Health officials renew Indo-US Vaccine Action Program
...he development of new vaccines are essential as we confront vaccine-preventable diseases globally," says Dr. Fauci. Based on the success of VAP, several other NIH institutes and another agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have signed si...Weill Cornell Medical College announces gifts totaling $400M
...mpact our patients." "The health challenges that confront the world today are far bigger than these gifts," said Mr. Greenberg. "Our goal is to speed research discoveries from the bench to the bedside, where doctors can improve the quality of care for patients and the quality of life for all of us." "We ...Parents' depression can weigh on children
...llying also helps clinicians encourage children to confront their weight problem, said Meg Zeller, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and a psychologist with the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center. Often, fears of developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease...Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn study reveals
... experiencing the health problems that will likely confront them later in life unless serious intervention takes place, said Andrew B. Geier, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn. However, they are missing school at a greater rate than their peers, s...