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Drug Therapy To Bolster Immune System Cells Found Effective Toward Childhood Cancer

16 May 2008

Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive to attack by immune system cells while making the immune system cells more powerful...
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Iowa Gov. Culver Signs $25M Bill To Increase Coverage For Children

16 May 2008

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill (HF 2539) that provides an additional $25 million over the next three years to extend coverage to more than 50,000 uninsured Iowa children, the...
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Veterinarians, Pediatricians And Postal Workers Team Up To Reduce Incidence Of Dog Bites, USA

16 May 2008

There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education ... but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this suffering, injury...
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Pediatrics / Children's Health News Articles Archive - Page 1

16 May 2008

Psychotherapy Reduces OCD Symptoms In Young Children, Helps Some Achieve Clinical Remission

Sunbed Regulations Useless Says Scottish Parliament Health Committee

Link Between Mothers' Depression And Young Children's Injuries Confirmed By Study

Team Of Top US Cardiac Specialists To Perform Critical Operations On Children In China

New Data Support Routine Childhood Vaccination With PREVENAR In Europe - Shown To Reduce Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Young Children

15 May 2008

Jamaica Program Aims To Help Older Family Members Provide Care For HIV-Positive Children

Researchers Create Genetically Modified Human Embryo; Could Lead To 'Designer' Infants, Critics Say

UNICEF Rushing Medical Supplies, Tents, Clean Water To Children Affected By Powerful Earthquake In China

Myanmar: Half A Million Children Affected By Cyclone, Aid Agency Warns

Breastfeeding And Arthritis

Rotavirus Within Day Care Centers In Oxfordshire, UK: Characterization Of Partial Immunity

U.S. Hospitals Lack Standards For Treating Apparent Life-Threatening Symptoms In Newborns

Asthmatic Girls And Children Exposed To Tobacco Smoke Benefit More From Montelukast (Singulair)

Heart Damage Reversed By Drug Therapy For PKU

14 May 2008

Pediatric Society Leaders, Health Policy Experts Consider Disparities In Children's Health As Top Priority For Political Candidates

Dennis Quaid Tells Lawmakers How Drug Mix Up Nearly Killed His Newborn Twins

Chicago Tribune Magazine Examines HIV/AIDS Among Children, Adolescents In U.S.

Many Female Child Molesters Were Victims Of Sexual Abuse

A Quarter Can Prevent A Child From Going Blind

Controversies In Childbirth Conference Offers First-Ever Open Forum For Discussion And Debate On 'Crisis In Childbirth In The U.S. Today'

Five Steps Families Can Take To Mitigate Asthma's Affect On Children, Elderly

Comfort For Bespectacled Kids - Eyeglasses Make Them Look Smart According To Their Peers

Progression Of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease In Children Slowed By Gene Therapy

More Than Treatment For Substance Abuse Needed For Homeless Youth, Study Finds

13 May 2008

Survival Rates For Infants Born Before 24 Weeks' Gestation In U.K. Unchanged, Study Finds

Infant Mortality Three Times Higher Among Blacks Than Whites In Urban Areas Of Michigan, Study Finds

Research Findings Change The Way Doctors Perform Cleft Palate Surgery

Sexual Harassment Negatively Affects Both Boys And Girls

Economics Helping To Change Early Childhood Policy Debate

More Vaccine-Autism Link Cases Heard By US Court

SUFE (Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis) - Delay In Diagnosing "Can Be Devastating"

Lack Of Support Means Premature And Sick Babies Are Missing Out On Their Mothers' Milk, UK

Scientists Find Genetic Alterations That Increase The Risk Of Neuroblastoma, An Aggressive Childhood Cancer, UK

UNICEF Concerned About Emotional Distress Of Children In Myanmar

MS Can Affect Children's IQ, Thinking Skills

Department Of Health Launches Campaign To Address Inequalities In Breastfeeding - National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (11-17 May 2008), UK

Policy Intervention With Potential: Forbid Unhealthy Snacks And Sell Fruit

12 May 2008

Depressed Teenagers Making Themselves Worse With Marijuana Says US Government Report

Preemies Need Protein In First Days Of Life - Study: Babies Who Are Given More Protein Get Bigger & Stronger Faster

John E. Lochman Honored For His Work And Program Dealing With Aggressive Behavior In Children

Evidence Discovered For Suspected Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes

Smoking Ban Deters Teens From Becoming Established Smokers

Government's Anti Social Behaviour Action Squad Plan A Welcome Approach, Says NCH, UK

Death Of A Child Infected With Diphtheria In London

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Even If Rise In Blood Sugar Level Is Not Severe, Study Says

CDC Report Finds Increase In Reports Of Respiratory Illness In Children After Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor Pushes For City Residents To Leave

11 May 2008

After School Activity Reduces Excess Weight Gain In Adolescent Girls

Study Supports Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity

Nutrition For The Growing Athlete: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

10 May 2008

Stability Following Divorce Helps To Minimize Long-Term Harm To Children

Over $298 Million For Research To Improve The Health Of Canadians

A Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Effectiveness Of Osteopathy-Based Manual Physical Therapy In Treating Pediatric Dysfunctional Voiding

09 May 2008

Rapid HIV Tests Highly Effective In Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission In India, Study Finds

AIDS Orphan Advocates Call For Increased Community-Based Programs, Passage Of PEPFAR Bill

Contract Dispute Between California Hospital And Insurer Disrupts Care For Hmong Immigrant Children, Parents Say

Use Of Drink And Drugs By Young People For Better Sex

Immunization Levels Among Inner City Children Enrolled In Subsidized Childcare Just Over Half Of National Averages, USA

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