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Inhaled Growth Hormone Safe For Children Deficient In This Key Protein
A multi-center clinical trial led by a Riley Hospital for Children endocrinologist has found that inhaled growth hormone (GH) is well tolerated by children with GH deficiency and that this easy-to-use method can, over a one-week period, safely deliver GH to the blood stream. In addition to having implications for those who need GH, this first pediatric study of administering it through the lungs may also help researchers interested in using this convenient method for effectively delivering other types of medications to children.
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Nurses To Stage Massive Protest At County Vote To Save San Leandro Hospital - Tuesday
Registered nurses, healthcare workers and community leaders will hold a major protest rally Tuesday at noon, outside of the Alameda County Administration building. The action, one of many occurring over the last two months, is being held on the day that the board is scheduled to vote on Sutter Health"s plan to rebuild Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley as a luxury hospital with all private rooms and 48 fewer beds. It is likely that approval will result in closure of the 122-bed San Leandro Hospital, also owned and operated by Sutter.
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Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Study Results For Radezolid In Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Rib-X" or the "Company"), a development-stage company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibiotics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of radezolid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
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Opinion: Boston Globe Columnist Examines Arguments Against DDT Use In Uganda

Boston Globe columnist Derrick Jackson examines why some Ugandans do not support indoor spraying of DDT to prevent malaria. Grace Kagoro, a biology professor and environmental researcher at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, is "nervous about adding what she said could be one more shock to the soil and water," according to Jackson. Kagoro said, "As much as malaria is a nasty disease, we don"t need the DDT. ò€¦ They tell us the DDT spraying will be safe. But with all the run-off problems we already have, we cannot know for sure." As a result of this and related dilemmas, Uganda is a "laboratory for how developing countries deal with old scourges while anticipating new environmental challenges," Jackson writes. While the profound effect of malaria "is undeniable," Jackson cites health experts who say, the government "should focus on getting free nets and supplies of anti-malarial drugs that do not run out, and to engage citizens to eliminate pools of stagnant water around their homes," according to Jackson. He concludes: "Lest the fight against malaria and saving the environment become a disaster of competing goals, the rest of the world must go full throttle. A DDT-free world is only possible if we help Africa access the prevention it needs" (Jackson, 6/30). The article is the second part of a two-part series.This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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