The Orphan Drug Act-Government Study-Rare Conditions-Drug Companies-Rare Diseases

More drugs being approved for rare diseases in kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of drugs are coming to market to help treat rare diseases in children, a new U.S. government study finds. Officials say the findings, reported in the journal Pediatrics, suggest that a U.S. law known as the Orphan Drug Act is working as intended. "Orphan" drugs are called that because they target uncommon diseases that have traditionally been neglected by drug companies -- since developing treatments for rare conditions is a generally unprofitable endeavor. ... read more..

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Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration-Alcoholic Parent-Government Study

One in 10 U.S. kids have alcoholic parent - study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than one in 10 U.S. children live with an alcoholic parent and are at increased risk of developing a host of health problems of their own, according to a new government study released on Thursday. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed national survey data from 2005 through 2010 and found that, on average, 7.5 million children -- about 10.5 percent of the country's under-18 population -- lived with a parent abusing alcohol during any given year. Most of those kids -- an average of 6. ... read more..

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Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration-Alcoholic Parent-Government Study

One in 10 U.S. kids have alcoholic parent: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than one in 10 U.S. children live with an alcoholic parent and are at increased risk of developing a host of health problems of their own, according to a new government study released on Thursday. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed national survey data from 2005 through 2010 and found that, on average, 7.5 million children -- about 10.5 percent of the country's under-18 population -- lived with a parent abusing alcohol during any given year. Most of those kids -- an average of 6. ... read more..

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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention-Burmese Refugee Children-Knee Replacement Surgery

Lead poisoning common in Burmese refugee kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many Burmese refugee children bound for the U.S. may have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood, a new government study finds. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that of 642 U.S.-bound Burmese children, 90 percent had some amount of lead in their blood. Overall, 5 percent had lead poisoning -- including nearly 15 percent of children younger than 2. High lead exposure is especially dangerous for young children, since it can permanently damage their developing brains. In the U.S. ... read more..

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Joint Replacement Patients Face Blood Clot Risk in Hospital

TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- One of every 100 people undergoing knee replacement surgery and 1 of 200 people having hip replacement surgery will develop a blood clot before they leave the hospital, even if they take steps to prevent the development of these blood clots, a new evidence review suggests. read more..

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