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American Academy of Pediatrics sounds alarm on chemicals

Pediatricians group warns that federal regulations have failed to protect children from dangerous exposure.

25 Apr 2011

Governors feeling the pinch on Medicaid funding

Medicaid was created in 1965 to provide health coverage for the poorest Americans, particularly those with children. States pay, on average, 43% of the tab for Medicaid. Washington pays the rest and, as part of the new health-care law, the federal government restricts states' ability to save money by narrowing eligibility for the program or charging more for coverage.

25 Apr 2011

As practices change, family physician has trouble retiring

Dr. [Ronald] Sroka has practiced family medicine for 32 years in a small, red-brick building just six miles from his childhood home. ... Dr. Sroka, 62, thought about retiring. He tried to sell his once highly profitable practice. No luck. He tried giving it away. No luck. Dr. Sroka's fate is emblematic of a transformation in American medicine. ... [D]octors like him are increasingly being replaced by teams of rotating doctors and nurses who do not know their patients nearly as well. A centuries-old intimacy between doctor and patient is being lost.

25 Apr 2011

Simple, obvious and obscure ways to keep minds sharp and brains healthy

From a glance at the magazine stands, Americans appear obsessed with losing weight, cutting their cardiac risks and seeking to improve their odds against cancer. But where's the focus on brain health?

25 Apr 2011

Former U-M football champion to receive Mott award for his support to the hospital

Patients, hospital staff and football enthusiasts at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital will show their appreciation for former U-M football standout, 1997 Heisman trophy winner and current Green Bay Packer Charles Woodson by proclaiming Thursday, April 28, as Woodson Day.

25 Apr 2011

NCM, National Park Foundation partner to combat childhood obesity

The National Children's Museum announces that it has partnered with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, to support the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll.

25 Apr 2011

Burchfield Primary School third-grader to receive $1,000 PDA's poster contest prize

Bailey Ritchey, a third-grade student at Burchfield Primary School in Allegheny County, will receive a $1,000 educational bond for winning first-place in the Pennsylvania Dental Association's 2011 National Children's Dental Health Month statewide poster contest.

25 Apr 2011

Africa's football leaders earn UAM recognition for combating malaria

Today on World Malaria Day, the United Against Malaria campaign, under the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, recognized leaders from Africa's football and corporate spheres for their role in bringing malaria control messages to more than two billion 2010 World Cup spectators through public service announcements and media, and to 10 million employees through "Malaria Safe" corporate initiatives.

25 Apr 2011

New book on aging

Aging is a natural part of life. From the minute we are born we are heading in one certain direction: towards death. That said, it is possible to arrive at that ultimate destination graceful and vital to our last days rather than chronically ill suffering from one or many debilitating illnesses.

25 Apr 2011

New study reports national survey results of physicians who deliver childhood vaccinations

A new study led by Allison Kempe, MD, MPH, professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Children's Outcomes Research Program at The Children's Hospital, reports the results of a national survey of primary care physicians who deliver vaccinations to children.

25 Apr 2011

Ahead of Immunization Week, WHO calls for countries to come together to control measles outbreak in Europe

WHO is urging countries in Europe to join together to help control the measles outbreak that has grown to more than 6,500 cases in 33 countries and the potential for worsening outbreaks "in the days ahead as people travel during the Easter holidays," U.N. News Centre reports.

25 Apr 2011

Canadians join hands in fight against meningitis on April 24th

Canadians can join hands in a virtual community with the Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada and become a member of the global family by visiting www.comoonline.org and "joining hands" in the fight against meningitis, and to show support for meningitis awareness and prevention.

25 Apr 2011

U.N. Secretary-General calls for scale up of global malaria efforts ahead of World Malaria Day

Global malaria control efforts must be significantly scaled up if the world is to reach the goal of reducing malaria deaths to almost zero by 2015, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message on Thursday ahead of World Malaria Day, which is officially observed on Monday, the U.N. News Centre writes.

25 Apr 2011

UCI anesthesiologist to use $3.2 million NIH grant for P-TIPS program

A UC Irvine anesthesiologist will use a $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to launch a research effort aimed at lessening the anxiety and pain children feel before and after surgery.

25 Apr 2011

FDA approves Sanofi Pasteur's meningococcal vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted licensure to expand the indication for its meningococcal conjugate vaccine, Menactra, to include a two-dose schedule for infants and children 9 months through 23 months of age.

25 Apr 2011

Experts to present new research on pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders at ASPO meeting

The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology will hold its annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, during the 2011 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in Chicago, IL.

25 Apr 2011

ASPO to honor pediatric otolaryngologists at annual meeting in Chicago

The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology will recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers in the field of pediatric otolaryngology during their annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, 2011, in Chicago, IL.

25 Apr 2011

Pediatric otolaryngologist to earn Charles Ferguson Clinical Science recognition

Stephen Maturo, MD, of Boston, MA, will receive the first place Charles Ferguson Clinical Science Award for outstanding achievement in the field of pediatric otolaryngology for his research paper titled "Intraoperative Laryngeal Electromyography in Children with Vocal Fold Mobility: Results of a Multicenter Longitudinal Study," during their annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, 2011, in Chicago, IL.

25 Apr 2011

Oncologists discuss about NCCN updated guidelines at 4th Annual Asia Scientific Congress

More than 1,800 Chinese oncology professionals attended the NCCN 4th Annual Asia Scientific Congress in Shanghai, China, on April 9, 2011, which featured expert faculty from NCCN Member Institutions and thought leaders in cancer care from major Chinese cancer centers.

25 Apr 2011

Creative approach can tackle bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

An over-the-counter drug used to treat diarrhea combined with minocycline, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, could one day change the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis.

25 Apr 2011

Children News and Research

American Academy of Pediatrics sounds alarm on chemicals

Governors feeling the pinch on Medicaid funding

As practices change, family physician has trouble retiring

Simple, obvious and obscure ways to keep minds sharp and brains healthy

Former U-M football champion to receive Mott award for his support to the hospital

NCM, National Park Foundation partner to combat childhood obesity

Burchfield Primary School third-grader to receive $1,000 PDA's poster contest prize

Africa's football leaders earn UAM recognition for combating malaria

New book on aging

New study reports national survey results of physicians who deliver childhood vaccinations

Ahead of Immunization Week, WHO calls for countries to come together to control measles outbreak in Europe

Canadians join hands in fight against meningitis on April 24th

U.N. Secretary-General calls for scale up of global malaria efforts ahead of World Malaria Day

UCI anesthesiologist to use $3.2 million NIH grant for P-TIPS program

FDA approves Sanofi Pasteur's meningococcal vaccine

Experts to present new research on pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders at ASPO meeting

ASPO to honor pediatric otolaryngologists at annual meeting in Chicago

Pediatric otolaryngologist to earn Charles Ferguson Clinical Science recognition

Oncologists discuss about NCCN updated guidelines at 4th Annual Asia Scientific Congress

Creative approach can tackle bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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