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News posted throughout the day, every day. Risk Of Febrile Convulsions For Under Fives Who Receive A Type Of Flu Vaccine 31 Jul 2010 at 4:00am The Director of Immunization, Department of Health, UK has written a letter to UK doctors warning about the risk of febrile convulsions in children aged under five years and seasonal influenza vaccines marketed by Pfizer Vaccines (Enzira® and CSL Biotherapies generic influenza vaccine)... No Safe Level First Study To Show Teenage Binge Drinkers Harm Abilities In La... 31 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. Prospective memory is an important aspect of day-to-day memory function and is defined as the cognitive ability to remember to carry out an activity at some future point in time... Genetic Link Between Two Rare Diseases Established By Next Generation Sequencing 31 Jul 2010 at 2:00am Scientists have successfully used "next generation sequencing" to identify mutations that may cause a rare and mysterious genetic disorder... Study Shows Most Youth Hockey Injuries Caused By Accidents, Not Checking 31 Jul 2010 at 2:00am Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking - intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards - causes the most injuries in youth ice hockey. But they would be wrong... The Risk Of Malignancy In Children May Be Increased By TNF Blockers 31 Jul 2010 at 2:00am The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necrosis factor a (TNF) blockers, raising concerns of an associated risk and prompting an investigation... Group Opposing Alaska Parental Notification Initiative Reports More Money Tha... 30 Jul 2010 at 7:00am The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would require parental notification for state minors seeking abortions -- has reported collecting five times the money disclosed by Alaskans for Parental Rights, which supports the initiative, the AP/Anchorage Daily News reports... Insurers Change Kids Coverage Stance After HHS Clarifies New Rules 30 Jul 2010 at 6:00am Health insurers have started to back down "on their decision to pull out of the child-only coverage market after the Obama administration addressed their concerns about the potential damage to their bottom lines," The Hill reports. "The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday clarified regulations mandating that insurance plans agree to cover sick children... Polio Cases In India Lowest In A Decade; Vaccination Effort Begins In Afghani... 30 Jul 2010 at 6:00am This year "India has reported the lowest number of polio cases in [the] January-June period ... in a decade," PTI/ZeeTV reports. Twenty-four cases were detected between January and June this year, compared to 151 in the corresponding 2009 period, and 317 in January-June 2008 (7/29). According to LiveMint... Also In Global Health News: Child Marriages; USAID In Afghanistan; Respirator... 30 Jul 2010 at 6:00am Epoch Times Examines Child Marriage Hearing An Epoch Times article discusses a recent congressional hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on child marriage... Videos Discuss Reproductive Coercion, Preventive Services 30 Jul 2010 at 5:00am The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. GRITtv Explores Reproductive Coercion: GRITtv recently examined dating violence and reproductive coercion among teenagers... Pediatric Nurses Gather For Landmark Annual Conference 30 Jul 2010 at 5:00am Celebrating the pediatric nurse at the bedside was the central theme of the 26th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference, July 16-18, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA. More than 275 pediatric nurses from across the country and around the world attended this landmark annual event. Attendees networked with colleagues, enhanced leadership skills and explored the latest advances in care... AIDS 2010 Follow-Up Coverage: Global HIV/AIDS Funding; HIV/AIDS Studies, Rele... 30 Jul 2010 at 5:00am Media outlets continued to reflect on news from the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, which attracted over 19,000 participants from 197 countries to Vienna last week, according to the conference blog. The Washington Post reports that "concerns about [the] costs" of global HIV treatment programs "dominated the talk" of the conference... IRIN Examines Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, Maps Percentage Of Afric... 30 Jul 2010 at 5:00am "[H]umanitarian watchdog Development Initiatives outlines some of the needs, responses and funding trends" in humanitarian aid over the past decade in its 2010 Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, IRIN writes in an article that examines the organization's findings. According to the report, private funding is the "rising star" in humanitarian aid, IRIN reports... FDA Advisory, Avoid Unintentional Exposure Of Children And Pets To Evamist 30 Jul 2010 at 4:00am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets. Evamist contains estradiol, an estrogen hormone, and is used in women to reduce hot flashes during menopause... MediPurpose® Launches New BabyLance™ Infant Heel Incision Device 30 Jul 2010 at 4:00am MediPurpose® announced the launch of its latest safety medical product, the babyLance™ heel incision device for infants. A complement to the company's vastly popular line of SurgiLance® safety lancets, babyLance™ is a safe, easy and effective solution for newborn heel incisions...     HealthBusinessBuilder.com Build your Health Business Fast!