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Adolescent substance abuse treatment programs lack key elements necessary for effective treatment

Many highly regarded adolescent substance abuse treatment programs lack several key elements believed to be necessary for effective treatment, including strategies for engaging and retaining teens, showing gender and culture sensitivity, and evaluating the success of treatment

7 Sep 2004

Pediatricians feel that universal influenza vaccination for infants is feasible

Most pediatricians and family physicians who completed a nationwide survey agreed that universal influenza vaccination for infants is feasible, according to an article in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

7 Sep 2004

13 percent of U.S. children have had a special health care need

Approximately 13 percent of U.S. children have had a special health care need, and significant proportions of their families experience financial problems related to the child's condition, according to an article in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

7 Sep 2004

Pediatricians do not always feel comfortable or sufficiently trained to tackle the increasing growth in ADHD patient numbers

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3-5 percent of all American children. Today pediatricians appear to be treating more children with these behavioral health problems.

7 Sep 2004

Chickenpox (Varicella) vaccine has saved the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction

A new University of Michigan study has found that the Chickenpox (Varicella) vaccine has saved the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction in 1995 by preventing the kinds of severe cases that used to send children, teens and adults to the hospital.

7 Sep 2004

Parents and siblings of infants born with severe abnormalities of the left side of the heart should also be screened for heart problems

Brothers and sisters as well as parents of infants born with severe, life-threatening abnormalities of the left side of the heart should be screened for less severe, but related, heart problems, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

7 Sep 2004

Researchers have successfully produced small quantities of a new vaccine for anthrax using Bacillus bacteria

Tiny types of soil bugs already make many of the products we use in washing detergents, foods, and waste treatment, but scientists now hope that similar bacteria will also make the vaccines and drugs of the future

7 Sep 2004

New way of killing dangerous bacteria like the ones which cause anthrax and pneumonia

The new bug-smashing technique uses the bacteria’s own natural enemies, tiny viruses called bacteriophages (or phages), which can infect bacterial cells. The phages make thousands of copies of themselves inside infected bacteria, but then need to dissolve the bacteria’s cell wall to get out and infect other bacterial cells.

7 Sep 2004

Mucus on the skin of rainbow trout may be a possible source of new medicines to fight infectious diseases

The slippery mucus on the skin of rainbow trout is being studied by scientists as a possible source of new medicines to fight infectious diseases, according to research presented Monday at the Society for General Microbiology’s 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.

7 Sep 2004

Bee stings may provide a solution to overcome MRSA superbugs

Bee stings may provide a solution to overcome the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria according to new research presented Monday by Belfast scientists at the Society for General Microbiology’s 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.

7 Sep 2004

Stopping bacteria from talking to each other could help prevent serious infections

Stopping bacteria from talking to each other could help prevent serious infections say scientists from Aberdeen, in new research presented Monday at the Society for General Microbiology’s 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.

7 Sep 2004

Scientists crack tooth decay

About half of today’s children have tooth decay, so a new solution that blocks the action of bacteria which attack teeth could bring significant benefits, according to scientists speaking Monday at the Society for General Microbiology’s 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.

7 Sep 2004

Adolescent self-harm often goes unreported

Adolescent self-harm often goes unreported. Serious self-harm (which includes suicide attempts and self-cutting) is one of the top five causes of acute medical admission to hospital, and it is young people aged 16-24 who have the highest admission rates.

7 Sep 2004

Mitochondrial genes cause nuclear mischief

While the nucleus of a cell may be its command headquarters, mitochondria are equally vital—they are the power plants of the cell, and without them all cellular activity would quickly and irrevocably come to a halt.

7 Sep 2004

People should be aware of the risks of herbal remedies interacting with conventional medicines

A high percentage of the population could be endangering their health by taking herbal medicines without checking with a health professional first according to Peter Houghton, Professor in Pharmacognosy, King’s College London.

7 Sep 2004

Ezetrol co-administration with statin therapy lowers LDL cholesterol in diabetics

Results from two new clinical trials show that patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome who are treated with ezetimibe (EZETROL®) co-administered with a statin experience greater reductions in LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, compared to patients taking a statin alone.

7 Sep 2004

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

In a landmark study, researchers from Temple University School of Medicine will analyze whether the frequent monitoring and adjustment critical to the management of diabetes during pregnancy can be better accomplished by telemedicine.

6 Sep 2004

More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025

To help tackle the public health implications of ageing, the World Health Organization today launched Towards Age-Friendly Primary Health Care, new general principles that will serve as guidelines for community-based Primary Health Care (PHC) centres.

6 Sep 2004

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

A new British report commissioned as part of BBC News' Healthy Britons poll has found that 80% of people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18. This follows a recent report in the journal Education and Health on the health-care consequences of long-term smoking.

6 Sep 2004

Data from over a quarter of cancer clinical trials may never reach the public domain

Doctors are not being armed with all the information they need to make treatment decisions because data from clinical trials is being left unpublished and inaccessible, leading figures from Cancer Research UK warn today.

6 Sep 2004

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Adolescent substance abuse treatment programs lack key elements necessary for effective treatment

Pediatricians feel that universal influenza vaccination for infants is feasible

13 percent of U.S. children have had a special health care need

Pediatricians do not always feel comfortable or sufficiently trained to tackle the increasing growth in ADHD patient numbers

Chickenpox (Varicella) vaccine has saved the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction

Parents and siblings of infants born with severe abnormalities of the left side of the heart should also be screened for heart problems

Researchers have successfully produced small quantities of a new vaccine for anthrax using Bacillus bacteria

New way of killing dangerous bacteria like the ones which cause anthrax and pneumonia

Mucus on the skin of rainbow trout may be a possible source of new medicines to fight infectious diseases

Bee stings may provide a solution to overcome MRSA superbugs

Stopping bacteria from talking to each other could help prevent serious infections

Scientists crack tooth decay

Adolescent self-harm often goes unreported

Mitochondrial genes cause nuclear mischief

People should be aware of the risks of herbal remedies interacting with conventional medicines

Ezetrol co-administration with statin therapy lowers LDL cholesterol in diabetics

Telemedicine aims to reduce large birth weights which lead to obesity and diabetes

More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

Data from over a quarter of cancer clinical trials may never reach the public domain

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