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Treatment sometimes absent for children of mothers with mental illness

Children who have a mother diagnosed with a mental illness are at risk of psychiatric and behavioral problems, yet these children often fail to receive needed services, a new University of Michigan study indicates.

2 Nov 2004

Researchers find that berries inhibit growth of harmful intestinal bacteria

A research project carried out by VTT Biotechnology and the University of Helsinki has found that cloudberries and raspberries contain a phenol, ellagic tannin, that inhibits the growth of intestinal bacteria.

2 Nov 2004

Possible treatment for the fatal lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

They found that the anti-cancer drug imatinib mesylate — commercially known as Gleevec and produced by Novartis Pharmaceuticals — can target a gene critical to controlling the disease process. Previously, there had been no treatment and patients usually did not survive beyond three years of diagnosis. Now the treatment is undergoing clinical trials at Mayo Clinic.

2 Nov 2004

Immigrant mothers from Japan and South America knew less about child development than their European American counterparts

Groups of immigrant mothers from Japan and South America knew less about child development than did their European American counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

2 Nov 2004

Genetic link suggested in deaths from cardiac valve diseases

Deaths from cardiac valve diseases appear to run in families, suggesting a significant genetic component, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Nov 2004

Analysis of safety syringe market

One of the biggest challenges facing manufacturers of safety syringes in Europe is the lack of legislation on the use of these products in health care settings.

2 Nov 2004

Academics urge British Government to consider wider options in public health white paper

The government's forthcoming public health white paper should consider other options aside from imposing personal obligations on individual citizens to take responsibility for their own health, if it is to succeed in improving the health of the nation, according to a leading health think tank.

2 Nov 2004

Australia ratifies Tobacco Control Treaty

The global war on smoking has been given a major boost with Australia's ratification on 27 October 2004 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).

2 Nov 2004

Marie Curie Cancer Care and Cancer Research Technology extend relationship for cancer patient benefit

Cancer Research Technology Limited (CRT), the specialist oncology focussed technology transfer and development company, today announced the completion of a Technology Transfer Agreement with Marie Curie Cancer Care, one of the largest cancer charities in the UK.

2 Nov 2004

An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder impairs awareness, perception and reasoning

The disturbed thinking, impaired judgment, impulsivity, and distractibility seen in mania, a destructive phase of bipolar disorder, may be traceable to overactivity of protein kinase C (PKC), suggests the study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the Stanley Foundation.

1 Nov 2004

Clinical trial of investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute for use at the scene of injury

Loyola University Health System begins today the national clinical trial using PolyHeme®, an investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute designed to increase survival of critically injured and bleeding trauma patients at the scene of injury.

1 Nov 2004

$73 million to tackle infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and influenza

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded 14 contracts totaling more than $73 million to fund the Large-Scale Antibody and T Cell Epitope Discovery Program, an initiative aimed at quickly identifying the regions of selected infectious agents that elicit immune reactions.

1 Nov 2004

FDA allows health claims for olive oil

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).

1 Nov 2004

New vaccines to counter biological agents such as anthrax

Scientists at Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital are to help develop new vaccines in case of a terrorist release of biological agents such as anthrax.

1 Nov 2004

Studies show Pfizer's Azithromycin Microspheres effective as treatment for respiratory tract infections

Pfizer Inc.'s new investigational microsphere formulation of azithromycin, which is dosed as a one-time-only oral antibiotic, is comparable to other frequently prescribed treatments for some of the most common respiratory tract infections in adult patients.

1 Nov 2004

Program triples hepatitis B vaccination rates in targeted regions of rural China

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and the China Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control (CFHPC) announced the results of a collaborative grassroots education and vaccination program designed to fight the spread of one of China's most pressing health problems -- hepatitis B.

1 Nov 2004

Nonpowder guns are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury and disability

Nonpowder guns - ball-bearing (BB) guns, pellet guns, air rifles, and paintball guns - are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury, disability and even death to children and adolescents, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics technical report "Injury Risk of Nonpowder Guns."

1 Nov 2004

More research and innovation on child pain and stress reduction is needed

Relief of pain and stress for children receiving emergency medical treatment is a vital, and readily available, component of care.

1 Nov 2004

Domestic ducks may have acquired role in the transmission of H5N1 to other poultry and humans

Countries experiencing outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry need to be aware that domestic ducks may have acquired an important role in the transmission of highly pathogenic H5N1 to other poultry and, possibly, to humans as well.

1 Nov 2004

Improved risk classification for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia offers hope for eliminating irradiation

Improved risk classification for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), coupled with more intensive intrathecal chemotherapy for high risk patients and the use of a drug called dexamethasone, could one day permit physicians to omit irradiation as a part of routine treatment.

1 Nov 2004

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Treatment sometimes absent for children of mothers with mental illness

Researchers find that berries inhibit growth of harmful intestinal bacteria

Possible treatment for the fatal lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Immigrant mothers from Japan and South America knew less about child development than their European American counterparts

Genetic link suggested in deaths from cardiac valve diseases

Analysis of safety syringe market

Academics urge British Government to consider wider options in public health white paper

Australia ratifies Tobacco Control Treaty

Marie Curie Cancer Care and Cancer Research Technology extend relationship for cancer patient benefit

An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder impairs awareness, perception and reasoning

Clinical trial of investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute for use at the scene of injury

$73 million to tackle infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and influenza

FDA allows health claims for olive oil

New vaccines to counter biological agents such as anthrax

Studies show Pfizer's Azithromycin Microspheres effective as treatment for respiratory tract infections

Program triples hepatitis B vaccination rates in targeted regions of rural China

Nonpowder guns are extremely powerful and continue to cause serious injury and disability

More research and innovation on child pain and stress reduction is needed

Domestic ducks may have acquired role in the transmission of H5N1 to other poultry and humans

Improved risk classification for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia offers hope for eliminating irradiation

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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