Children's health
11 Oct 2006
Children of Allergy Sufferers Prone to Same Problem
Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers. The study suggests that the current practice of avoiding skin testing for airborne allergens before age…
Bone
11 Oct 2006
Bones in the balance
In the beginning, there’s soft cartilage. Then the cells go to work. Calcium salts and phosphorus are pulled from the blood and made to crystallize. The crystals are laid onto a lattice of fibers, hardening and strengthening the skeleton. It’s called bone mineralization, and it must last a lifetime,…
Children's health
11 Oct 2006
Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension
If he can figure out which babies will be born unable to breathe properly, Dr. Stephen M. Black thinks he can help change that. “When these kids are born, you have a short amount of time to intervene or you get brain damage,” says Dr. Black, cell and molecular…
Blood
07 Oct 2006
The Virtual Medical Centre Review Program- A New Model for Continuing Medical Information
The RACGP QA&CPD office (WA) recently endorsed a unique approach to the provision of continuing medical education proposed by the Virtual Medical Centre (VMC) for general practitioners. The VMC, an online provider of information for health professionals comprises 18 separate sites focussing on different diseases. Each site is headed…
Blood
06 Oct 2006
VMC Brings Breaking News from the RACGP Conference in Brisbane
This year’s Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 49th Annual Scientific Convention is being held in Brisbane from 5th – 8th October. Virtual Medical Centre is both exhibiting and lecturing at the convention. Keep posted for breaking news straight from the conference daily! The theme for this year’s convention…
Children's health
24 Sep 2006
Taking A "Wait-And-See" Approach To Childhood Ear Infections Is As Effective As Immediate Antibiotics
A new study reveals children whose parents take a “wait-and-see” approach to treating childhood ear infections get better at the same rate as children whose parents administer antibiotics. The research was led by the Director of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, and will…
Cancer
24 Sep 2006
Improved treatment raises medulloblastoma survival rate
A team of investigators led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has announced that improvements in the treatment of the childhood brain cancer medulloblastoma have significantly increased the rate of survival of children with this disease. The treatment increased the overall five-year survival for 86 children with average-risk medulloblastoma…
Cancer
24 Sep 2006
Clues to hearing loss from chemotherapy
Children with cancer who suffer hearing loss due to the toxic effects of chemotherapy might one day be able to get their hearing back through pharmacological and gene therapy, thanks to work done with mouse models at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Mice with a variety of genetic mutations that…
Children's health
12 Sep 2006
Vaccine combination leads to fevers, more ER visits for babies
Infants receiving a new combination of vaccines were twice as likely to require medical attention for fevers after their shots as babies who received the prior shot regimen, University of Florida and Columbia University researchers have found. Babies who received a new shot that mixes five vaccines into one…
