Children's health
07 Jan 2007
Vietnam Study Probes The Role Of Gut Worms In Allergies
Gut parasites could hold the key to increasingly common conditions such as eczema, asthma and hay fever, according to scientists at The University of Nottingham. Gut parasites, such as hookworm, have evolved together with their human hosts for millions of years. Over time, these parasites have developed ways of surviving…
Children's health
03 Jan 2007
Cincinnati Children’s Researchers Publish Positive Findings From Clinical Study Of Investigational Treatment For Debilitating Allergic Disorder
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, a recognized leader in paediatric research dedicated to changing the outcomes for children, today announced the publication of positive results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating mepolizumab, a humanized antibody to interleukin 5 (IL-5), for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EE). EE is an…
Children's health
19 Dec 2006
Secret of a boy who felt no pain
The Pakistani boy and six relatives had mutations in a single gene that left them incapable of experiencing pain, even though their sense of touch was normal. All have suffered severe injuries as a result of not feeling pain, and the performer died on his 14th birthday after jumping from…
Blood
19 Dec 2006
Children's Hospital Researcher Leads Multipronged Attack On Infant Leukemia
While survival rates for childhood leukaemia have dramatically improved over the past 30 years, infants with this blood cancer continue to face difficult odds. Infant leukaemia resists treatments such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants that may be effective in older children, and infants are especially vulnerable to treatment side…
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…
