Hope for kids with rare opsoclonus myoclonus at unique center
Nathan, a child with opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome, visits Dr. Michael Pranzatelli’s National Pediatric Myoclonus Center. The center, world’s only facility of its kind, studies this autoimmune brain disorder linked to neuroblastoma in about 11,000 US children yearly. Some patients show tumor involvement, others do not, underscoring the condition’s complexity.
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Nathan
Michael Pranzatelli
Pranzatelli
United States
Springfield, Ill
Paraffin Lamp Oil Poses Risk to Orthodox Children During Passover
A Pediatrics study finds paraffin lamp oil poisoning far higher in Orthodox Jewish children in New York, with 32 of 45 cases involving Orthodox youngsters under age two. Researchers note the lamp wick tube and plastic nozzle resemble straws, risking ingestion during Sabbath and Passover periods.
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New York
Pediatrics
Robert J. Hoffman
Manhattan
Beth Israel Medical Center
Hoffman
AIDS Rate Rising Among Americans Over Fifty
HIV AIDS rates are rising in those over 50 driven by Viagra linked risk taking and postmenopausal women avoiding condoms. Experts note underrepresentation in studies and low provider testing, with 15 percent of cases before 2002 and 21 percent since 2002, and Florida showing 19.2 percent in 2002.  .Older adults in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach face sharp increases per officials and outreach programs.
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Miami
America
Nathan Linsk
University of Illinois At Chicago
James Campbell
National Association On Hiv
Linsk
CDC
Florida
Miami-Dade
Broward
Palm Beach
Broward Health Department
Paul Spearing
Gay and Gray
NAHOF
Tom Sentell
Sentell
Experts tackle future flu vaccines in silicon valley labs
In San Jose experts warn a pandemic is possible and current egg based vaccines from Chiron in Emeryville and Medimmune Vaccines in Mountain View lag in speed. Some firms test cell culture vaccines grown in large vats while others splice genetic code to mass produce viral coat proteins for stronger protection.
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Chiron
Emeryville
Calif
Medimmune Vaccines
Mountain View
Anheuser-Busch
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Middletown
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