Blood
18 Sep 2007
World Lymphoma Awareness Day
World Lymphoma Awareness Day will be held on 15th September around the world, in an effort to increase awareness of a disease which is set to increase in incidence by more than 30 percent between 2002 and 2011. Dr Anna Williamson, General Manager Research Advocacy and Patient Care at lymphoma…
Children's health
18 Sep 2007
Trial: Infliximab plus Methotrexate for the Treatment of Polyarticular-course Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers at the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation performed a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of infliximab in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). This was an international, multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. One hundred twenty-two children with persistent polyarticular JRA despite prior methotrexate (MTX) therapy were…
Children's health
14 Sep 2007
Girls who Begin Dieting Twice as Likely to Start Smoking
Starting to diet seems to double the odds a teenage girl will begin smoking, a University of Florida study has found. UF researchers, who analysed the dieting and smoking practices of 8,000 adolescents, did not find the same link in boys, who were also less likely than girls to diet,…
Children's health
11 Sep 2007
Are Cleanlier Lifestyles Causing More Allergies for Kids?
A little dirt never hurt. But in today’s super-clean world, vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and airtight doors and windows are keeping dirt and disease-causing germs at bay. While staying germ-free can prevent the spread of disease and infections, leading a cleanlier lifestyle may be responsible for an increase in allergies among…
Children's Health
11 Sep 2007
Reducing Insulin Signalling in the Brain can Prolong Lifespan
Study explains the physiologic benefits of diet and exercise. One route to a long and healthy life may be establishing the right balance in insulin signalling between the brain and the rest of the body, according to new research from Children’s Hospital Boston. The study, published in the July 20…
Children's health
11 Sep 2007
Home Intervention Program Effective at Mitigating Effects of Failure-to-thrive in Infants and Toddlers
Failure to thrive, a condition that affects about five out of every 100 infants and toddlers in the United States, can impact a child’s stature and school performance for up to eight years after the diagnosis. But new research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that…
Children's health
11 Sep 2007
Most Middle-school Boys and Many Girls Play Violent Video Games
Children report that playing in groups and that games help them manage emotions. A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Center for Mental Health and Media dispels some myths and uncovers some surprises about young teens and violent video and computer games. The study, published in…
Children's health
11 Sep 2007
Exercise Stimulates the Formation of New Brain Cells
Exercise has a similar effect to antidepressants on depression. This has been shown by previous research. Now Astrid Bjornebekk at Karolinska Institutet has explained how this can happen: exercise stimulates the production of new brain cells. In a series of scientific reports, she has searched for the underlying biological mechanisms…
Children's health
11 Sep 2007
Autistic Brains can be Trained to Recognize Visual and Vocal Cues
To understand the meaning of a conversation, kids automatically do what adults do -besides processing the meaning of words, they unconsciously “read” the expression on a person’s face and listen to their tone of voice, then integrate that information with the context at hand to discern meaning, be it humour,…
