February 2023
Advances in Childhood Cancer : Making Personalized Treatments a Reality
COVID-19 Disrupts Gut Microbes
Healthy Mouth for Kids : Start Early to Protect Tooth Health
Show Your Heart Some Love!
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Source: NIH News in Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A young girl ’s legacy: pioneering blood test can monitor rare childhood cancer
Charity launched in name of Alice Wakeling funds breakthrough that could lead to less aggressive treatment and save more livesAlice Wakeling was three when a lump began to grow on her neck. Doctors were initially puzzled but, after six weeks of tests, consultants gave her parents, David and Sara, the devastating news. Alice had rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare childhood cancer that develops in muscle or fibrous tissue.For the next four years, Alice went through gruelling bouts of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. For a brief period, it looked as if she was free from her cancer. But it returned, and Alice died in October 2019...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Cancer research Children's health Charities Medical research Science Society Source Type: news
Back Britain to Beat Childhood Cancer: Vaccine research offers hope for sick youngsters
A PIONEERING vaccine could save the lives of hundreds of children who - like brave six-year-old Beau - are struck by a rare and deadly cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Safety Agency Eyes Ban on Gas Stoves As Health Concerns Mount
A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which can cause health and respiratory problems.
“This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, said in an interview. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”
Natural gas stoves, which are used in about 40% of homes in the US, emit air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and fine particulate...
Source: TIME: Health - January 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ari Natter / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire climate change Environmental Health healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Fracture Risk Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Fracture Risk
Adults who had survived childhood cancer faced a higher risk of a first fracture, suggesting the need for bone mineral density surveillance in high-risk childhood cancer survivors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 27, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
New Hypercalcemia Guideline; Untreated Hyperparathyroidism Risky; PFAS Phase-Out
(MedPage Today) -- The Endocrine Society released new guidelines for treating hypercalcemia of malignancy in adults. (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Childhood cancer survivors -- especially females -- may carry an... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 27, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Science ’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Babies will get blood tests to see if they have rare childhood cancers
Experts say it has the potential to help 3,000 children a year in England if rolled out, helping many young patients before symptoms appear. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rishi Sunak hails Mail drive to tackle children's cancer
Praising this paper's partnership with Cancer Research UK, the Prime Minister said more needed to be done to beat childhood cancer and gave his full backing to the 'excellent' cause. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher Brain Cancer Risk After CT Exam in Childhood
(MedPage Today) -- There has been an escalating risk of brain cancer associated with increasing radiation dose to the brain from CT examinations, a cohort study of more than 650,000 children and young adults indicated.
Researchers observed a significant... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - December 9, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
It is fantastic that the Mail is working with Cancer Research UK, writes Dr PETER JOHNSON
DR PETER JOHNSON: While a quarter of all childhood deaths in England are sadly still caused by cancer, there have been huge advancements in treatment and care. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High Sugar Consumption Affects Aging in Childhood Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 -- Survivors of childhood cancer who consume more sugar have a greater number of aging-related health conditions, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference: Aging and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Fire Awards: Bexion Pharmaceuticals tackles cancer with innovative treatment
Bexion Pharmaceuticals is the Blazer winner in the Disruptors category for KY Inno's inaugural Fire Awards. To read more about the other Blazer winners, click here.
Bexion Pharmaceuticals has an overriding goal in the work it does: Tackling cancer.
Bexion, a startup that spun out of an accidental discovery at Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital, is based in Covington, Kentucky. It was founded in 2006 by Dr. Ray Takigiku, who was studying an inherited childhood disease and discovered a compound, comprised… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laurel Deppen Source Type: news
A Gel Could Help Treat Cancers in Dogs, and Maybe Kids, Too
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 -- A new immunotherapy gel being tested in pet dogs could pave the way for gentler and more effective treatment of one of the most common childhood cancers, researchers say.
Sarcoma is one of the most common cancers in dogs,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Boys Who Lose Excess Pounds by College May Still See Elevated Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Excess weight in childhood appears to boost the risk of obesity-related cancers for men later in life, even if they shed the extra pounds by adulthood, a researcher reported here.
Over more than 40 years of follow... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 4, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
