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Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news-treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.

10 Nov 2009

Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting, says study

Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting and trouble forming letters compared to children without autism, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Nov 2009

Awareness campaign for Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation wins GCG Marketing honors

GCG Marketing today announces its award of Best Corporate Advertisement/Campaign at the 2009 Medical Marketing & Media Awards honoring the agency’s development of an awareness campaign for the Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation.

9 Nov 2009

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients to receive proton therapy at the UF Proton Therapy Institute

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute have formed a collaboration to provide proton therapy for St. Jude patients. The announcement follows the approval of the first clinical study to evaluate the use of proton therapy for rare brain cancers in children younger than 3 years old.

9 Nov 2009

Shire's INTUNIV for treating ADHD now available in the U.S.

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the availability of INTUNIV(TM) (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets in pharmacies across the United States for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents ages 6 to 17.

9 Nov 2009

Human fetuses become active listeners in the last trimester of the pregnancy: Study

In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. This was the result of a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the Centre for Pre-language Development and Developmental Disorders (ZVES) at the University Clinic W-rzburg, and the Laboratory of Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics at the Ecole Normale Sup-rieure in Paris.

7 Nov 2009

Pediatrician recommends red reflex vision test for all newborns

With the number of premature births and medically fragile infants now increasing in the U.S., a basic eye exam, including a red reflex test, should be given to all children shortly after birth, reports Angela Buffenn, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Orbit and Eye Movement Institute at The Vision Center of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

7 Nov 2009

House health bill has controversial CHIP provision

The $894 billion health reform bill working its way toward a House vote this week would repeal the Children's Health Insurance Program, shifting some low-income kids into Medicaid and others into private plans that would both cost more and guarantee fewer benefits," The Washington Independent reports.

6 Nov 2009

Marriott hotels continues to support Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, hosts benefit Torch Relay

Representatives from Marriott hotels throughout the Washington, DC, area, along with co-workers, customers friends and family, joined forces last week to participate in a Torch Relay to benefit Children’s Miracle Network.

6 Nov 2009

cbm's initiative to help families break the cycle of poverty and disability

How can the gift of a goat this holiday season transform the life of a child in Africa?

6 Nov 2009

Gene therapy saves two children with adrenoleukodystrophy

The ELA association and Zinedine Zidane, its emblematic ambassador, are proud to announce a world premiere: the results regaring the gene therapy in adrenoleukodystrophy conducted in France have just been published in the prestigious journal Science. Two children have been treated and their diseases have been halted. The children are doing well, which is unexpected for a disease destroying the brain in a few months. This discovery opens up treatment perspectives for numerous widespread diseases.

6 Nov 2009

Climate change is the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century, says new report

Climate change is the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century and represents an immediate global emergency, according to a new report, "Feeling the Heat," released today by Save the Children, at the Barcelona United Nations Climate Change talks.

6 Nov 2009

Exposure to higher levels of air pollution increases infants' risk for bronchiolitis

Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.

6 Nov 2009

Climate change is biggest global health threat to children, report says

According to a report (.pdf) by Save the Children, climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century, the Hindu reports. Save the Children says that climate change will "exacerbate the leading causes of death among children, including diarrhoea, malnutrition and malaria. Diarrhoea, which kills one million children every year, is set to increase by 10 percent by 2020.

5 Nov 2009

Study finds oral dimercaptosuccinic acid effective in treating children with autism

Two studies published by the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in the October issue of BMC Clinical Pharmacology investigated the use of oral dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), a prescription medicine approved by the FDA for treating lead poisoning, and used off-label in these studies for treating heavy metal toxicity in children with autism.

5 Nov 2009

Food advertising aimed at children contributes to obesity

Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examines how food advertising aimed at children might be a large contributor to the problem.

5 Nov 2009

Two innovative child welfare toolkits now available to public and private CPS workers

Two innovative child welfare toolkits -- A Social Worker's Tool Kit for Working With Immigrant Families -- A Child Welfare Flowchart (August 2009) and A Social Worker's Tool Kit for Working with Immigrant Families -- Immigration Status and Relief Options (June 2009) -- are now available to public and private child protection services (CPS) workers, attorneys, immigration workers and legal aides who assist with child welfare-related cases.

5 Nov 2009

Commonly used pain reliever may be associated with asthma in children and adults

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis of 19 clinical studies (total>The analysis showed that the pooled odds ratio (odds ratio for all studies combined) for asthma among users of acetaminophen was 1.63.

5 Nov 2009

USC: Heavy traffic corridors responsible for preventable childhood asthma

Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely been underestimated, according to researchers at the University of Southern California (USC).

5 Nov 2009

HHS Secretary kicks off the nation’s largest campaign to find and enroll uninsured children

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered. The Secretary issued this call to action as she opened the National Children’s Health Insurance Summit in Chicago, kicking off the nation’s largest campaign to find and enroll uninsured children in over a decade.

5 Nov 2009

Child Health News

Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting, says study

Awareness campaign for Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation wins GCG Marketing honors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients to receive proton therapy at the UF Proton Therapy Institute

Shire's INTUNIV for treating ADHD now available in the U.S.

Human fetuses become active listeners in the last trimester of the pregnancy: Study

Pediatrician recommends red reflex vision test for all newborns

House health bill has controversial CHIP provision

Marriott hotels continues to support Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, hosts benefit Torch Relay

cbm's initiative to help families break the cycle of poverty and disability

Gene therapy saves two children with adrenoleukodystrophy

Climate change is the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century, says new report

Exposure to higher levels of air pollution increases infants' risk for bronchiolitis

Climate change is biggest global health threat to children, report says

Study finds oral dimercaptosuccinic acid effective in treating children with autism

Food advertising aimed at children contributes to obesity

Two innovative child welfare toolkits now available to public and private CPS workers

Commonly used pain reliever may be associated with asthma in children and adults

USC: Heavy traffic corridors responsible for preventable childhood asthma

HHS Secretary kicks off the nation’s largest campaign to find and enroll uninsured children

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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