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 Child Information - December 1, 2008
| In the first study of its kind, researchers at Saint Louis University have demonstrated immunization with a new vaccine could potentially prevent more than a million cases of pertussis (whooping cough) each year in adolescents and adults. Most children are protected from pertussis by a series of vaccines in early childhood. But the vaccine protection wanes after a decade or so, leaving adolescents and adults susceptible to the bacterial infection | | San Diego, CA (AHN) As many as 2.5 million women may have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder that, if not properly treated, could lead to serious health problems, medical experts told a mostly female audience at the National Hemophilia Foundation's (NHF) 57th Annual Meeting on Thursday | | Pediatric strokes are on the rise and a team of doctors in Pittsburgh are developing methods to quickly save the lives of young victims. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has developed a comprehensive pediatric stroke protocol to aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of strokes in young children in an emergency department setting | | The American Council for Fitness and Nutrition (ACFN) and the American Dietetic Association Foundation (ADAF) announce a new initiative focusing on African-American and Hispanic children, populations that data show are at higher risk of obesity. The initiative is scheduled to begin in 2006 and will focus on helping community leaders build and expand programs that will help families adopt healthier lifestyles | | Researchers are in California are about to start the first FDA-sanctioned clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for a brain disease. The recipients will be children who have Batten disease - a rare, fatal genetic disorder. The condition afflicts 2 to 4 of every 100,000 children born in the U.S. Babies may appear normal at first, only to begin losing coordination and having seizures several months after birth. Eventually, children go blind and are unable to communicate before they die at an early age | |
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