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Pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine

Insured pediatric and adolescent patients account for only a small part of total insurance expenditures for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) but are more likely to use these therapies if their adult family members also use CAM professionals, according to an article in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

4 Apr 2005

Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior

Four-year-old children who receive emotional support and cognitive stimulation from their parents are significantly less likely to become bullies in grade school, but the more television four-year-olds watch the more likely they are to bully later, according to an article in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 Apr 2005

Midwives credited with reducing C-section rate at New Jersey hospital

Certified nurse-midwives working for a federally qualified health center in New Jersey are credited with helping reduce the Cesarean section rate at one of the state's hospitals, according to a report in the Plainfield Courier-News this week.

4 Apr 2005

Mothers may cause girls to be picky eaters

Researchers at Appalachian State University have found that mothers who consumed more fruits and vegetables are less likely to pressure their daughters to eat and their daughters are less picky, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat fewer fats and sweets and are less likely to be overweight.

4 Apr 2005

GP's often confronted by Internet informed patients

A psychologist, Elaine Brohan, from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, has found that family doctors are having to redefine their traditional "father figure" role because patients increasingly turn to the internet for medical advice, and GP's are often being confronted by patients armed with website print-outs.

4 Apr 2005

Men who are treated for prostate cancer with radiation may have almost doubled their risk of developing rectal cancer

A study in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology has found that men who are treated for prostate cancer with radiation may have almost doubled their risk of developing rectal cancer when compared to men who opted to have surgery.

4 Apr 2005

Low levels of oral cannabis induces psychosis

Recreational cannabis use has previously been associated with psychotic reactions even in clinical situations where cannabis is administered orally at low doses, now Swiss researcher Dr. Bernard Favrat and colleagues at Institut Universitaire de Medicine Legale in Lausanne have confirmed this in the first such report, in closely monitored subjects participating in a clinical trial.

4 Apr 2005

$2.6 million complaint filed against Illinois by British Ecosse Hospital Products

Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has had a legal complaint demanding nearly $2.6 million filed against him by a British wholesaler Ecosse Hospital Products Ltd. for 254,250 doses of a flu vaccine ordered by Blagojevich to provide thousands of flu vaccine doses for Illinois.

4 Apr 2005

UK sex clinics swamped

A study, by sexual health charity the Terrence Higgins Trust, reveals the true scale of Britain's sexual health crisis and says that two-thirds of clinics are turning away patients because they cannot cope with demand for treatment.

4 Apr 2005

Black men in Britain have more lovers

Black British men have nine times as many lovers during their lifetimes as Pakistani men, according to new data which follows analysis of sexual habits of different ethnic groups in Britain in the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.

4 Apr 2005

UK Health Minister applauds new NHS complaints procedure

UK Health Minister Andy Kerr says the new NHS complaints procedure which comes into force this month, will be quicker and easier for patients and will involve a one-stage process where complaints should be answered within 20 working days.

4 Apr 2005

Lack of aftercare support for mothers of twins

New research by the Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba) has found that nearly 50 per cent of parents are left struggling unsupported after the birth.

4 Apr 2005

New chemicals to inhibit HIV infection

In corporation with peers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), a CAS affiliate, have come up with new chemical inhibitors against HIV reproduction, marking a significant progress in the development of anti-AIDS drugs based on natural host resistance.

4 Apr 2005

New once a day asthma treatment approved by FDA

More than 5,000 people die from asthma each year in the United States. Although asthma deaths are infrequent, they have increased significantly during the last two decades.

4 Apr 2005

Gene could be cause of early bird disorder

A sleep disorder which makes people nod off early and wake fully alert before dawn is now thought to be caused by a mutant gene.

4 Apr 2005

U.S. website allows consumers to shop around

The US government launched a new Web site on Friday designed to help consumers shop around when it comes to comparing their local hospitals.

4 Apr 2005

Autistic children found to have abnormal metabolic profile

Autism, a neurodevelopment disorder which has increased tenfold over the last 15 years, now affects 30 of every 10,000 children in the United States.

4 Apr 2005

Hospital Compare gets thumbs up from National Quality Forum

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has applauded the public release of hospital performance measurement data through the launch of Hospital Compare.

3 Apr 2005

Withdrawal smokers feel when trying to quit may not all be due to nicotine

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that smoking nicotine-free cigarettes may be sufficient for suppressing some tobacco withdrawal symptoms such as a desire for sweets, hunger and the urge to smoke, suggesting that the withdrawal smokers feel when trying to quit may not all be due to nicotine.

3 Apr 2005

HHS awards $97 million contract to Sanofi Pasteur to speed the production process for new influenza vaccines

United States Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $97 million contract to Sanofi Pasteur to speed the production process for new influenza vaccines for the U.S.

3 Apr 2005