WHO intensifies efforts on child-appropriate medicines
WHO intensifies efforts on child-appropriate medicines
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed to ensure children have better access to medicines appropriate for them. The campaign, named "Make Medicines Child Size", targets a range of medicines including antibiotics, asthma and pain medication that need to be better tailored to children's needs. It calls for further research and development of combination pills for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, as well as appropriate child therapy for a number of neglected tropical diseases. http://www.gelais.com/women-health/i...medicines.html U.S. children cancer death rate down due to better survival The cancer death rate for children in the U.S. has declined sharply -- down 20 percent from 1990 to 2004 -- thanks to better treatment of leukemia and other cancers, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. The cancer death rate for U.S. children was 34.2 per million for children up to age 19 in 1990, but fell to 27.3 per million in 2004. http://www.gelais.com/women-health/c...-survival.html |
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