Human parechovirus is a harmless virus which is encountered by most infants and displays few symptoms. Suspected of triggering type 1 diabetes in susceptible people, research methods need to take this “silent” virus into consideration. This comes from findings in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This study was [...] Read more »

Smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy is clearly linked with an increased risk of cleft lip in newborns. Genes that play a role in detoxification of cigarette smoke do not appear to be involved. This is shown in a new study published in the journal Epidemiology. Oral clefts are one of [...] Read more »

Groundbreaking research that could improve the lives of children suffering from a rare hereditary condition is underway at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The pioneering study will look at the treatment options available for Juvenile Huntington’s Disease (JHD) – an inherited neurodegenerative condition that causes abnormal movements and emotional and cognitive problems [...] Read more »

Forest Laboratories UK Ltd. is proud to announce that Infacol® (simeticone) has won a Gold Award at the Mother & Baby Awards. Infacol was awarded the Gold Award in the ‘Best Health Product’ category at a recent awards ceremony which was held at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London. Infacol [...] Read more »

Actelion Ltd (SIX: ATLN) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for an extension of indication for the use of miglustat (Zavesca®) in patients suffering from Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), a very rare neurodegenerative genetic disease. Based on the CHMP opinion, [...] Read more »

Baltimore’s high infant mortality rate is a “crisis that gets too little attention in part because the solution is so costly: ensuring that thousands of low-income women of childbearing age have consistent access to health care that would produce better birth outcomes,” a Baltimore Sun editorial states. Read The Full Article…Reducing Infant Mortality Requires Health [...] Read more »

BioTrove, Inc. today announced its collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) researchers in the evaluation of BioTrove’s OpenArray® technology as a system to detect and monitor respiratory infectious disease pathogens in children. Read The Full Article…BioTrove Announces New OpenArray Platform Application To Identify Pediatric Respiratory Infectious Disease Agents Read more »

Group-based treatment programs may effectively combat childhood obesity in rural communities, according to a new University of Florida study. Children who participated in one of two group programs – family-based or parent-only – were less overweight compared with children in a control group. The findings appear in the December issue of Archives [...] Read more »

The University of Georgia Research Foundation has received a five-year, $18.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research ways to reduce morbidity from schistosomiasis in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. Researchers will develop and evaluate research-based approaches and diagnostic tools to identify, control and [...] Read more »

Delegates at the Medical Council of Thailand hearing last week unanimously agreed to amend a regulation that requires parental permission for people younger than age 18 to be tested for HIV, the Bangkok Post reports (Apiradee, Bangkok Post, 12/18). Read The Full Article…Medical Council Of Thailand Plans To Amend Rule Requiring Teens To Provide Parental [...] Read more »