Juvenile in Medical News

Online Voting Begins for Ford Customer Service Division's Second Annual Funny Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

DEARBORN, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- It's okay to vote early and vote often ... at least when the voting helps out a good cause. Starting today, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote ...

3 studies confirm the value of etanercept therapy in treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday 12 June 2009: Three new studies have individually shown the anti-TNF (tumour necrosis factor) therapy etanercept to be effective, with a good safety profile, in children under four years of age with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and associated with improved Healt...

Subclinical markers predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis post methotrexate withdrawal

Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday 11 June 2009: Elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarkers Myeloid Related Protein (MRP*) 8/14 predict an increased risk of relapse following withdrawal of methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who have achieved inactive dis...

As a Result of the FDA Investigation Into TNF-Alpha Inhibitors, 30 Percent of Surveyed Rheumatologists Have Altered Their Prescription Patterns for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Twenty Percent of Surveyed MCO Pharmacy Directors Say They Will Alter Reimbursement of TNF-alpha Inhibitors for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Pediatric Crohn's Disease, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of th...

Pennsylvanians May Donate Part of Tax Refund to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A simple check-off option on Pennsylvania's income tax return allows filers to contribute a portion of their tax refund to support research for juvenile diabetes, more commonly known as Type 1 diabetes, the state Health Department said today. ...

Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

Review finds use, even in combo, an effective long-term treatment MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs etanercept and methotrexate are safe and effective for long-term, continuous treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, new research finds. In a three-year study that en...

Second Annual 'Eye Ball' Fights Juvenile Diabetes, Says Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology

Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology hosts event October 24 benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Tom Sullivan headlines event OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology (OAO) hosts the second annual "Eye Ball," benefiting the Juvenile Diabet...

University of South Florida receives new multimillion award to assess juvenile diabetes treatments

Tampa, FL (July 31, 2008) -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded $128 million to the University of South Florida research team led by Jeffrey Krischer, PhD, to coordinate worldwide studies on the prevention and treatment of juvenile diabetes. This latest funding, a seven-year award, supp...

Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis

Flare-ups reduced, Italian study finds, but the trial methods are challenged TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children suffering from juvenile arthritis who haven't had luck with other treatments may benefit from a drug called Orencia (abatacept). The conclusions follow from a r...

Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juvenile arthritis

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2008 Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master switch" that helps turn on the debilitating dise...

Early life infections increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Paris, France, Friday 13 June 2008: Infections during the first year of life are a marker of increased risk of developing specific types of arthritis later in life, according to new research from Sweden presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism i...

Specific mutations in the IL2RA gene associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Paris, France, Friday 13 June 2008: Certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the interleukin 2 receptor alpha (IL2RA) gene region are shown to be associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to a new study of two independent cohorts presented today at EULAR 2008, the...

Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman and President Jim Press and His Wife Suwichada Serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Promise Ball

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Fund-raising for disease research got a boost Friday night as Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman and President Jim Press and his wife Suwichada presided as honorary chairs for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) 23rd annual Promise Ball in Dea...

Study affirms effectiveness of medication for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that strikes children between the ages of newborn to 16 years. All children with JRA have joint pain, stiffness, and swelling and some also have fever and skin rashes. JRA can impede growth, damage joints, and lead to disability ...

Latona Announces the Acquistion of Patent Rights and Orphan Drug Status to Novel Late Stage Drug Compound for Juvenile and Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis

PHOENIX, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Latona Life Sciences Inc. (Latona) announced today that it has entered into two agreements for the acquisition of patent rights and orphan drug status to a novel late-stage drug, trademarked "Oralgam," for the treatment of Juvenile and Adult Rheumatoid Arthrit...

Soccer Legend Tab Ramos, Subway(R) Restaurants Team Up To Fight Juvenile Obesity Among Latinos

MILFORD, Conn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SUBWAY(R) Restaurants today announced that it has teamed up with Hispanic soccer legend Tab Ramos in a national effort to combat juvenile obesity among Latinos. The joint initiative called, "Scoring a Goal for our Youth," will take Ramos, a national soc...

