Pediatric Palliative Care program aids dying children in hospital
In Palo Alto at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital a new pediatric palliative care program trains doctors and staff to ease pain and support families facing life threatening illness. It includes patient counseling, family follow up for a year, and end of life planning, aiming to normalize frank discussions about prognosis and choices.
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Barbara Sourkes
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Illinois resists stockpiling anti-radiation pills
Illinois officials question the benefit of potassium iodide, arguing it provides limited protection and could mislead the public into a false sense of security. They favor prevention and evacuation while federal stockpiles expand nationwide.
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No new shots for children hepatitis B in hospital
CHICAGO AP All U S newborns should be vaccinated against hepatitis B before leaving the hospital to protect against possible disease from infected mothers. The recommendation appears in the 2002 childhood immunization schedule by the AAP CDC and AAFP, noting a shift to mandatory newborn vaccination with seven vaccines starting infancy.
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Julia McMillan
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Louis Cooper
Cooper
Maca root boosts energy and libido in Peru
Archaeologists find 2000 year old maca cultivation in the central Andes where the frost resistant root thrives at high elevations. Peruvians use maca as a tonic and aphrodisiac, while scientists note its nutrients but lack of independent studies.
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Lima
Peru
Andean
Central
Andes
Alberto Tejada
Fertility Institute
Vitamin A May Aid Growth in HIV Malaria Kids in Tanzania
A Tanzania study of 554 children aged 6 months to 5 years shows high dose vitamin A supplementation during hospitalization for pneumonia and post discharge may reduce growth retardation in settings with prevalent HIV AIDS malaria and diarrhea. Participants included 24 percent with malaria and 9 percent HIV infected. No liver damage or severe side effects were observed.
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Chicago
Tanzania
Eduardo Villamor
Harvard University
Muhimbili University College of Health
Villamor
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