NIH launches program to offer molecular characterization of childhood cancers
Precise diagnoses can help doctors choose the most effective and potentially least toxic treatment for each child. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 21, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Cancer Researcher Donald Pinkel Dies at Age 95
Unsatisfied by how treatments for childhood leukemia failed to prevent the disease's return, Pinkel combined them all —and virtually cured the disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 18, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Donald Pinkel, medical researcher who developed a treatment for childhood leukemia, dies at 95
As the first medcial director of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, he developed treatments for cancer and other diseases. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Schudel Source Type: news
Boy's cancer only spotted after his mother asks for a scan following a tick-bite
A Sheffield family only learned their three-year-old child had a rare form of childhood cancer after seeking medical help after the young boy began experiencing strange symptoms after a tick bite. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half of Americans Live With Legacy of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Title: Half of Americans Live With Legacy of Childhood Lead PoisoningCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 9, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Kids With IBD Need Close Monitoring as They Grow Up
(MedPage Today) -- The well-known cancer risk accompanying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) applies even when symptoms begin in childhood or adolescence, a meta-analysis affirmed.
Cancer rates in adulthood were approximately doubled compared with... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - March 2, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Restoring Male Fertility After Childhood Cancer Restoring Male Fertility After Childhood Cancer
Researchers are hoping that the implantation of testicular tissue in men rendered infertile after childhood cancer treatment could help them produce sperm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Urology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Urology Headlines - February 24, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
Zambia: Scale Up Cancer Sensitisation in Rural Areas
[Times of Zambia] A LOCAL non-profit organisation that provides support, information, and advocacy to children with cancer and their families, has released troubling statistics indicating that childhood cancer cases are on the rise in the rural parts of Zambia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe
Progress in the overall survival rate for children with cancer is uneven across Europe, with a significant proportion of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year, still dying, the UN health agency WHO alerted on Tuesday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - February 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Childhood cancer inequalities in the WHO European Region
This report sets out for the first time the evidence on childhood cancer inequalities in the Region, and examines the patterns that emerge at national and regional levels of childhood cancer incidence, patient and caregiver experiences, and short- and long-term outcomes for patients. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
VerImmune Inc Announces Research Collaboration with Janssen to...
VerImmune's AIR-ViP™ Technology Platform is designed to treat cancer by harnessing the body's immune memory against pathogens and childhood vaccines(PRWeb February 08, 2022)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/verimmune_inc_announces_research_collaboration_with_janssen_to_leverage_its_unique_immuno_oncology_therapeutic_platform/prweb18479959.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Strangers Use Storytelling to Help Others —and Themselves
Last December, as COVID-19 cases spiked and travel restrictions tightened, Deborah Goldstein and her 85-year-old mother journeyed to a faraway forest in Scotland.
There, instead of political pundits and dooming newsfeeds, they met an animal-loving teenager, her evil stepmother, and 12 magical elves. In two weeks, they’ll travel somewhere else—without leaving their Manhattan apartments.
That far-off destination in Scotland was the setting of one story told in the free, virtual circle that Goldstein, her mother, and dozens of others join every other Thursday. Hosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture&mda...
Source: TIME: Health - February 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Hotz Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health Source Type: news
If We ’re Going to Live With COVID-19, It’s Time to Clean Our Indoor Air Properly
As the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across vaccinated and unvaccinated America, and a shocking number of Americans are still dying, many are wondering what the coming months will bring, how will they continue to protect themselves from COVID-19, and when, if ever, life will really return to something resembling the pre-pandemic normal. The good news is that this pandemic will eventually end due to effective vaccines, infection-induced herd immunity, and the further evolution of the virus. The bad news is that like seasonal influenza, COVID-variants may be with us for years to come, and this will certainly not be the las...
Source: TIME: Health - February 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Edward A Nardell Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
What Considerations Are There in Prescribing a Medical Cannabis Card?
Discussion
Cannabis is a plant which has many pharmacologically active compounds with THC or tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol (CBD) being the most studied. For this case, medical cannabis will be used to describe different forms of the plant used to pharmacologically treat a variety of medical conditions.
Medical cannabis has been proposed and mainly studied in adult populations. Qualifying conditions for use of medical cannabis in this author’s US state currently include: ”
Cancer – if the illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomitin...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 31, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Are Common Gastrointestinal Polyposes in Children?
Discussion
Bloody stools or blood in the diaper is a relatively common complaint in general pediatrics. For most patients it is often a minor concern. Commonly it is a transient problem (e.g. rectal fissure caused by constipation or trauma) or often not blood (e.g. urate crystals in the diaper, food, menses, etc.). Real blood does occur with an identifiable cause such as long distance running or heavy exercise, or milk protein allergy/sensitivity that improves with a milk-restricted diet. Many more serious causes are associated with heavier or more recalcitrant bleeding, increased defecation, abdominal pain, poor eating an...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 24, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
