Children's health
21 Sep 2007
AACAP guidelines for ADHD aim to guide clinicians toward best treatment practices
In July, the Journal for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry released a comprehensive document outlining the epidemiology, comorbidities, aetiology, screening practices and treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that are currently best supported by evidence. Pooling information gathered from over 5,000 articles published between 1996 and 2006, these…
Children's health
21 Sep 2007
New guidelines for ADHD to help improve effective diagnosis and treatment
In July, the Journal for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry released a comprehensive document discussing almost every aspect of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Taking information from over 5,000 articles and summarising them in one place, it provides guidelines for doctors that can be incredibly useful in keeping up-to-date…
Children's health
18 Sep 2007
Progesterone Treatment Does Not Prevent Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancy
Progesterone therapy does not reduce the chances of preterm birth in women pregnant with twins, reported researchers in a network sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. An earlier study showed progesterone therapy reduced the risk for preterm birth in another category of high risk pregnant women – those carrying…
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…
Cancer
18 Sep 2007
Children Caught in Web of Junk Food Promotion
New Cancer Council report exposes marketing “trickery.” Parents fighting childhood obesity must compete with clever and pervasive junk food marketing pitched directly at young children, according to an independent study conducted for The Cancer Council Australia.The Cancer Council is calling for regulation of junk food marketing to children to reduce…
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…
Blood
11 Sep 2007
Adult Survivors of Childhood Leukaemia Exercise Less, Worsening Already High Risk for Obesity and Illness
Overcoming paediatric cancer may only mark the beginning of a young survivor’s lifelong battle to stay healthy. While survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) face an increased risk of developing serious health complications as a result of their cancer treatment, for a variety of reasons many avoid simple exercise…
