Malaria-Fighting Plants May Soon Disappear

Researchers warn that East African plants that could cure malaria could disappear before scientists have a chance to study them. The World Health Organization estimates 800,000 people die of malaria each year, most of them young children in Africa. A new book by scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre, “Common Antimalarial Trees and Shrubs of [...]

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Healthcare Costs 6x Higher for Diabetic Youth

Young people with diabetes face substantially higher medical costs than children and teens without the disease, according to a recent article in the May issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study found annual medical expenses for youth with diabetes are $9,061, compared to $1,468 for youth without the disease. Much of the extra medical [...]

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Lack of Healthy Food Environments for Children Noted by New Report

States can do more to improve food access, regulations and policies to promote healthy eating and fight childhood obesity, according to recent government report. The 2011 Children’s Food Environment State Indicator Report (CDC) also notes that the communities, child care facilities and schools all have roles to play. “Childhood obesity has tripled over the past [...]

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TNF Blockers Pose Lymphoma Risk in Teens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to receive reports of a rare cancer of white blood cells (known as Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma or HSTCL), primarily in adolescents and young adults being treated for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis with medicines known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers, as well as with azathioprine, and/or [...]

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CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Universal Influenza Vaccine

A panel of immunization experts voted today (February 24, 2010) to expand the recommendation for annual influenza vaccination to include all people aged 6 months and older. The expanded recommendation is to take effect in the 2010 – 2011 influenza season. The new recommendation seeks to remove barriers to influenza immunization and signals the importance [...]

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Children’s Asthma Symptom Treatment Often Delayed by Parents

Parents of young children with asthma often recognize signs that their child is about to have an asthma attack but delay home treatment until the attack occurs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.

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Stuttering Gene Discovered by Researchers

Researchers have discovered a stuttering gene. The findings suggest common speech problem, in some cases, may actually be an inherited metabolic disorder.

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Music Therapy in Hospice Care

Music therapy, taught in a four-year program with a six-month internship following coursework, combines work in music, psychology and other disciplines. It has many applications in a wide variety of environments and a broad range of clients, from premature babies to people needing physical or psychological therapy. The key is to get a patient moving or involved with the music, perhaps singing along or playing an instrument as the therapist plays on the guitar.

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Women Reluctant to Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer, Says Study

Ninety-four percent of women studied said they were not likely to take Tamoxifen for breast-cancer prevention, even when they were well informed about the drugs benefits and side effects, with many women citing the side effects of the drug as a reason not to take Tamoxifen. Eighty percent of the participants worried about the drug’s [...]

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Winter Brings Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Risk to Infants

While there has been much focus on H1N1 flu this winter, there are other respiratory illnesses that pose a threat to children, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can be especially severe in infants. RSV is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. While most healthy people recover from RSV infection, [...]

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