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Half Of Severe Asthma Cases In Children Are Not Untreatable; Just Follow The BasicsMany youths appear resistant to treatment from the onset of a severe asthmatic condition. Why? Simply put, many have been wrongly diagnosed or caretakers have not followed asthma treatment guidelines properly. There is no one cure-all for this condition that is a chronic, or long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways...
Published by Medical News Today on: 2010-09-03
4.7 Million Uninsured But Eligible Children Not In Medicaid Or CHIPThere are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 million American children were uninsured on an average day in 2008 - of those, 65% of them (4.7 million) were eligible for Medical or CHIP but not enrolled. According to the report, ten states had participation rates either close to or above 90%. ...
Published by Medical News Today on: 2010-09-03
Chemists, engineers achieve world record with high-speed graphene transistorsResearchers have developed a new fabrication process for high-speed graphene transistors using a nanowire as the self-aligned gate. This new technique does not produce any appreciable defects in the graphene during fabrication, so the carrier mobility is retained. Also, by using a self-aligned approach with a nanowire as the gate, the group was able to overcome alignment difficulties previously encountered and fabricate short channel devices with unprecedented performance.
Published by ScienceDaily on: 2010-09-03
Giant Greenland iceberg -- largest in the northern hemisphere -- enters Nares StraitThe European Space Agency's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on 4 August 2010. A new animation shows that the iceberg, the largest in the northern hemisphere, is now entering Nares Strait -- a stretch of water that connects the Lincoln Sea and Arctic Ocean with Baffin Bay.
Published by ScienceDaily on: 2010-09-03
Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds
(Reuters)
Reuters - People who use prescription antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms may be more likely than non-users to carry excess pounds, a new study suggests, although the significance of the connection is not yet clear.
Published by Yahoo! on: 2010-09-03
Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil's Benefits
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Feeding obese mice omega-3
fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new study
finds.
Published by Yahoo! on: 2010-09-03
Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn's
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of bowel surgery for
children with Crohn's disease is much lower than reported in previous
studies, according to new findings.
Published by Yahoo! on: 2010-09-03
Prescription Drug Use Rises 10%, Spending More Than Doubles In One DecadeThe number of people in the USA who took one prescription medication in a one month period rose 10% during the decade up to the end of 2008. Americans spent US234.1 billion on prescription medications in 2008, more than double the figure in 1999, according to a report published by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). A prescription drug or medication is one that requires a doctor's prescription, as opposed to an OTC (over-the-counter) drug, which can be purchased straight from ...
Published by Medical News Today on: 2010-09-03
Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu'Complications
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell
disease experience more life-threatening complications from the H1N1 swine
flu than from seasonal flu, a new study has found.
Published by Yahoo! on: 2010-09-03
Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UKMacmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased access to the information and support they need - when they need it, where they need it...
Published by Medical News Today on: 2010-09-03
