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A surge in research projects on the human microbiome - the complex ecosystem of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract - is bolstering scientific understanding of health, disease and environment. Much of the research has focused on gut bacteria and viruses, leaving a third factor - fungi - little studied. An international consortium of scientists has conducted the first large-scale ...
The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank holds a wealth of anonymised data collected from people in Wales over the past 30 years. This data comes from health and social care, care homes, registers and audits, specialist services and surveys, which can be anonymously linked to provide a clear picture of the health and social care setting in Wales. SAIL data has been used widely ...
Advancement of first program from Axial platform into a randomized Phase 2b clinical trial signifies key milestone for company Trial is enrolling approximately 195 autistic adolescents at clinical trial sites in the United States, Australia and New Zealand Phase 2 trial is based on positive results from open-label Phase 1b/2a trial that demonstrated a favorable safety profile for AB-2004 as ...
In recognition of World Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness week, HD Medical Inc. today announces it has screened over 50,000 children for CHDs using HD Steth™. These screenings have been conducted at multiple locations in India, helping to save over 35 lives to date. HD Medical plans to expand the screenings to over 500,000 children worldwide. The children diagnosed with CHD were ...
On October 18. 2020. the online meeting of "Scivita Medical Navigates Medical Innovation' Scivita 4K Medical Ultra-high-definition Laparoscopy in Pediatric Surgery Seminar sponsored by Pediatric Surgery Branch of Guangdong Medical Association and undertook by Guangzhou Women and Children' s Medical Center was successfully held. The conference focused on how to effectively use endoscopy to ...
A new peer-reviewed study reveals that the vast majority of U.S. infants may be suffering from a substantial deficiency in an important bacterium key to breast milk utilization and immune system development, as well as protection against gut pathogens linked to common newborn conditions such as colic and diaper rash. According to the study published today in Scientific Reports, approximately ...
Nationwide ads urge parents, caregivers to think “Where’s baby? Look before you lock” WASHINGTON – With unseasonably warm temperatures already striking many areas around the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced its first-ever national campaign to prevent child heatstroke deaths in ...
Hollywood, FL - Abbott Informatics is pleased to announce the launch of the STARLIMS Public Health Solution PH12.0. Abbott Informatics has the STARLIMS Public Health (PH) Solution product currently deployed in laboratories throughout the United States. Nevertheless, enhancements need to continuously be added in order for our product to satisfy evolving market needs. Newborn screening is one such ...
The National Institutes of Health and other U.S. and Canadian partners are investing $20.9 million dollars over five years to establish seven regional research and training centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Hubs will consist of multidisciplinary groups of researchers and partner organizations collaborating on common ...
Last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published an article entitled, “Household Molds Linked to Childhood ...
Women face enormous risks in conflict-affected settings. Yet they have also proven to be powerful actors, whose interventions sustain economic security or may reduce or discourage violence. Under the right conditions, women can organize to build lasting peace that makes sustainable growth possible in resource-rich countries. These are some of the issues to be explored on Friday, October 11 at a ...
Without adequate nutrition in the 1,000 days between a woman's pregnancy and her child's second birthday, the damage to that child's physical and mental development is largely irreversible. ...
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For Asthma Awareness Month 2013, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our dedication to improving the quality of life for the estimated 300 million people living with asthma worldwide. To most effectively manage asthma, we need to address the disproportionate impact of the disease on minorities and families at or below the poverty line. NIH is ...
African scientists will conduct genomic research on kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness through inaugural grants of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa). The grants were announced by the two funding organizations, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London. The ...
The proposed Sustainable Development Goals need more focus on health to continue the progress achieved with MDGs, argues Priya Shetty. Since 2000, global health efforts have been aligned to the aims of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indeed, the link has been so close that some public health experts have voiced concern that health goals not specified in the MDG manifesto, such as ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $357,999 in grants to local community organizations for projects aiming to protect children in underserved communities from environmental threats. “Safeguarding the health of children is one of our most important responsibilities, and an issue that is very dear to me,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator ...
A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help protect children in the City of Baltimore from environmental health hazards such as lead, mold, pesticides and carbon monoxide. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin, Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made the announcement this morning at Baltimore City Hall. “During ...
An international effort to replace smoky, inefficient household stoves that people commonly use in lower and middle income countries with clean, affordable, fuel efficient stoves could save nearly 2 million lives each year, according to experts from the National Institutes of Health. In a commentary in Science, the NIH scientists noted that indoor air pollution from such inefficient stoves ...
Gen YOUth Foundation will raise funds to support child health and wellness efforts, including its flagship program, Fuel Up to Play 60. ...
Some of our nation's principal thought leaders in child health, physical activity and education will converge today in North Texas, site of Super Bowl XLV, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines an unprecedented private-public partnership committed to child health and wellness. ...