Researchers Urge Against Use of Indoor Tanning
Cultura/Liam Norris(NEW YORK) — More than one million people visit tanning salons in the United States every day.Many of those that do use tanning salons are teenage girls. According to an article in the journal Pediatrics, 35 to 40 percent of white a…
One Family, Five Heart Transplants
Stacy and Jason Bingham(HAINES, Ore.) — Stacy and Jason Bingham of Haines, Ore., already had endured the arduous transplant waiting list until their oldest daughter, Sierra, now 12, found a match for a new heart.Now, they may have to face four more ro…
Law Offers Drug Companies Vouchers in Exchange for New Cancer Drugs for Kids
Nancy Goodman/Kids v. Cancer(WASHINGTON) — President Obama signed a bill Monday that will provide incentives to drug companies to research and develop drugs for rare diseases.The Creating Hope Act grants pharmaceutical companies that create drugs for …
How Do Docs Prescribe Kids’ Meds? Guess
Comstock/Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — The last time your doctor gave you a prescription, it likely came with specific information on the correct and safe dosage to take, determined from years of clinical trials. But when kids need certain prescr…
Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Black children seen in the emergency department for abdominal pain are less likely to receive pain medication than white children, according to a new study.The research, which also found that black and Hispanic…