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In hopes of developing a national policy on reproductive health to help curb the spread of HIV in the Philippines, the Girls, Women and HIV/AIDS Network recently called for the passage of a reproductive health bill in the House of Representatives, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports. During the last general assembly meeting on Oct.

Lack of Medicaid coverage for neonatal male circumcision correlated with lower rates of circumcision, a new study found. In light of recent clinical trials in Africa that suggest uncircumcised males may face greater risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, lack of Medicaid coverage for circumcision may translate into future health disparities for children born to poor families covered by Medicaid.

The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program for Children and Adolescents at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC has been awarded the 2008 Treatment of Mental Illness and Recovery Support Services Award from the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration. This prestigious national award recognizes exemplary interventions that have been shown to prevent and/or treat mental illnesses and substance abuse.

Bullying UK, a charity which works to tackle bullying all over the UK, has received a TalkTalk Innovation in the Community Award for its innovative poster project which has saved schools more than £34,000 over the last year. On the eve of Anti-Bullying Week (November 17-21) the charity will receive a grant of £2,000 to help expand its ground breaking project Click, Create and Print in new directions.

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) today announced that its anti-influenza drug, CS-8958, has started! it's pivotal Phase III trial for adults and Phase II/III trial for paediatrics. CS-8958, a long-acting neuraminidase inhibitor (LANI), was discovered by Daiichi Sankyo and is co-owned with Biota Holdings Limited. CS-8958 is an inhaled formulation for influenza treatment and it is expected that single administration of CS-8958 will be efficacious for the treatment of influenza.

The culmination of a year's independent research has found that teachers, parents and pupils are benefiting from a dedicated healthy eating and physical exercise programme. More than half of the children involved in the research said they were eating more healthily as a result of the PhunkyFoods programme, which has been adopted by more than 500 schools across England.

The New Local government Network has publishes an evaluation of care services in the UK and argues that adult services need to be more effectively joined up to better protect children at risk. This week's revelations surrounding the 2006 death of "Baby P" has highlighted concerns over current procedures and whether care systems are ability to adequately examine and take action on child abuse.

Neither genetic nor environmental factors alone fully explain why some children become aggressive, according to a new study.

Advisers are trying to decide which of Barack Obama's campaign promises need to be placed on a slower track.

Scientists have identified a relationship between two proteins in the brain that has links to both nicotine addiction and autism. The finding has led to speculation that existing drugs used to curb nicotine addiction might serve as the basis for potential therapies to alleviate the symptoms of autism. The discovery identified a defining role for a protein made by the neurexin-1 gene, which is located in brain cells and assists in connecting neurons as part of the brain's chemical communication system.