NSW Premier Announces $15M For Children's Cancer Research
Over the past five years CCIA has grown significantly from a staff of barely 50, nearly tripling in size, with a vision to cure childhood cancer through world class medical research. The Institute has maintained a remarkable trajectory of growth and development over the last five years and is now the largest children's cancer research facility in the country.
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Infants Born In U.S. Hospitals To Undocumented Immigrants Will Not Have To Prove Citizenship To Qualify For Medicaid, CMS Says
CMS on Tuesday announced that infants born to undocumented immigrants whose deliveries are covered by Medicaid could automatically receive coverage under the program for one year, a reversal of current policy, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 3/21).
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Canadian Government Includes $258M In Budget For HPV Vaccination
The Canadian government on Monday announced that it is including about $258 million in the 2007-2008 budget to help pay for provincial human papillomavirus vaccination programs, Toronto's Globe and Mail reports. Canada's
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Migraine Headache
Title: Migraine HeadacheCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/23/2007
MedicineNet Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Statin Use for At-Risk Kids
Title: Statin Use for At-Risk KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/23/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/23/2007
MedicineNet Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Infants Are Able To Detect The 'Impossible' At An Early Age
If you've ever been captivated by an M.C. Escher drawing of stairways that lead to nowhere or a waterfall that starts and ends at the same place, then you are familiar with what Psychologists describe as "impossible" objects and scenes. These are pictures or illusions of three-dimensional images that do not make any visual sense. Inevitably, we end up gawking at the image for several moments, attempting to make sense of the impossible.
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:00:00 PDT

Several Lawmakers Working On Own SCHIP Reauthorization Bills
Senate Democrats are working on "competing" bills to reauthorize SCHIP, which will expire on Sept. 30 without congressional action, The Hill reports. The Senate Budget Committee last week approved a fiscal year 2008 budget
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:00:00 PDT

Research In Childhood Obesity In Children Highlights Physical Activity Levels
A British study, involving 5,500 children and published in the latest issue of PLoS Medicine, used accurate methods to measure the 'fat mass' of the children and the amount of physical activity they were taking. The researchers, based at the University of Bristol, concluded that low levels of activity, particularly moderate and vigorous activity, play an important role in the development of obesity.
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:00:00 PDT

The Answer To Childhood Obesity: 15 Minutes Of Football?
ALSPAC The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (also known as Children of the 90s) is a unique ongoing research project based in the University of Bristol. It enrolled 14,000 mothers during pregnancy in 1991-2 and has followed most of the children and parents in minute detail ever since.
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT

Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Title: Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/22/2007
MedicineNet Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

States Should Enroll Only Low-Income Children In SCHIP, Opinion Piece States
One "reason SCHIP is in trouble is because it has allowed states to provide taxpayer-subsidized health care for adults and middle-income families, even when poor children go without coverage," Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
Medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:00:00 PDT

Kansas House Rejects Proposal To Expand Medicaid, HealthWave Programs
The Kansas House voted 67-55 to reject an amendment to a state budget bill that would have expanded health insurance coverage to all children in the state ages five and younger, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports. The bill would have allocated $4 million to expand Medicaid and the
Medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:00:00 PDT

Bacterial Meningitis During Infancy Undermines Academic Success
About 25% of teens who had meningitis during their infancy will not pass a single GCSE exam at grade C, according to a study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. (The General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, exam is taken by 16 year olds in England and Wales. Results are graded A to E, and the national yardstick is to pass five subjects at grade C or above). The study looked at the GCSE exam results of 750 16-year-olds across England and Wales.
Medicalnewstoday.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT

Childhood Leukemia Survivors at Long-Term Risk of Second Cancer
Title: Childhood Leukemia Survivors at Long-Term Risk of Second CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/21/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/21/2007
MedicineNet Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Poliovirus Used To Destroy Neuroblastoma Tumors In Mice
The cause of one notorious childhood disease, poliovirus, could be used to treat the ongoing threat of another childhood disease, neuroblastoma. In Cancer Research, researchers from Stony Brook University report that an attenuated -- or non-virulent -- form of poliovirus is effective in obliterating neuroblastoma tumors in mice, even when the mice had been previously vaccinated against the virus.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:00:00 PDT

Many Gene Glitches May Up Autism Risk
Title: Many Gene Glitches May Up Autism RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/16/2007Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2007
MedicineNet Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Health Tip: Building Your Child's Self-Esteem
Title: Health Tip: Building Your Child's Self-EsteemCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/14/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/14/2007
MedicineNet Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Health Tip: Taking Your Child's Temperature
Title: Health Tip: Taking Your Child's TemperatureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/8/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/8/2007
MedicineNet Thu, 8 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Ibuprofen Best for Kids' Injury Pain
Title: Ibuprofen Best for Kids' Injury PainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/6/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/6/2007
MedicineNet Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Flu Shot Cuts Kids' Infection Risk in Half
Title: Flu Shot Cuts Kids' Infection Risk in HalfCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/6/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/6/2007
MedicineNet Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Asthma Drug Keeps Kids From Missing School (HealthDay)
In young children with sporadic, recurring asthma attacks, treatment with the drug montelukast (Singulair) reduces the number of unscheduled medical visits, absences from school or child care, and the number of days parents need to take off work to care for a child.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:55:35 GMT

Stores Pull Peanut Butter After FDA Warns of Salmonella (HealthDay)
U.S. health officials are warning consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee, a bacterium that causes food-borne illness.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:55:35 GMT

Eating in Large Groups Boosts Food Intake (HealthDay)
When children snack together in large groups, they tend to eat about a third more than when they snack with just a couple of friends, a new study finds.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:55:35 GMT

FDA Warns of Salmonella Contamination in Peanut Butter (HealthDay)
Consumers should not eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee, a bacterium that causes food-borne illness, U.S. officials said.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:55:36 GMT

FDA Warns of Salmonella-Contaminated Peanut Butter (HealthDay)
Consumers should not eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee, a bacterium that causes food-borne illness, U.S. officials said.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:55:25 GMT

Gene Research Gives Clues to Childhood Brain Tumors (HealthDay)
Genetic clues that reveal a brain cell's origins remain distinct even after the cell becomes a brain tumor, researchers report.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT

Protein Finding Bolsters AIDS Vaccine Hopes (HealthDay)
U.S. scientists say they've spotted and mapped a tiny piece of HIV's outer coat that could be key to an effective AIDS vaccine.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT

Time, Steroids Usually Fix Sudden Hearing Loss (HealthDay)
A combination of time and treatment with oral corticosteroids can help people with sudden sensorineural hearing loss regain full hearing, Korean researchers show.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT

Steroid Drugs Won't Help Most Kids with Kawasaki Disease (HealthDay)
Adding corticosteroid drugs to conventional treatment for a childhood cardiac illness called Kawasaki disease did not make a difference for most patients, new research shows.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT

Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Beats Shots For Kids Under 5 (HealthDay)
In news that's sure to be met with millions of tiny shouts of glee, researchers report that the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine is much better than the shot at protecting the youngest children against the flu.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT


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