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Archive - Jul 20, 2010

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HIV – Rising menace

Tue, 2010-07-20 23:06 — earnie

Nevirapine is considered to be an effective drug that can prevent HIV infection in babies born to mothers with HIV.
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New & improved rotavirus vaccine to be trialed in Melbourne

Tue, 2010-07-20 23:06 — earnie

Now a vaccine is being developed against rotavirus in Melbourne. At present Australian children were given rotavirus vaccine at the age of six to eight weeks since 2007.
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Active play is important for children’s physical activity

Tue, 2010-07-20 23:06 — earnie

Active play makes a significant contribution to children’s physical activity and could play an important part in the health of future generations, a new study has found.

Pacifiers Recalled by Antonio Flores Due to Choking Hazard

Tue, 2010-07-20 13:05 — earnie

The pacifier fails to meet federal safety standards.
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Good Health, Inc. Issues a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Product Marketed as Dietary Supplement

Tue, 2010-07-20 09:06 — earnie

Good Health, Inc.
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WHO announces new approaches to HIV prevention and treatment among children

Tue, 2010-07-20 08:05 — earnie

Efforts worldwide on access to treatment for children with HIV have reached a new milestone, with 355 000 children receiving life-saving HIV treatment at the end of 2009, compared to 276 000 at the en
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Only 51% of HIV-exposed infants received minimal dose of prevention drug nevirapine: Study

Tue, 2010-07-20 07:05 — earnie

In the ongoing battle to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not all weapons are being used: Only about half of HIV-exposed infants in some African countries re
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Researchers identify a substance that protects farm children from allergies, allergic asthma

Tue, 2010-07-20 06:05 — earnie

Researchers from Bochum have isolated the substance in cowshed dust that possibly protects farm children from developing allergies and allergic asthma, namely the plant sugar molecule arabinogalactan.
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More than half of parents interested in using at-home personal genetic testing for their children: Poll

Tue, 2010-07-20 06:05 — earnie

The latest results from the C.S.
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Adolescent sex offenders have increased feelings of social isolation and withdrawal: Study

Tue, 2010-07-20 06:05 — earnie

Adolescent sex offenders are often stereotyped and treated as socially inept, but new research negates this image, finding that they are more likely to be characterized by atypical sexual interests --
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