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Public awareness campaign needed to curb health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C

Stepped-up vaccination requirements, a boost in resources for prevention and treatment, and a public awareness campaign similar to the effort that dispelled the stigma of HIV/AIDS are needed to curb the health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

12 Jan 2010

Flawed medical research could lead to children receiving treatment that either does not work or is harmful

Lisa Hartling, co-director for the University of Alberta's Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, looked at 163 North American clinical trials involving children by using a new tool that rates the risk of bias, meaning the benefits and safety of the treatments may have been exaggerated.

12 Jan 2010

American Lung Association supports CDC's NIVW to highlight the importance influenza vaccination

The American Lung Association supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), January 10-16, 2010, which highlights the importance of annual influenza vaccination after the holiday season into January and beyond.

12 Jan 2010

Official H1N1-related death count approaches 13,000 worldwide, WHO says

H1N1 (swine flu) has killed 12,799 people worldwide since the virus first emerged, the WHO said on Friday, United Press International reports (1/8). According to the WHO, more than half of the H1N1-related deaths worldwide occurred in the Americas, China Daily reports (1/9).

12 Jan 2010

Study suggests friendship can provide an alternative to eating and help promote active lifestyles

Parents are acutely aware of the influence of friends on their children's behavior -- how they dress, how they wear their hair, whether they drink or smoke.

12 Jan 2010

In weekly address, Obama focuses on immediate benefits of health bill

"President Obama said Saturday that Americans would see immediate benefits from a landmark overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, and he urged Congress to reconcile swiftly differences on the legislation so it could be signed into law in the coming weeks," The New York Times reports.

12 Jan 2010

Study demonstrates benefits of allergen immunotherapy for children with allergic rhinitis

Allergy immunotherapy, generally referred to as allergy vaccinations or shots, reduce total health care costs in children with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) by one-third, and prescription costs by 16 percent, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).

11 Jan 2010

Albertsons launches new online community to provide value-driven choices for healthier living

Albertsons, a SUPERVALU company, today launched a new online community, AlbertsonsWellbeing.com, that will provide users with tools to help them make easy, value-driven choices for healthier living.

11 Jan 2010

Wall Street Journal examines polio vaccinations in Afghanistan

In a story about polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal examines how the Taliban and international health agencies are working together to promote oral vaccination campaigns across the country.

11 Jan 2010

Galderma S.A. offers $3.75 million to NovaBay Pharmaceuticals

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of anti-infectives for treating multi-drug resistant pathogens, announced today that it has received $3.75 million in milestone payments from partner Galderma S.A.

11 Jan 2010

Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans proof-of-concept clinical trials in RA and epilepsy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today provided an update on key 2010 business priorities in conjunction with the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The company also discussed recent progress in its lead development programs in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cystic fibrosis (CF) and outlined proof-of-concept clinical trials planned in other serious diseases for 2010.

11 Jan 2010

Common brain tumour in children can arise from stem cells

New research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London shows how the most common type of children's brain cancer can arise from stem cells.

11 Jan 2010

Autism spectrum disorders result from miswiring of connections in developing brain

Studying a rare disorder known as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), researchers at Children's Hospital Boston add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that autism spectrum disorders, which affect 25 to 50 percent of TSC patients, result from a miswiring of connections in the developing brain, leading to improper information flow.

10 Jan 2010

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 10 and continuing through the week, Highmark Inc. will join with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week.

10 Jan 2010

Thirteen percent of poison exposure calls related to painkillers

U.S. poison centers answered more than 4.3 million calls in 2008, including nearly 2.5 million calls about human exposures to poison, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers -- up from 4.2 million calls in 2007.

9 Jan 2010

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

More than 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, or one in 25. According to The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, one in 17 children age three and under have a food allergy, and these numbers are rising rapidly. The rate of peanut allergy alone has doubled over the last ten years.

9 Jan 2010

U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major speech today to mark the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Her strong message showed top-level U.S. Government support for the ICPD and other such UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015.

9 Jan 2010

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.

9 Jan 2010

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

The elimination of domestic violence has been a core objective of Blue Shield of California's charitable endeavors for more than a decade.

9 Jan 2010

Time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons for children

Researchers at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS) have completed a study that pinpoints the period between 24 and 32 months of age as most effective time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons with their children.

9 Jan 2010

Children News and Research

Public awareness campaign needed to curb health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C

Flawed medical research could lead to children receiving treatment that either does not work or is harmful

American Lung Association supports CDC's NIVW to highlight the importance influenza vaccination

Official H1N1-related death count approaches 13,000 worldwide, WHO says

Study suggests friendship can provide an alternative to eating and help promote active lifestyles

In weekly address, Obama focuses on immediate benefits of health bill

Study demonstrates benefits of allergen immunotherapy for children with allergic rhinitis

Albertsons launches new online community to provide value-driven choices for healthier living

Wall Street Journal examines polio vaccinations in Afghanistan

Galderma S.A. offers $3.75 million to NovaBay Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans proof-of-concept clinical trials in RA and epilepsy

Common brain tumour in children can arise from stem cells

Autism spectrum disorders result from miswiring of connections in developing brain

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

Thirteen percent of poison exposure calls related to painkillers

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

Time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons for children

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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