Roche has filed a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) capsules in pediatric doses of 30 mg and 45 mg. Tamiflu, which is indicated for the prevention and treatment of influenza types A and B in patients one year and older, is currently available in a 75 mg capsule for adults as well as liquid suspension formulation for children.
Medicines for babies and young children frequently contain a cocktail of additives which are banned from foods and drinks designed to be consumed by the under threes.
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise forbenefiting degenerative diseases, and do so by invoking multiplemechanisms. Such cells can be grown in a manner compatible with clinicaluse (i.e., without animal feeder layers) and even without the need forimmunosuppression.
The Australian Government?s commitment to providing sanctuary to refugee women and children at risk of exploitation has been highlighted by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Teresa Gambaro MP.
When it comes to health care for our kids, we live in a hardscrabble world that is only going to get tougher. That is the underlying message from three UCLA professors who are calling for a complete overhaul of the U.S child health care system, which they describe as a “patchwork of disconnected programs, policies and funding” that lacks “clear accountability or performance goals.”
Research in Wales has demonstrated that the Incredible Years parenting programme, an evidence-based programme developed at the University of Washington, Seattle, is very effective in reducing the likelihood of children going on to develop behavioural problems in the UK.
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that older mothers with normal, full-term pregnancies ? particularly first-time older mothers ? were more likely to undergo Caesarean delivery than were younger women with similarly low-risk pregnancies.
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is recalling its 25-count packages of “Berkley & Jensen” Full-Cut Pig Ears dog treats with no lot number and only the expiration advisory “BEST IF USED BY 2009” (without referencing a specific month) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious infections in dogs, and, if there is cross contamination, young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
A protein known as the “master watchman of the genome” for its ability to guard against cancer-causing DNA damage has been found to provide an entirely different level of cancer protection: By prompting the skin to tan in response to ultraviolet light from the sun, it deters the development of melanoma skin cancer, the fastest-increasing form of cancer in the world.
Toddlers learn new words more easily when they figure out the words’ meaning for themselves, research by a Johns Hopkins undergraduate student suggests.