MedImmune announced that clinical results of its pivotal multinational, randomized, double-masked trial for motavizumab have been published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed publication, Pediatrics: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics…
UNICEF and the International Zinc Association (IZA) announced the launch of the “Zinc Saves Kids” campaign. The initiative will raise funds to support UNICEF’s zinc supplementation programs for children in developing countries…
Basketball players, baseball pitchers, and athletes warm up before they perform, and now researchers in the US are investigating whether surgeons should do the same to ensure they are better prepared for when they have to perform…
First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced plans today to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and by encouraging communities to support healthy choices…
In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, nearly 37,000 pregnant Haitian women face difficulties securing food, clean drinking water and access to health services, according to Frank Geneus, the director of health programs in Haiti for CARE, the Washington Post reports. Nearly 10,000 of those women may give birth in the next month…
“As president of the G-8 in 2010, Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s poorest regions,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper writes in a Toronto Star editorial…
U.S. To Support Agricultural Technology Projects In Pakistan Bryan Hunt, the U.S. consulate general in Lahore, Pakistan, said Wednesday that the U.S. would help Pakistan with the development of agriculture technology aimed at boosting farmers’ productivity, the Nation reports. Hunt said agriculture technology is vital for increasing food security. “He said that the U.S…
Efforts to vaccinate “infants against rotavirus could save the lives of millions of children in developing nations who would otherwise die from the diarrhea-causing disease, two new studies show,” HealthDay/BusinsessWeek reports. The studies track diarrhea deaths among children vaccinated against rotavirus in Africa and Mexico and appear in the Jan…
AccuDial® Pharmaceutical, Inc. delivered a power-packed launch with their new family of eight over-the-counter (OTC) medications in Canada. Colorful floor displays enjoyed prominent placement in every Quebec Walmart pharmacy, and were filled with AccuDial’s pain and fever, allergy, and cough and cold pediatric medications…
News outlets report on state budget news in Kansas, Massachusetts, Idaho and Minnesota. Kansas Health Institute reports that the recession is crippling Kansas’ safety-net system. “The Kansas unemployment insurance system is virtually broke at a time when Department of Labor officials say they need about $15 million a week to pay benefits to out-of-work Kansans…
