Children's health
13 Nov 2006
ACAAI: New Insight into Peanut Allergy
In patients with refractory allergic eye diseases, the cause of the irritation could be peanuts, researchers reported here. Among patients with allergic eye diseases who were unresponsive to treatment and had no relief of symptoms from standard therapies, a peanut-elimination diet followed by a peanut challenge resulted in moderate to…
Cancer
13 Nov 2006
St. Jude announces breakthrough in eye cancer treatment
Researchers use new, localized treatment to shrink retinoblastoma tumours, avoid chemo; treatment could be effective against some breast, lung, prostate, colon cancers Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated in a mouse model a new, locally applied treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma that not only greatly reduces…
Children's health
13 Nov 2006
Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Dr Shahrad Taheri of the University of Bristol, blames the increasing availability of computers, mobile phones, TVs and other gadgets on the…
Children's health
13 Nov 2006
New Diagnostic Tool Quickly Evaluates Learning Disabilities
A new, easy-to-use diagnostic tool that can quickly identify a sizeable subset of learning disabled children is now commercially available. That's good news for youngsters aged 8 to 12 who, once identified, can get auditory training that can improve their academic learning. "Learning disabilities are believed to affect nearly…
Children's health
08 Nov 2006
Recommendations for the treatment of acute anaphylactic reactions
A study published in a recent issue of the Medical Journal of Australia has offered clear and comprehensive recommendations for the management of anaphylaxis. Along with other studies, researchers have noted the increase in incidence of allergic disease, triggering attempts to develop guidelines to be applied in emergency department and…
Children's health
08 Nov 2006
How should severe allergic reactions be managed in the community?
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction most commonly caused by various food, venom and drug allergies. It leads to widespread effects on the body, and most importantly can damage the function of the heart and lungs that can have life-threatening consequences. A recent study published in the Medical Journal of…
Children's health
07 Nov 2006
Fathers influence child language development more than mothers
In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their children's language development between ages 2 and 3, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute and UNC's School of Education. Researchers videotaped…
Children's health
05 Nov 2006
Arthritis Partners Fund New Research in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
In Canada, one in 1,000 babies, toddlers and children below age 16 suffer from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a painful form of inflammatory joint disease and one of the most common, chronic, disabling conditions of childhood. The Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN), The Arthritis Society (TAS) and the Canadian Institutes of…
Children's health
28 Oct 2006
Botulinum Toxin Injections for Neurological Disorders
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium responsible for botulism. It can be very useful for certain medical conditions, not just the cosmetic…
