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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood cancer survivors "have approximately a five to 10 times increased risk of having heart disease compared to their healthy siblings," said study lead author Dr. Daniel A. Mulrooney, assistant professor of pediatrics...
DALLAS — Dallas-based American Heart Association released a statement about cardiovascular evaluation and monitoring of children receiving drugs for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on April 21, 2008. As a result of language in the news release and the statement as...
18 percent of the urban children surveyed had been separated from their parents at least once before kindergarten. Published in the May/June issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a new, community-wide study from Rochester, New York, warns that such kids are at increased risk for learning difficulties...
By Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press May 16--Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit announced plans Thursday to build a $34-million outpatient pediatric center across from the hospital, on land occupied by an abandoned nursing home and a small city park.
There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education ... but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this suffering, injury, disability and mortality is completely unnecessary. It's up to people, not...
In 2007, physicians graduating from US medical schools had an average of $138,608 in medical school debt to pay off, the study reports. To be certified in geriatrics, physicians must complete additional training - three years of residency training plus a year-long fellowship in geriatrics. Once...
Patrick Zweidler-McKay, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics from the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson CINCINNATI, OHIO - Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a therapy that effectively kills human leukemia cells in mice using...
Dr. Jay Gordon, nationally recognized pediatrician and an outspoken advocate for the reexamination of the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccinations, will appear as a guest speaker at the Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo (WCWP) at Highland Hall Waldorf School in Northridge. Dr.
News source: Business Wire The CIGNA LIFESOURCE Transplant Network, consisting of more than 100 Centers of Excellence across the United States, has added several Seattle-based transplant programs to its network. The adult kidney transplant program at Virginia Mason Medical Center joined the CIGNA...
New entertainment options in the form of a Starlight Nintendo Wii Fun Center videogame system and a free DVD rental kiosk will soon be available to patients at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, thanks to a donation from the tri-state area Starlight Children's...
