Children’s packed lunches – Are they even worse than Turkey Twizzlers?
Packed lunches taken to school by 7-year-olds are even less healthy than school meals used to be before Jamie Oliver set out to reform them.
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Fitness :: Children get more active
Physical activity and sport sessions in schools have jumped by 53 per cent at primary level, and 17 per cent overall, in the last two years since Active Schools was launched with ?12 million per annum of backing from Ministers.
Flu :: FDA approves refrigerated form of FluMist
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a refrigerated form of FluMist, the nasal-spray influenza vaccine, which should be more convenient for providers than the current formulation, MedImmune Inc. announced.
Gene Therapy :: Dramatic results from combo therapy surprises Krabbe-disease researchers
By all expectations, it shouldn’t have worked as well as it did. A combination of bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy greatly lengthened the lives of laboratory mice doomed by a rapidly progressing, fatal neurodegenerative disorder also found in people.
Health Insurance :: California Health Insurance for All
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a proposal that would require all state residents to obtain health insurance and would share the cost among employers, individuals, health care providers, health insurers and the government.
Health Care :: Hopeful nurses are more comfortable, condident in caring for dying children
Nurses with higher levels of hopefulness are more likely to report feeling confident and competent in their ability to care for dying children and their families. Based on a survey of hundreds of pediatric nurses, researchers found that nurses who were more confident about their skills also were more likely to have received education in palliative care — the practice of providing high-quality, responsive care to patients with a life-threatening illness.
Fertility :: Young single men bank sperm before testicular cancer treatment
A quarter of men with testicular cancer banked their sperm before treatment, but only six percent of those used the sperm to father a child. Men who banked their sperm averaged 26 — 10 years younger than those who didn’t — and were more than twice as likely to be single. As most men treated for testicular cancer are young, and survival rates exceed 90 percent, post-treatment fertility is an important issue, say researchers.
Overweight :: Overweight girls at risk for cardiovascular disease
Results from the NHLBI Growth and Health Study of more than 2,300 girls suggest that girls as young as age 9 who are overweight are at increased risk for short-term and long-term problems that increase the chances of developing cardiovascular disease. Those who were overweight were more likely to have elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels compared to girls who were not overweight. The study also provides insight into differences between African-American and Caucasian girls.
Skin :: Genetically altered cells may help artificial skin fight infection
Cincinnati burn researchers have created genetically modified skin cells that, when added to cultured skin substitutes, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns. Led by University of Cincinnati scientists, the team found that skin cells that were genetically altered to produce higher levels of a protein known as human beta defensin 4 killed more bacteria than normal skin cells.
Cervical Cancer :: Bill would require cervical cancer vaccine for girls
The Kentucky bill would require girls in public and private middle schools to get the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, which is aimed at four strains of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, also known as HPV. Two of the strains cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases.