Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
...tions in invasive pneumococcal disease were in the youngest children, which also was the age group targeted to receive the vaccine. Children younger than two years old experienced an 82 percent decrease in invasive disease, and children two to four years old had a 71 percent decrease. In addition to declini...$4 million grant boosts University of Michigan campaign for a new children's hospital
...am Carls and his wife, Marie Carls, to provide the youngest patients with the best medical care through the support of pediatric health care facilities and programs in Michigan. Awarded by the Board of Trustees of the foundation after a formal application by the U-M Health System, the new grant moves Mott cl...Faces must be seen to be recognized
...g faces is an innate ability in primates; even the youngest infants respond to Mom's face. So, a fascinating and central question in neurobiology is where in the hierarchy of visual processing face recognition takes place. Through a series of precise experimental manipulations of perception in human subjects,...Injury toll in US homes tops 12 million yearly: UNC, other experts call for action
... nonfatal injuries, the risks are greatest for the youngest and oldest age groups." For both fatal and nonfatal injuries, males are more likely than females to be victims, she said. "This research is the most up-to-date and detailed of its kind," said Meri-K Appy, Home Safety Council president. "The fin...Tobacco-company-sponsored parties with free cigarettes may encourage students to start smoking
...teenagers, making young adults (aged 18 to 24) its youngest legal targets. "By distributing cigarettes and sponsoring these events in bars and on college campuses, the tobacco industry promotes the idea that cigarettes are an essential part of young adults' social lives," said Rigotti. The study analyzed ...Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
... a time of great insecurity may be similar to the youngest group as far as being more vulnerable to traumatic events. This group was likely to be more afraid of taking risks because of growing up in an economic climate of desperation. According to the authors, this age group may not have mastered certain pro...Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
...line that those who need closest follow-up are the youngest children whose studies are closest to abnormal. In the meantime, Dr. McKie is glad to have better information he can present to parents to help them make better choices for their children....New study of African-American and Hispanic colorectal cancer patients
... 10 years younger than the age at diagnosis of the youngest affected relative, whichever is earlier. ......Reed both joined the study at the request of their youngest sister, Wish Martin, a breast cancer survivor in Maryland. 'Throughout my sister's fight with breast cancer, we all prayed and prayed for healing and a swift recovery,' said Sterling, a Sister Study volunteer in Ohio. 'Now my sister has been a brea...Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
...y, this clandestine activity does not exist in the youngest brains, leading scientists to believe that the mysterious goings-on that absorb the majority of our minds are dedicated to subconsciously reprocessing our initial thoughts and experiences. The research, which has possible profound implications for ou...Child health improvement through computer automation
...sed decision support system targeted to medicine's youngest patients utilizes hand-written information acquired from a child's parents within the waiting room, along with preexisting data from the nation's oldest continually operational electronic medical record to provide critical information and clinical re...Researchers discover new clinical syndrome leading to severe osteoarthritis
...placement by the time they reached their 20s. The youngest child underwent several arthroscopic procedures beginning at 16. The middle sibling needed a complete hip arthroplasty by age 26, and a second hip replacement less than two years later....NYU Child Study Center and The Bear Stearns Charitable Foundation launch outreach campaign
...tentially negative impact these images have on the youngest and most vulnerable among us." Each PSA, all of which are narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, emphasizes the warning signs and directs the public to a website, AboutOurKids.org, and a toll-free hotline, 1-866-NYU CHILD (866-698-2445), where additional in...7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...l cornea in an effort to give him sight. He is the youngest patient ever to receive the device. Lukas Rakowsky of Dupont, Wash., was born in May with a tumor on his left eye. The tumor was successfully removed five weeks after his birth at Madigan Army Medical Center in Ft. Lewis, Wash. Lukas also underwent...Does birth order among siblings decide position in soccer?
... know that, when it comes to playing football, the youngest in the family will not always be nominated the goalkeeper and the eldest the striker. In this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ, Michael Perkin, a child health specialist and father of three young boys, wrote to all 24 clubs in the Nationwide Divisio...Glycerin may help skin disease, study finds
... In the endless cycle of skin-cell production, the youngest cells move up from the deepest layer and switch from replicating as their main function to eventually becoming mature surface cells that spit out lipids to help form the skin's protective barrier before they die. The researchers' findings about the s...UCLA study looks at life after breast cancer
...erage of six years after their diagnosis. Yet, the youngest women in the study -- those who were between 25 an...n Cancer Center and lead author of the study. "The youngest women report persistent energy loss and psychological difficulties. They are a group doctors and oth...A JAMA theme issue media briefing: pain management
...anding pain in infants and children, however these youngest patients do not always get the pain management they need, according to R. F. Howard, M.B., F.R.C.A., Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust, London. For more information or to register: call 312/464-JAMA (526...Exercise has a more powerful impact on the brain than previously thought
...med as good as or even better at the task than the youngest animals. "This is an exciting result," says Cotman. "Translated into human terms, it means that individuals who are appropriately physically active may be able to protect themselves from depression -- or be less depressed or relieved from depression ...High blood pressure does not accelerate age-related cognitive decline
...evident for the middle-aged group, but not for the youngest or oldest participants." Additionally, the team found that increasing age was associated with specific deficits in performing search tasks above and beyond what would have been expected, whereas increasing blood pressure was not associated with these...