Children's health
21 Jan 2008
Tobacco marketers targeting teens near schools
Joe Camel may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean tobacco companies have abandoned their efforts to get young people hooked on smoking. A new Canadian study reports that tobacco marketers have found a way around tobacco advertising restrictions, reaching teens by marketing in retail shops located near high schools.
Children's health
11 Jan 2008
HRV Associated with Paediatric Respiratory Tract Infections
Using a rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive diagnostic tool called MassTag PCR, scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Center for Infection and Immunity identified a new human rhinovirus in cases of severe paediatric respiratory tract infections in Europe. Their findings are published in the December 15 issue of…
Children's health
10 Jan 2008
Honey proves a better option for childhood cough than OTCs
Hershey, Pa. – Now that the safety and effectiveness of children’s cough medicines are in question, what can parents do to help their child deal with a troublesome cough? A new study by a Penn State College of Medicine research team found that honey may offer parents an effective and…
Children's health
10 Jan 2008
New PBS Listings for January 2008
People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The listing of pemetrexed disodium (Alimta(R)) in combination with the drug cisplatin has been extended to include the treatment of pleural mesothelioma.
Blood
08 Jan 2008
Introduction to Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are a type of clinical research used to investigate the effectiveness of medicines, prevention programs and diagnostic techniques.
Children's health
07 Dec 2007
Tweens Double Use of Diabetes Drugs
America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated with type 2 diabetes. The finding is included in a study of chronic…
Children's health
03 Dec 2007
Dust Mite Levels in Sydney are Seasonal
House dust mite (HDM) allergen levels in Sydney beds are determined by the season, with new research discovering fluctuations of such magnitude between summer and autumn levels they may be sufficient to influence asthma symptoms in sufferers. A Sydney study involving over 500 children has found HDM allergen levels to…
Children's health
03 Dec 2007
Experts Report Progress in Food Allergy Prevention and Diet Restrictions
Progress has been made in food allergy prevention and management according to investigators presenting the latest research at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Dallas. Important research findings may impact diet restrictions of food allergic patients. According to Robert A. Wood, M.D.,…
Children's health
30 Nov 2007
Combination Vaccine Okay for Infants
A University of Rochester study brings relief to new parents who, while navigating a jam-packed childhood vaccine schedule, can expect to soothe their newborn through as many as 15 “pokes” by his or her six-month checkup. The study, recently published in The Journal of Pediatrics, shows that no efficacy or…
