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Chronic health conditions increasing in children, study finds Los Angeles Times Share     More than a quarter of all U.S. children have a chronic health condition, new research suggests, a significant increase from the rate seen in earlier decades and a statistic that looms large for the nation's efforts to subdue rising healthcare costs. But the report doesn't suggest that children are less healthy. The comprehensive look at children from 1988 through 2006 also revealed that health conditions themselves have changed. More
NACHRI 2010 Annual Leadership Conference call for proposals NACHRI Share
NACHRI is excited to announce the 42nd annual call for proposals for the 2010 Annual Leadership Conference (formerly Annual Meeting) in Minneapolis on October 17 – 20. The NACHRI Council on Education is seeking proposals around this year’s theme, "Breakaway: Transforming Leadership Models, Enterprising Technology Solutions and Evaluating Tough Options." More Creating Connections pre-conference workshops NACHRI Share
The NACHRI 2010 Creating Connections Conference, which takes place March 9 – 12 in San Diego, offers discipline-specific tracks in child advocacy, facilities design, financial management and planning, analytics, philanthropy, pediatric health informatics and technology, public relations and communications, and quality improvement. We’re also excited to offer two compelling pre-conference workshops:
Cook Children's launches iPhone application Fort Worth Star-Telegram Share
Cook Children's Health Care System has launched a free iPhone application to provide parents with information about childhood emergencies, medical conditions, general health – even directions and maps to the nearest clinic or doctor's office. It is believed to be the first children's hospital in the nation with an iPhone application with pediatric information, officials said. More Surgery for obese children? The New York Times Share
Brittany Caesar, now 20 years old and 175 pounds, was the first teenager to undergo a gastric bypass at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, but more quickly followed. Today, it maintains one of the busiest bariatric practices for adolescents in the country, performing one or two bypasses each month. Although the procedure is still considered experimental for children, it is fast becoming the next front in the battle against pediatric obesity. More
Sebelius: Current bills will be starting point for health summit CNN Share
President Obama plans to use the already-passed House and Senate bills as a starting point for next week's health care summit with Republican leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, have said the current health bills should be scrapped and that any negotiation should start with a blank slate. More Two years old - A childhood obesity tipping point? Science Daily Share
While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure, according to an article published this month in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. The research suggests that the "tipping point" in obesity often occurs before two years of age, and sometimes as early as three months, when the child is learning how much and what to eat. More
NIH grants to children's hospital will advance novel stem cell treatments for blood disorders Pharmacy Choice Share
The new decade may herald an era of cell therapy treating human diseases by delivering highly specific beneficial cells. In the wake of an NIH decision late last year permitting federally funded researchers to use new lines of human embryonic stem cells, the door has opened more widely to stem cell research. Anyone who has ever undergone a bone marrow transplant has received a type of cell therapy, but current progress in stem cell research holds the potential of precisely controlling cell development for a broader variety of clinical treatments than ever before. More Pediatric specialists can't match demand The Columbus Dispatch Share
Frustrated parents with sick children are waiting months for appointments with medical specialists. Others, seeking the best treatment for complicated illnesses, travel hours for care. Leaders of the nation's pediatric hospitals say they're struggling with shortages and vacancies in many specialty areas. Doctors who specialize in neurology, development and behavioral problems, diabetes, lung disease and intestinal disorders are in the highest demand, according to a survey of children's hospitals. More |
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