Children's health
12 Jul 2007
A Better Start for Antisocial Children
UNSW researchers will assess the impact of a new state-of-the-art treatment program targeting the emotional health of antisocial children and their families. Funded by the federal government’s Healthy Start to Life for All Australian Awards, the trial will involve 1,000 children aged six to 16 years of age over a…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
Allergic Responses to Drugs Can Be Serious
Although medications are given to help people, nearly all can have side effects. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), about 5% to 10% of adverse reactions to commonly used medications are allergic, which means that a person’s immune system overreacts to the drug and causes…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
No More Choking and Burning Eyes
Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. Now, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy has come up with a new approach that offers hope for getting rid of them. For his efforts,…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
Boys with Autism, Related Disorders, Have High Levels of Growth Hormones
Boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder had higher levels of hormones involved with growth in comparison to boys who do not have autism, reported researchers from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the University Of Cincinnati College Of…
Bone
11 Jul 2007
New Dynamic Brace Developed to Advance Clubfoot Treatment
A new brace that maintains correction for clubfoot, a birth defect in which the foot is turned in toward the body, has shown better compliance and fewer complications than the traditional brace used to treat the condition. Orthopaedic surgeon Matthew Dobbs describes the differences between a traditional brace for clubfoot…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
New Clues for Treatment of Disease That Causes Accelerated Aging
There is renewed hope for treatment of a rare genetic condition that causes rapidly accelerated aging and leads to an average life expectancy of 13 years. Scientists studying the genes of two infants who died of mysterious illnesses found the infants had mutations in LMNA, the same gene altered in…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and early animal tests, a new study shows. The agent represents a new class of agents called small modular immunopharmaceuticals. Called CD37-SMIP, the agent targets a protein called CD37 on the…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
Help Available for Anxious Teens in Rural and Remote Australia
A pioneering research project developed at The University of Queensland will help teenagers in rural and remote areas of Australia to overcome anxiety. Child anxiety expert Professor Sue Spence, together with the BRAVE team, developed the program that can be undertaken over the internet. According to Professor Spence adolescence can…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
Breakthrough in Research and Treatment of Rare But Devastating Condition
Researchers at Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of a rare but devastating medical condition that can affect children and young people. In a world first, the clinicians and scientists from the two universities have already treated one patient with…
