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AP - Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.

Berlin Heart Inc. today announced its EXCOR(R) Pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) has received unconditional approval for the ongoing IDE clinical trial in the United States of America. The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved the Investigational Plan for the IDE study of the device.

The United States ranked 29th in the world in infant mortality in 2004, compared to 27th in 2000, 23rd in 1990 and 12th in 1960, according to a new report from CDCâ?²s National Center for health Statistics www.cdc.gov/nchs). The U.S. infant mortality rate was 6.78 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2004, the latest year that data are available for all countries.

The rate of infant deaths in the U.S. decreased by 2% in 2006 but remains higher than that of most other industrialized countries, suggesting that Americans pay more for medical services than other nations but receive lower quality care, according to CDC data, the

UroToday.com - A manuscript by David W. Herd examined studies of voiding cystourethrograms (VCUGs) and anxiety in children as evaluated in previously published articles about VCUGs. Pub Med, EMBase, and Cochrane databases were utilized. His Med Line search found 17 papers to be considered of interest while the EMBase search found an additional 8 papers of interest out of a total of 650 manuscripts.

UroToday.com - A study by Dr. Wolfgang H. Cerwinka and his colleagues out of Emory University in Atlanta evaluated the different types of injectable agents, techniques, success rates, complications and future applications of endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children including the present current indications to perform the procedure.

South Carolina's infant mortality rate dropped to 8.4 deaths for each 1,000 live births during 2006, the S.C. Department of health and Environmental Control said today. The 2006 rate of 8.4 was the second lowest rate in ten years and represents a decrease from 2005's rate of 9.5 deaths per 1,000 live births, even with 5,000 more births in the state than in the previous year, according to the latest statistics from DHEC's Office of Public Health Statistics.

UroToday.com - A study by Dr. L.H. Braga, et al. evaluated the so-called "third inguinal ring" which is the entrance to the scrotum. It was thought to be an important finding and etiologic factor for undescended testes. Historical reports showed that it might be a true anatomic entity associated with undescended testes. The group assessed the patency of this "third inguinal ring" as an expected testicular path of decent into the scrotum with unilateral cryptorchidism.

UroToday.com - Orchiopexy is usually performed between the ages of six months and one year. Despite the fact it is generally diagnosed early in life, there is a subset of patients that come for orchiopexy at a later age. This retrospective review evaluated the groups' experience with patients undergoing late orchiopexy, defined as orchiopexy performed after four years of age. This study evaluated 191 late orchiopexy procedures in 177 patients. The median age of surgery was 7.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- To protect long-term heart health, children as young as 3 and diabetics should have their blood pressure checked regularly, experts say.