CHILDREN-HEALTH NEWS

Children’s health coverage focus of fair | By Pamela Dickman Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Date: Jan 08 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

Thousands of Larimer County children could qualify for public health insurance but are not enrolled, according to officials with Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins.

Exploring Ethical Challenges Health Professionals Face While Caring For Children Affected By Life-Threatening ... (Medical News Today)
Date: Jan 08 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

The Greenwall Foundation recently awarded two core faculty members of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics a grant that will allow Drs. Gail Geller and Cynda Hylton Rushton to explore the ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children and families affected by life-threatening neuromuscular diseases (LTNMD).

ISRAEL-OPT: Gaza's children in the firing line (AlertNet)
Date: Jan 08 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

Source: IRIN Gaza's children - some 56 percent of Gaza's 1.5 million people - are struggling to survive the Israeli offensive which began on 27 December. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 660 Palestinians have been killed since 27 December, including 176 children and 86 women.

France Plans Ban on Mobile Phone Advertising to Children (Bloomberg)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- France plans to ban advertising of mobile phones to children on concerns about possible long-term health damage caused by their increased usage.

House Dems to take up Obama-favored legislation to expand children's health insurance coverage (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

WASHINGTON - House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care, specifically children's health care, next week.

Teen birth rates up sharply in Arizona - Arizona Republic
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Google

"Clearly, Arizona has a substantial teen-pregnancy problem," said Sheila Sjolander, chief of the Bureau of Women and Children's Health at the state ...

Study to explore ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children with LTNMDs (EurekAlert!)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

( Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics ) The Greenwall Foundation recently awarded two core faculty members of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics a grant that will allow Drs. Gail Geller and Cynda Hylton Rushton to explore the ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children and families affected by life-threatening neuromuscular diseases (LTNMD).

House to vote on Obama-favored health plan (MSNBC)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care with a vote next week on legislation to expand a children's health insurance program.

House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

By By KEVIN FREKING -- House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care, specifically children's health care, next week. Leaders say they are scheduling a vote on renewing a popular health insurance program for children. Unless Congress acts, federal funding for the program expires March 31. The legislation will look similar to bills the House and Senate ...

195 children have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza: medics (Payvand Iran News)
Date: Jan 07 2009  |  Feed Source: Yahoo!

So far 195 children have been in the Israeli blitz on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials say. Gaza health officials say that since the onslaught began on Dec. 27 more than 550 Palestinians have been killed and 2,500 wounded. -MNA

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