Stem Cell :: Branson launches stem cell bank
Sir Richard Branson will launch his new business venture by offering parents the opportunity to store stem cells from their children’s umbilical cords.
Children
Bipolar Disorder :: Extreme irritability – childhood bipolar disorder
Measurements of brainwaves in kids with extreme irritability suggest that different brain mechanisms are at play, depending on the disorders the kids have. This finding brings us a step closer to the day when clinicians can use biological measurements — rather than depending only on behavioral symptoms or self-reports — to diagnose psychiatric disorders.
Health Care :: 9/11 workers criticize Bush health care plan
9/11 workers criticize Bush health care plan. The son of a ground zero (World Trade Center) rescue worker who died last week from lung disease met with US President Bush on Wednesday to urge expanded health services for those who are still sick.
ADHD :: Gene test clue to ADHD therapy
A genetic test may help to monitor dose of psycho-stimulant drugs like Ritalin to ADHD children, revealed by Australian health expert.
Diabetes :: Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
Researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in at-risk people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today.
Vaccine :: CSL to File Pandemic Vaccine Dossier with the Therapeutic Goods Administration
CSL Limited, Australia?s leading biopharmaceutical company, has today announced it has new data from its pandemic influenza vaccine clinical trial program.
Garlic :: Garlic hope in infection fight
Garlic has been hailed a wonder drug for centuries and has been used to prevent gangrene, treat high blood pressure, ward off common colds and is even believed by some to have cancer-fighting properties.
Malaria :: From Sheffield to Singapore, international Grid battles malaria
Malaria kills more than one million people each year, most of them young children living in Africa. Now physicists in the UK have shared their computers with biologists from countries including France and Korea in an effort to combat the disease.
Obesity :: Less television and more gathering around the dinner table prevents obesity
Sitting down to a family meal more often and cutting down on television watching can help keep children from becoming overweight, according to a new University of Missouri-Columbia study.
Asthma :: AANMA educates allergic asthma patients with grant from Genentech and Novartis
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) received an educational grant from Genentech, Inc., and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to help patients better understand allergic asthma.