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MOFAS offers $6,400 in grant to Minnesota families living with FASD

The Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is giving $6,400 in grant money to Minnesota families living with FASD for summer family activities. Thirty-two families will receive a $200 mini grant to do something fun and creative with family and friends this summer. These mini grants are possible because of individual donations and funding from private foundations.

22 Jun 2010

First anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

One year ago, President Obama signed the historic Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). Under the Tobacco Control Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration obtained authority to regulate tobacco products, with a special emphasis on preventing their use by children and youth and reducing the impact of tobacco on public health.

22 Jun 2010

Children with special health care needs at increased risk of oral diseases

At the beginning of 2010, as many as 17 percent of children in the United States were reported as having special health care needs. Behavioral issues, developmental disorders, cognitive disorders, genetic disorders and systemic diseases may increase a child's risk of developing oral disease, according to an article published in the May/June 2010 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry.

22 Jun 2010

Enobia reports positive interim data from ENB-0040 enzyme replacement therapy study for children with HPP

Enobia Pharma today announced positive interim data from a clinical study of ENB-0040, a bone targeted enzyme replacement therapy, under investigation for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP). After 12 weeks of treatment with ENB-0040, children with HPP showed marked improvements in bone mineralization and function including increases in strength, endurance and mobility and reduction in pain. These findings were presented by Dr. Michael Whyte at ENDO 2010, the 92nd Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society.

22 Jun 2010

University of Utah receives $2.4M, four-year grant to track children with ASDs

In the ongoing effort to understand the growing prevalence of autism spectrum disorders nationwide, the University of Utah has received a $2.4 million, four-year grant to estimate the number of Utah 8-year-olds with ASDs and other developmental disabilities.

22 Jun 2010

Brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia risk are detectable in babies, find researchers

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder affecting one in 100 people worldwide. Most cases aren't detected until a person starts experiencing symptoms like delusions and hallucinations as a teenager or adult. By that time, the disease has often progressed so far that it can be difficult to treat.

22 Jun 2010

MU researcher explores importance of spirituality in youth development

Few studies have examined the differences between spirituality and religion in adolescents. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is exploring these differences by determining how youth define and practice spirituality separate from religion. Defining spirituality can help reveal its impact on adolescent development. Initial findings reveal that youth define spirituality in terms of positive behaviors, feelings and relationships.

22 Jun 2010

WHO issues comprehensive recommendations on children's medicines

The WHO on Friday issued "its first-ever guidance on how to use more than 240 essential medicines for children under 13," the Associated Press reports. "The data provide information on use, dosage and side effects of medicines as well as warnings about which children should not take them" and possible complications from interactions from drugs taken together, according to the WHO, the news service reports (6/19).

22 Jun 2010

PPC Canada announces alliance with LifeSpeak

PPC Canada is pleased to announce an alliance with LifeSpeak Inc., designed to help customer employees across Canada work, learn and thrive. The addition of LifeSpeak's online, expert-led video clips to PPC Canada's current suite of offerings will provide employees with a just-in-time learning tool integrated into their Employee Assistance Program.

22 Jun 2010

FDA approves ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay to aid in diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first assay to detect both antigen and antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This assay is approved for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in adults including pregnant women. It is also the first assay for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in children as young as two years old.

22 Jun 2010

Asthmatics to suffer more this winter warn experts

Asthma sufferers in Australia have been warned about a bad cold and flu season ahead. 58 percent of the susceptible population is already experiencing asthma attacks since the start of the season according to The National Asthma Council Australia (NACA) on Monday. They went on to say that nearly half of this population is still not vaccinated against seasonal flu.

21 Jun 2010

Experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes

Researchers have developed an experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes, a disease that affects about one in every 400 to 600 children and adolescents. They will present their results in a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes on Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

21 Jun 2010

Families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to seek more federal funding for cancer research

Today and tomorrow hundreds of families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to ask Congress one question: Where is the research money that was authorized by the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008?

21 Jun 2010

Research review calls for new approaches to guard against child abuse

A new international review of research into child welfare services shows that radical changes are needed to improve assessments and support for families where there are concerns about parental abuse.

21 Jun 2010

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Emergency departments are challenged to streamline patient diagnoses and treatment for a variety of conditions and require a CT system capable of imaging patients quickly, accurately and safely. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aquilion® ONE 320-detector row CT system is designed for such settings and used to evaluate a range of patients, including cardiac, neuro, stroke and pediatric.

21 Jun 2010

Spark Together for Health Kids program promotes access to physical activity, healthy food

A new survey by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario found the majority of kids in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will be missing out on physical activity this summer, as parents scramble to find child care solutions once school is out.

21 Jun 2010

Federal funds available to support specialized training curriculum on Mental Health Procedures Act

Approximately $500,000 is available in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support a specialized training curriculum on the Mental Health Procedures Act of 1976 for judges, law enforcement, psychologists, social workers and other professionals in the criminal justice system.

21 Jun 2010

Study evaluates association between PBDE flame retardants and thyroid function in pregnant women

Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a common flame retardant had altered thyroid hormone levels, a result that could have implications for fetal health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

21 Jun 2010

Early-life exposure to PCBs diminishes immune response to diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations: Study

Children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls early in life later had a diminished immune response to diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations, according to a study published online June 20 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This result suggests that PCB exposure during the first years of life, a critical period in immune system development, could undermine the effectiveness of childhood vaccinations and possibly impair immune system responses to infection.

21 Jun 2010

State leaders to increase New York cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack

It is great news for New York's health that state leaders are planning to increase the state cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack, while also increasing the tax on other tobacco products and ensuring that taxes are properly paid on cigarettes sold by Native American tribes to non-tribal members. Increasing the tobacco tax is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among children.

21 Jun 2010

Children News and Research

MOFAS offers $6,400 in grant to Minnesota families living with FASD

First anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Children with special health care needs at increased risk of oral diseases

Enobia reports positive interim data from ENB-0040 enzyme replacement therapy study for children with HPP

University of Utah receives $2.4M, four-year grant to track children with ASDs

Brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia risk are detectable in babies, find researchers

MU researcher explores importance of spirituality in youth development

WHO issues comprehensive recommendations on children's medicines

PPC Canada announces alliance with LifeSpeak

FDA approves ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay to aid in diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection

Asthmatics to suffer more this winter warn experts

Experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes

Families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to seek more federal funding for cancer research

Research review calls for new approaches to guard against child abuse

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Spark Together for Health Kids program promotes access to physical activity, healthy food

Federal funds available to support specialized training curriculum on Mental Health Procedures Act

Study evaluates association between PBDE flame retardants and thyroid function in pregnant women

Early-life exposure to PCBs diminishes immune response to diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations: Study

State leaders to increase New York cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack

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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