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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Targeted electrical stimulation of a particular region of the brain can lessen symptoms of major depression that hasn't improved with other treatments, the results of small...

Systems of care-coordinated networks of community-based mental health services and supports for children and youth with serious mental health challenges-are able to dramatically improve the academic, ...

School children as young as 11 can benefit from a daily exercise programme in reducing their levels of several known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. An ongoing study, which began four years ago in the German city of Leipzig, shows already that children assigned to daily exercise lessons reduced their overall prevalence of obesity, improved their exercise capacity, increased their levels of HDL-cholesterol, and reduced their systolic blood pressure.

Abstract: Epilepsy is not a single condition but a group of disorders with differing diagnostic criteria, management pathways and outcomes. In recent years our understanding and knowledge of the childhood epilepsies has improved. An evidence-based approach may help us provide the best treatment for our patients although randomised trials remain limited. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines, introduced in 2004, have provided a benchmark for the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies and are due for review in 2009. In this paper, we review the current definitions and guidelines and suggest a practical approach to treatment decisions in children with epilepsy.

Abstract: Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a neurological emergency. It can be the brain's response to a variety of acute cerebral insults, or a complication of chronic neurological conditions. Management focuses on maintaining vital functions, stopping the seizure and identifying and treating the underlying cause. Morbidity and mortality have improved over recent years, probably because of more aggressive use of anti-convulsant medication in the acute phase and improved paediatric emergency and intensive care. Neurological sequelae are cause- and age-dependent. The highest morbidity and mortality is seen in the group of children with symptomatic CSE. More accurate epidemiological data is now being gathered on CSE in children, which has refined our understanding of the problem. Much work has gone into the development of evidence-based national guidelines on the optimal management in children, and new evidence from both epidemiological studies and the Cochrane review are informing

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced the launch of its new and improved flagship website - http://www.idf.org. The Federation is the global advocate for the more than 250 million people with diabetes worldwide and has streamlined its site to better meet their needs.

The Department of Health is to provide £1.6 million to Macmillan to improve services and support for those living with and beyond cancer, Health Minister, Ann Keen announced today.

Local health agencies and schools must improve the management of childhood asthma to help children lead full and healthy lives, Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health urged today. The call was made during Asthma Awareness Week at a conference on Health Inequalities. Asthma affects 5 million people in this country, including 1.1 million children, and it is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation of children.

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced the Company's new BACs on BeadsTM technology for the rapid and cost effective detection of chromosomal abnormalities. This is the first demonstration that the BACs on BeadsTM technology can be applied to detect structural and numeric abnormalities rapidly and simultaneously in a single analysis. Dr. Susan J.

A Queen's University research team has blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products. 'This dispels a common belief in the general public about the way in which massage is beneficial,' says Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Michael Tschakovsky. 'It also dispels that belief among people in the physical therapy profession.