Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Quetiapine Fumarate (SEROQUEL) Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Children and Adolescent Patients with Bipolar I Mania
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate efficacy and safety of quetiapine fumarate (SEROQUEL) compared with placebo in the treatment of children and adolescent patients with Bipolar I mania. Official Title Conditions Bipolar Disorder Study Type Interventional Study Design Treatment, Placebo Control, Safety/Efficacy Study Further Details Study Start…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Safety and Efficacy Study of Etanercept (Enbrel) In Children with Systemic Onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
This study will determine the efficacy of etanercept in children with systemically active systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (SOJRA). Official Title Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study of Etanercept (Enbrel®) In Children with Systemic Onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Conditions Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Study Type Interventional Study Design Treatment,…
Children's health
28 Dec 2012
Teen terminal illness blurs boundaries
Blurring professional and personal boundaries can sometimes happen when it comes to caring for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with a terminal illness, according to a Flinders University palliative care expert. Ms Kim Devery, a lecturer in the Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, and colleague Mrs Sharon…
Blood
21 Dec 2012
Intensified chemotherapy shows promise for children with very high-risk form of leukaemia
Young patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia who are likely to relapse after chemotherapy treatment can significantly reduce those odds by receiving additional courses of chemotherapy, suggest the findings of a clinical trial led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center in Boston. The trial leaders will present the…
Children's health
17 Dec 2012
Preschool movement skills programs could lead to life-long benefits
Preschools could hold the key to kids developing a life-long interest in physical activity. Researchers with Deakin University’s School of Health and Social Development, with colleagues from Northern NSW Local Health District, evaluated a movement skills program run by NSW Health in 18 NSW preschools. The study, published in the…
Blood
14 Dec 2012
New research shows an interesting twist in the fight against malaria
New research published in the prestigious Science journal has challenged previous notions about how the body fights against malaria infection. Scientists have discovered that platelets, normally known for their role in preventing bleeding, can actually target and kill the parasite that causes malaria as it grows inside red blood cells.
Blood
12 Dec 2012
Babies get a better chance to escape a dangerous health cycle
A promising step forward in stopping an intergenerational cycle of birth complications, diabetes and obesity associated with gestational diabetes has been made by researchers at the University of Sydney. “To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that mums with carefully controlled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can give…
Children's health
12 Dec 2012
Risk of pertussis increases as time since last dose of DTaPÂ vaccine lengthens
In an examination of cases of childhood pertussis in California, researchers found that children with pertussis had lower odds of having received all 5 doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) vaccine series; however the odds increased as the time since last DTaP dose lengthened, which is…
Cancer
10 Dec 2012
Treating childhood cancer in developing countries less expensive than believed
The assumption that childhood cancer in developing countries is prohibitively expensive to treat is challenged by new research contributed to by the University of Sydney. “Our findings mean it is time to re-evaluate global health policy,” said Dr Alexandra Martiniuk from the University’s School of Public Health and The George…
