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The U.S. House approved $82.8 billion for federal nutrition programs ranging from food stamps to school lunch on Wednesday, including a plan to compensate poor families for lunches missed during flu epidemics.
The money is part of a $121 billion funding bill for the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration for the fiscal year [...]
Schools in the United States are becoming healthier places thanks to more nutritious food and an increased focus on exercise, but still more is needed to combat teen obesity, a series of studies concludes.
Among the findings of the studies, which appear in a September supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health:
Students in California schools have [...]
Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young.
The regular flu kills between 46 and 88 children a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That suggests deaths [...]
Many families of autism find their way to Go Dairy Free in search of dietary help with the gluten-free / casein-free (GFCF) diet. As such, we like to keep abreast of news and reviews related to autism for viewers. This month, Foods Matter (a magazine for food allergies and intolerances) featured a three in one review [...]
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are often initially diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, since the two problems can manifest in similar ways, a new study shows.
However, children with FASD have more difficulty interpreting social information than children with ADHD, and this results in more severe behavioral problems, the researchers found.
The study also found [...]
For most children who suffer from chronic daily headaches in their early teens, a new study has good news — about 88 percent will outgrow them before their early 20s.
For the remaining 12 percent, however, those headaches may persist into adulthood. And, the study, published in the July 15 online issue of Neurology, found that [...]
The recession is taking a toll on many U.S. children, especially the poor and uninsured, according to a survey of 1,471 parents and their children.
The poll, conducted in the United States last May, found that 44 percent of families’ financial circumstances worsened in the previous six months, forcing them to spend less on extras (65 [...]
As children head off to summer camp, many parents are concerned about the risk for swine flu.
To protect kids from the H1N1 virus when they’re at camp, Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, recommends the following:
Confirm that the camp is doing regular screenings, promoting proper [...]
President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the nation’s strongest-ever anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for kids.
“The decades-long effort to protect our children from the harmful effects of tobacco has emerged victorious,” Obama said [...]
U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked the nation’s children’s hospitals.
Of the 98 hospitals that participated in the survey, the following hospitals ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated.
The specialties included cancer, diabetes/endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, heart and heart surgery, kidney disorders, neonatal care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, and urology.
They are (listed [...]
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Doug Fieger, leader of The Knack passed away last Sunday of cancer at the age of 57. Doug had battled cancer for several years and told the Detroit News in January that “I’ve had 10 great lives. And I expect to have some more. I don’t feel cheated in any way, shape or form.”
Doug [...]
Former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, who led the department for more than a decade, has been hospitalized with bladder cancer, sources said Tuesday.
Chief Charlie Beck informed the police commission during its Tuesday meeting that he had visited the former LAPD chief in the hospital over the weekend. Beck said Gates, 83, had [...]
With his eyes watering and his team standing by his side, Denver Nuggets coach George Karl announced Tuesday night that he is again battling cancer, and he will miss some games and practices during the next six weeks to undergo intense radiation treatment.
Karl has squamous cell carcinoma in his right tonsil that has metastasized to [...]
When doctors perform cancer surgery, they often remove so much tissue that it leaves serious indentations — altering a person’s appearance.
If you saw Hersel Mikelian’s face now, you’d never know he used to have a gaping hole on the right side of his face.
“I was very sad. I was very angry that the doctors previously [...]
Even though they receive equal treatment, black patients with liver cancer have lower survival rates than patients of other races, a new U.S. study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from 20,920 patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry who were diagnosed with liver cancer between 1973 and 2004. The researchers [...]
People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double their chances of surviving, a new study says.
Until now, there has been little proof that quitting smoking after developing lung cancer makes any difference to survival.
British researchers analyzed previous data from 10 studies examining how long smokers survived after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
People with [...]
Being diagnosed with Mesothelioma cancer is serious. As a life threatening disease, Mesothelioma cancer should be handled with care. Not only is it about the medical treatments you will undergo, but also the mental trauma. Hence, it is important to learn some important information about the disease and the ways to handle it.
What you [...]
Mesothelioma is technically considered a symptom, not an actual illness. Mesothelioma can eventually lead to mesothelioma cancer. This kind of cancer affects the lungs and breathing functions in the human body. In a few cases, it can also be found lining the abdominal cavity. Mesothelioma can also cause liver and intestinal cancers.
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The root [...]
Mesothelioma actually considered a symptom, not an actual disease. Mesothelioma can ultimately lead to mesothelioma cancer. This kind of cancer is affecting the lungs and breathing functions in the body. In a number of cases, it can also be found lining the intestinal cavity. Mesothelioma can also cause liver and intestinal cancers.
The real cause of [...]
A former paper mill worker and his wife have been awarded $10.2 million in a mesothelioma lawsuit in Washington over exposure to asbestos fibers from dryer fabrics during his nearly 40 year career.
A Seattle jury awarded the damages to Henry and Geraldine Barbin last month in a lawsuit filed against Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. and [...]
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