Cancer
09 Dec 2006
New Hope For Children With Wilms' Tumour
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have made a significant breakthrough in predicting the behaviour of Wilms' tumour (a type of childhood kidney cancer). For children with the aggressive form of the disease, who have a lower chance of survival, this research offers new hope through the possibility of…
Children's health
05 Dec 2006
For Some Bedwetters Sodium, Prostaglandin May Be Keys To Successful Treatment
Children with a form of bedwetting that does not respond to a common medication have more sodium and urea in their night-time urine, possibly because of an imbalance of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance, a new study has found. The finding helps physiologists understand why about 30% of children who…
Children's health
04 Dec 2006
Infants Wheeze Less In Homes With Multiple Dogs
Living in a home with multiple dogs may help reduce an infant's risk for developing wheezing in the first year of life, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). Cincinnati researchers, led by David Bernstein, MD, have found that infants living in homes with high levels of…
Cancer
29 Nov 2006
Cancer Council welcomes decision to fund cervical cancer vaccine
The Cancer Council Australia has welcomed today’s announcement that the Australian Government will fund the world-first cervical cancer vaccine under the National Immunisation Program. Chief Executive Officer of The Cancer Council Australia, Professor Ian Olver, said the decision was an exciting development for future generations of Australian women. “The…
Cancer
23 Nov 2006
National campaign to combat Australia's most costly cancer
A new national skin cancer awareness campaign launched today has the potential to significantly reduce the impact of the nation’s most costly yet preventable cancer, according to The Cancer Council Australia. Cancer Council spokesperson and melanoma surgeon, Emeritus Professor Bill McCarthy, said that the campaign would make a significant…
Children's health
22 Nov 2006
Vaccine Against Pneumococcal Disease In Young Children Effective At Fewer Doses Than Currently Recommended
Two or three doses of a vaccine against pneumococcal disease (pneumonia, meningitis or a blood stream infection) may be just as effective as the four-dose schedule currently recommended in the USA, according to a paper in this week's issue of The Lancet. The results are important because the four-dose schedule…
Cancer
22 Nov 2006
Cancer Council Welcomes Withdrawal of 'Split Packs'
The Cancer Council Australia welcomes the withdrawal from today of Dunhill cigarette wallet packs, or “split packs”, following court action initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Anita Tang, Chair of The Cancer Council Australia’s Tobacco Issues Committee, said the ACCC should be commended for its swift response…
Bone
13 Nov 2006
New insight into possible cause of club foot
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have published breakthrough findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology that shed light on the possible cause of clubfoot. Clubfoot, known to doctors as congenital talipes equinovarus, is a common but little talked about problem of the lower leg. The child is born with…
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…
