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No benefit in delayed immunization
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With young children receiving twice as many vaccines as they did 25 years ago, many parents are seeking to postpone at least some shots. A new study, though, finds no benefit to a child's development in delaying vaccines, and doctors warn that waiting can expose kids to possible disease. One of the researchers, Michael J. Smith, a pediatric infectious-disease specialist at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky, says some
parents request alternative immunization schedules out of concern that getting so many vaccines in such a short time period might lead to health problems later on. More
C.A.R.E. Award — Deadline Extended!
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It's not too late! Apply today for the new NACHRI Champion of Analytics & Research Excellence (C.A.R.E.) Award. The award was created to recognize exceptional use of NACHRI Analytics programs to improve the efficiency, safety, timeliness and effectiveness of care in our member hospitals. Three finalists will be selected from the submissions and will receive complimentary registrations and be invited to present in a special session
at the 2010 NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference. All Analytics program participants are encouraged to apply – and you have until 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 1, to get your submission in.
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N.A.C.H. Family Advocacy Day
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Family Advocacy Day is just around the corner! Stay up on all the happenings by following the hashtag #FAD10 on Twitter and joining our Family Advocacy Day Facebook page.
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Childhood cancer survivors face health problems throughout life
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
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A new analysis of childhood cancer survivors finds they are more likely to suffer from medical problems and other health challenges as
adults. Emily Dowling, of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and colleagues studied findings from over 295,000 interviews in the National Health Interview Survey from the last few years. Of those interviews, 410 were with adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Study: More children hospitalized with MRSA
The Associated Press via The Jackson Sun
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The number of children hospitalized with dangerous drug-resistant staph infections surged
10-fold in recent years, a study found. Disease incidence increased from two cases to 21 cases per 1,000 hospital admissions from 1999 to 2008. Most infections were caught in the community, not in the hospital. The study involved methicillin-resistant staph infections, called MRSA. These used to occur mostly in hospitals and nursing homes, but they increasingly are showing up in other settings in children and adults. Recent evidence suggests hospital-acquired MRSA cases may be declining while
community-acquired cases are becoming more common.
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Research points to new causes of autism
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Could delayed childbearing, infertility treatment and premature birth contribute to autism? Research presented recently in Philadelphia suggests the answer is yes. The International
Meeting for Autism Research, attended by more than 1,700 scientists and advocates at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, offered provocative findings from studies of large population groups. Such epidemiological research can uncover risk factors that are too subtle to detect in small groups or individuals.
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Injuries to kids on crutches up: study
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Injuries to young people related to the use of crutches, wheelchairs and walkers are on
the rise — up an estimated 8 percent annually between 1991 and 2008, research shows. According to Ohio researchers, the use of these "mobility aids," while intended to help people get around, sent more than 3,000 people aged 19 or younger to the emergency room in 2008, alone.
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UK bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine
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Associated Press via USA Today
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Britain's top medical group ruled that a doctor who claimed autism was linked to a childhood vaccine can no longer practice in the U.K. The General Medical Council also found Dr.
Andrew Wakefield guilty of "serious professional misconduct" as it struck him from the country's medical register. The council was investigating how Wakefield and colleagues carried out their research, not the science behind it.
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Fetal surgery continues to advance
MyCentralJersey.com
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Inserting a tiny laser into the mother's uterus to seal off an abnormal blood flow and save fetal twins. Advancing the science that allows
doctors to deliver cells or DNA to treat sickle cell anemia and other genetic diseases before birth. These are examples of the still-emerging field of fetal surgery, a field in maternal-fetal medicine. Detecting birth defects prenatally has allowed physicians to provide better perinatal care, but many of these babies were already too sick to treat successfully after they were born. This dilemma led to the development of fetal surgery.
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Labels urged for
food that can choke
The New York Times
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On a July afternoon in 2006, Patrick Hale microwaved a bag of popcorn for his two young children and sat down with them to watch television. When he got up to change the channel, he heard a strange noise behind him, and turned to see his 23-month-old daughter, Allison, turning purple and unable to breathe. As a Marine, he was certified in CPR, but he could not dislodge the popcorn with blows to her back and finger swipes down her
throat. He called 911, but it was too late: by the time Allison arrived at the hospital, her heart had stopped beating. An autopsy found that she had inhaled pieces of popcorn into her vocal cords, her bronchial tubes and a lung.
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Doctors: It's OK for toddlers to take swimming lessons
The Associated Press via the Decatur Herald-Review
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The nation's largest pediatricians group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for children younger than 4. In the past, the
American Academy of Pediatrics has said swim classes might give toddlers and parents a false sense of security. Now the group says it's fine to enroll children as young as 1. A few small studies suggest toddlers may be less likely to drown if they've had swim lessons. The doctors aren't recommending lessons for every young child. Some parents may feel their little ones aren't ready and that's OK.
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Global death rates drop for children 5 or younger
The New York Times
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Death rates in children under 5 are dropping in many countries at a surprisingly fast pace, according to a new report based on data from 187 countries from 1970 to 2010. Worldwide, 7.7 million children are expected to die this year — still an enormous number, but a vast improvement over the 1990 figure of 11.9 million. On average, death rates have dropped by about 2 percent a year from 1990 to 2010, and in many regions, even
some of the poorest in Africa, the declines have started to accelerate, according to the report, which is being published online by The Lancet, a medical journal.
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What to do when a baby can't hear
Chicago Tribune
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The 8-year-old boy already had hearing aids when Dr. Perri Klass met him, back in the 1990s. He had been born before newborns were routinely screened for hearing problems, so the diagnosis had not taken place until he was a slow-to-talk toddler. An extensive trail of subspecialists had evaluated him after that first test showed severe hearing loss in
both ears. A geneticist, a developmentalist, a kidney specialist — no one could find anything wrong. He was a healthy, cheerful child who couldn't hear very well.
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US government stockpiles new, safer smallpox vaccine
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The U.S. government has begun bolstering its smallpox vaccine stockpile with a new version designed to close a gap that left millions vulnerable to a bioterror attack. The vaccine,
Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic's Imvamune, is made with modified vaccinia ankara, a safer alternative to the cowpox vaccines used for generations. Company officials say the first shipments arrived in the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile last week, within hours of a World Health Organization ceremony marking eradication of the disease, widely regarded as one of the great public health achievements of all time.
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