South Africa: SA Observes Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health in collaboration with various local and international stakeholders will spend the month of September creating awareness of the impact of cancer in children and their families around the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Nurse Mates Launches 2023 Campaign to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ®
For the eighth year in a row, Nurse Mates is proud to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in its mission to cure childhood cancer. Through community events, fundraising campaigns and proceeds from its special limited-edition merchandise, the footwear and accessories company has... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CHI DEI CSR Source Type: news
Align ™ Shoes to Donate Portion of Sales to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, Invites Customers to Shop Online During September Donation-with-Purchase Event
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Align™ Shoes is making it possible for everyone to help make a difference for families facing a diagnosis of childhood cancer. The company will donate $5 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® for every pair of full-priced footwear sold on... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CHI Source Type: news
Planet Smoothie to Raise Funds for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Smoothie (www.PlanetSmoothie.com) is excited to announce a month-long fundraising campaign in support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a U.S. non-profit fighting pediatric cancer. Starting on September 1, when customers... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CSR Source Type: news
Sexual abuse during childhood and all-cause mortality into middle adulthood: an Australian cohort study - Papalia N, Spivak BL, Ashford L, Guha A, Luebbers S, Ogloff JR.
OBJECTIVE: To compare mortality from all causes, internal causes (eg, cancers, circulatory and respiratory system diseases), and external causes (eg, suicide, accidents, assault) among people who were sexually abused during childhood with mortality for the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
New Jersey OKs slightly better settlement over polluted land where childhood cancer cases rose
New Jersey has accepted a revised settlement over chemical dumping that turned parts of a Jersey Shore community into one of America's most notorious toxic waste cleanup sites, but opponents say the deal is only marginally better than before and plan to sue the state to block it. The deal adds…#newjersey #jerseyshore #tomsriver #basf #dep #cibageigy #atlanticocean #superfund #dovertownship #brittaforsberg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pennsylvania Study Suggests Links Between Fracking and Asthma, Lymphoma in Children
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(HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled western Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said in reports released Tuesday evening.
The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.
In the reports, the researchers found what they called significant associations between gas industry acti...
Source: TIME: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MARC LEVY / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
A randomized controlled pilot study assessing feasibility and safety of a wilderness program for childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: the WAYA study - Jong MC, Dahlqvist H, Lown EA, Schats W, Beckman L, Jong M.
BACKGROUND: The majority of childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivors suffers from long-lasting health issues following cancer treatment. It is therefore critical to explore effective health promotion strategies to address their needs. E... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Ghana: Book On Late Childhood Cancer Ambassador Launched
[Ghanaian Times] A book that chronicles the life and impact of a childhood cancer ambassador who led the fight against childhood cancer in Ghana and beyond has been launched in Accra. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Arts, Culture and Entertainment Books Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Early Puberty Soared During the Pandemic, and Scientists Don ’ t Know Why
Italy noticed it first. It was the first country to lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic, and later in 2020, researchers at Florence’s Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital were the first to point out a puzzling trend: More young girls than ever had been showing up to the hospital with clear signs of early-onset puberty.
The cases weren’t unique, but their frequency was. Since early-onset—or “precocious”—puberty first gained widespread clinical attention in the 1990s, it’s become steadily more common worldwide. Defined as the appearance of secondary sex charact...
Source: TIME: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?
The thymus, a butterfly-shaped organ that sits between our collarbones, has never seemed like a particularly useful appendage—at least in adults. During early childhood, it provides a place for T cells (the T stands for thymus) to mature into immune cells that attack invaders. But during adolescence the organ begins to shrink and mostly stops producing these cells. By adulthood, it’s assumed to be so useless that cardiac surgeons will occasionally remove it just to get easier access to the heart.
But researchers have recently started to question that assumption, and a study published today in
The New England...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 2, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Baby Powder Lawsuit Costs J & J $18.8 Million
A jury has ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million in monetary damages to a California man who developed mesothelioma after long-time exposure to the company’s talc-based baby powder.
The decision was made following a six-week trial, the first centered around talcum powder that J&J has encountered in nearly two years. This comes as the company continues to settle thousands of other similar suits.
Emory Hernandez Valadez, 24, said he had been using talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder since childhood. Because of Valadez’s failing health, the case was cleared for trial. It was an exception to the...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Legal Mesothelioma Source Type: news
The Head of the Global Vaccine Group Gavi Is Resigning. Here ’s What He Learned During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was a crucible for the public health world, and perhaps none were tested more than Gavi, the global nonprofit that makes vaccines its business. Faced with ensuring that the COVID-19 vaccines reached as many people in the developing world as possible, the organization created a new entity, COVAX, that served as the conduit for purchasing and distributing vaccines for the lowest-resource countries in the world.
Dr. Seth Berkley, who has headed the organization for years, is stepping down in August when his current term ends.
In a conversation with TIME, Berkley reflects on his tenure and what he, Gavi, ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Head of the Global Vaccine Group Gavi Is Stepping Down. Here ’s What He Learned During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was a crucible for the public health world, and perhaps none were tested more than Gavi, the global nonprofit that makes vaccines its business. Faced with ensuring that the COVID-19 vaccines reached as many people in the developing world as possible, the organization created a new entity, COVAX, that served as the conduit for purchasing and distributing vaccines for the lowest-resource countries in the world.
Dr. Seth Berkley, who has headed the organization for years, is stepping down in August when his current term ends.
In a conversation with TIME, Berkley reflects on his tenure and what he, Gavi, ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Family's 'impossible' fight to raise £300,000 for cancer jab for little Teddy
Teddy's parents are backing the Daily Express's Back Britain to Beat Childhood Cancer campaign, which calls for the UK to help trial a promising cancer vaccine. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
