 Aug 2004

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

New research from the University of Warwick examining return to school and classroom performance following head injury reveals that teachers are often unaware of the injury and that children only very rarely receive specialist help, despite having attention and memory problems.

5 Aug 2004

Children News and Research

Gravity model applicable to disease spread

Research sheds new light on stepfamilies

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer

Tobacco industry's efforts to influence the print media

Lack of a gene called LBP-1a in the embryo prevents normal growth of blood vessels in the placenta

Report shows promising findings on adolescent use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

Fathers Support Breastfeeding campaign

Nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year

Physicians offer several promising and unique approaches to brain tumor treatment

Approval of Cymbalta for treatment of major depressive disorder

New toll-free telephone line launched to help make child disability-related information more accessible

Australia will provide emergency relief assistance to Bangladesh

24-year long asthma study is answering doctors' questions about asthma and its causes

Exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs

Blood vessel plug - amplatzer ductal occluder, performs well in trial

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

Heavy drinking by college students poses many serious dangers

As the saying goes “breast milk is best”

Coping programs for adolescent children of HIV-infected parents help teens develop into productive young adults

Water from the Dead Sea, the climate of Jordan and a special cream can significantly help sufferers of vitiligo

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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