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Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates

Early-life dietary transitions reflect fundamental aspects of primate evolution and are important determinants of health in contemporary human populations. Weaning is critical to developmental and reproductive rates; early weaning can have detrimenta...

Rate of bicycle-related fatalities significantly lower in states with helmet laws

BOSTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Existing research shows that bicyclists who wear helmets have an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found that simply having bicycle helmet laws in place showed a 20 percent decrease in deaths and injuries for children younger than 16 who were in bicycle-motor vehicle collisions. The cross-sect...

The Children's Place Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

SECAUCUS, N.J., May 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America, today announced financial results for the thirteen weeks ended May 4, 2013. Jane Elfers, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "After a difficult start to the quarter, April sales improved significantly with...

Children Exposed To Secondhand Smoke Likely To Be More Aggressive

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, accordin...

Consensus Statement On Research Definitions For Drug-Resistant TB In Children

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) has released its June issue, which includes a consensus statement of the global Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. It establishes standardized definitions, measu...

Adherex Reports Feedback from the FDA from End of Phase 2 Meeting

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- Adherex Technologies Inc. (TSX: AHX)(OTCQB: ADHXF), today announced that it has received feedback from the FDA at an End-of-Phase 2 meeting held yesterday. During the FDA meeting, Adherex reviewed the opportunity that eniluracil offers to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patients who had rapid disease progression on capecitabin...

Risk Of Adult Obesity Increased By Maltreatment In Childhood

Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of 7 cases of...

Exposure To Traffic-Related Air Pollution In Early Years Linked To Hyperactivity

Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The resea...

Sleep Apnea Symptoms In Childhood Treated By Early Removal Of Adenoids And Tonsils

Adenotonsillectomy, or the removal of the adenoids and tonsils, is performed 500,000 times a year in the United States, often as a treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea. However, the procedure's ability to improve a child's attention an...

New screening approach uncovers potential alternative drug therapies for neuroblastoma

(Cell Press) Nearly two-thirds of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma -- a common tumor that forms in the nerve cells of children -- cannot be cured using tumor-killing cancer drugs. A study published in Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic ap...

Depression common among children with temporal lobe epilepsy

(Wiley) A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published in Epilepsia, a jo...

Improved chemo regimen for childhood leukemia may offer high survival, no added heart toxicity

(American Society of Hematology) Treating pediatric leukemia patients with a liposomal formulation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any...

First successful treatment of pediatric cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Bochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a two and a half year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state -- with minima...

Monkey teeth help reveal Neanderthal weaning

(University of California - Davis) Studies on monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis have helped US and Australian researchers calculate when a Neanderthal infant was weaned.

SIDS Risk May Be Fivefold Higher With Bed Sharing

The risk for sudden infant death is dramatically higher for infants sharing their parents' bed, even if the parents do not smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs, according to an analysis of case-control studies. Medscape Medical News

Intermountain Healthcare Launches Nation’s First System to Measure and Report Cumulative Medical Radiation Exposure

In recent years, new medical knowledge has raised concerns about the safety of radiation used in some medical diagnostic imaging tests. But until now, a program to accurately measure how much cumulative radiation patients receive over their lifetime while getting medical treatment has not been available. Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonp...

Do not use paracetamol just to reduce fever, says NICE

Advice on the use of paracetamol and ibuprofen to treat feverish illness in children less than five years of age has been overhauled and the relationship between heart rate and fever in predicting serious illness highlighted, in an updated clinical...

Children With Abdominal Pain Have Poor Prognosis

Children who present to primary care with abdominal pain have a high risk of developing chronic abdominal pain and long-term functional impairment. Medscape Medical News

Short-term risk of hospitalization for asthma or bronchiolitis in children living near an aluminum smelter

House Lead Paint Bill Would Help Remodelers, Consumers

Responding to concerns from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and affiliated trade groups, bipartisan legislation to make much-needed improvements to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today. The Lead Exposure Reduction...

Advanced Prenatal Therapeutics - Using Targeted Apheresis to Treat Preeclampsia

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Prenatal Therapeutics (APT), a privately held company, is developing a medical device that will help alleviate the high blood pressure and other symptoms associated with preeclampsia. APT's targeted apheresis cartridge is expected to be the first medical device specifically designed to treat preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal and f...

Patricia O’Laughlin Psychotherapy of Los Angeles Now Seeing Adults, Teens and Young Children

Los Angeles Psychotherapist Patricia O’Laughlin to Add Teens and Young Children to Existing Therapy for Parents Adult Program for a More Comprehensive Approach Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Successful Therapy for Parents program, therapy4parents.com, hosted by Patricia O’Laughlin Psychotherapy in the Silver Lake community of Los Angeles is now seeing people of all ages as progression t...

Dr. Pamela Gallin, MD, FACS is recognized among Castle Connolly's Top Doctors® for New York, NY region in 2013.

NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Ophthalmology specialist Dr. Pamela Gallin, MD, FACS for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/DC19390) Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. publishes its list...

Charles A. Moss, M.D. Announces "The Adaptation Diet"

A Three-Step Approach to Control Cortisol, Lose Weight, and Prevent Chronic Disease Charles A. Moss, M.D., nationally acclaimed pioneer of integrative medicine, lecturer and author, announces the release of his new book, The Adaptation Diet: A Three-Step Approach to Control Cortisol, Lose Weight, and Prevent Chronic Disease. Based on 35 years of...

Dr. Eric A. Nash is recognized among Castle Connolly's Top Doctors® for La Quinta, CA region in 2013

LA QUINTA, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected La Quinta's Otolaryngology specialist Dr. Eric A. Nash for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/DC19339)   Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. publish...