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DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance, responding to reports that many Americans are forgoing basic medical care in the economic downturn, today called for renewed vigilance in the fight against chronic disease and support for care management "While some forms of belt-tightening make sense

Researchers have discovered a mechanism for the rapid growth seen in infantile hemangioma, the most common childhood tumor. The tumors, which are made up of proliferating blood vessels, affect up to 10 percent of children of European descent, with girls more frequently afflicted than boys. The growths appear within days of birth - most often as a single, blood-red lump on the head or face - then grow rapidly in the ensuing months.

Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty and improve world health than any other possible measure, according to an analysis released by the United Nations University. The analysis says better water and sanitation reduces poverty in three ways.

As both the election buzz and economic worries grow, parents and schools still concentrate on their number one priority: the healthy, positive development of their children. To recognize their outstanding (and pretty creative) efforts, National PTA is awarding 22 local PTA schools with grants of up to $1,000 in honor of PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month, November.

After reviewing the evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that primary care providers can increase breastfeeding rates and duration by encouraging and supporting breastfeeding. The USPSTF recommends primary care interventions before, around, and after childbirth to advocate and support breastfeeding.

ONI BioPharma Inc. (AMEX: ONI) announced the successful synthesis of an antibiotic using its proprietary DPOLT technology. The molecule belongs to a class of antibiotics called Lantibiotics that were first discovered over 80 years ago.

Low birth weight is the most significant factor for the development of infantile hemangiomas, a common birthmark, according to a new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute. The study, led by Beth Drolet, M.D.

Stanford hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital today presented their vision for the future of medicine in Palo Alto. The special event to unveil designs for the expansion of Packard Children's Hospital and development of the new Stanford Hospital was hosted by President and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Christopher Dawes and President and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics Martha Marsh.

Reuters - More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Insured parents don't necessarily mean insured kids.