White Hat Brands, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Offer the 'Juice' on New Partnership

Makers of Dog On It! Fortified Juice Beverages for Kids Pledges up to $650,000 for Type 1 Diabetes Research ATLANTA, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- White Hat Brands, the makers of Dog On It! fortified juice beverage for kids, announced today the launch of a three- year partnership wi...

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for HUMIRA(R) (Adalimumab) for Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

HUMIRA Is the First Biologic Treatment Approved in Nine Years for Children Suffering from This Potentially Debilitating Autoimmune Disease ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT ) announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approva...

Amscot Financial Contributes to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Supporting Upcoming 'Walk for a Cure'

KISSIMMEE, Fla., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, invites all to come out and have fun "the Amscot way" at its open house on Saturday, February 9, from noon to 2 p.m. at 3260 Vineland Road in Kissimmee. Amscot will...

Mental health screenings, risk behavior interventions needed in juvenile justice system

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Childrens Research Center. Findings of the study, published in ...

Drugs Can Ease Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

3 trials show some success in helping children FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Certain drugs may be effective in treating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, according to studies presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) meeting in Boston. One study found that abatacept,...

UMass Consortium awarded $300,000 from Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Iacocca Foundation

WORCESTER, Mass.Investigators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) will investigate the causes of type 1 diabetes with dual grants from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and The Iacocca Foundation. The grants, of $150,000 each, will support the research efforts...

Intervening in Preschool Years Can Prevent Juvenile Deliquency

Sessions alter at-risk kids' stress responses, study suggests MONDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Parental action can alter a preschoolers' biological response to stress, lowering the chance that even a high-risk child will become a juvenile delinquent, U.S. researchers report. The finding sug...

The Fresh Market Raises Over $250,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The Fresh Market Gives Thanks to 'Sidewalk Sale' Supporters GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- During the weekend of September 7, The Fresh Market held its 13th annual Sidewalk Sale benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Each of The Fresh Market's 71 stores in 14 ...

Novel Delivery Method of Insulin Gene to Combat Juvenile Diabetes Developed

A safer method to deliver the insulin gene to diabetes patients using nanoparticles, was presented today at the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) in Seattle. Type 1 or juvenile diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic...

Adalimumab Proves Effective for Children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Adalimumab, an injectable anti-TNF therapy that has FDA approval for treating rheumatoid arthritis in adults, has proven effective in children with juvenile rheumatoid// arthritis, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Washing...

Socioeconomic Status Plays A Role In Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

A group of autoimmune diseases, named Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), causes chronic inflammation of the joints, which inversely affect health-related quality of life// , during adulthood. Socioeconomic status suggests patient prognosis in adults – study finds. But nothing regarding children w...

A New Technique For Treating Juvenile Arthritis

A physician from Philadelphia has come out with a new technique for treating the children who suffer from arthritis. The technique when used will ease the pain and also prevents deformity. // Interventional radiologist Kevin Baskin of Children's Hospital outlined his technique for injecting s...

Type I diabetes or juvenile diabetes delays kidney disease onset

Getting juvenile diabetes is definitely not good news but there is a silver lining. Those children seem to be much less likely than children with later onset to develop kidney failure in adulthood.// This has been reported in a Sweden report in the medical journal Diabetes Care. Dr. Maria Sv...

Lifespan And Height Interlinked With Juvenile Diseases.

A study conducted by Crimmins and Finch showed the effect of childhood infections and inflammations on reduced height and risk of developing cardiovascular diseases // . They collected mortality data of individuals from four European countries- Sweden, France, England and Switzerland from diffe...

Guidelines for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis formulated

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affects approximately one in every 1,000 children and is characterized by the inflammation of joints. Several genetic and environmental factors have been as causative factors for the disorder. // The onset of the condition typically occurs before the age of 16. There i...

Migraine & Juvenile stroke could be associated

The February issue of Headache reported a study that confirms the findings of previous studies that there is a significant association between juvenile stroke and migraine in women. The researchers involved 160 consecutive patients, less than 46years of age with first-ever ischaemic stroke or trans...

Amgen and Wyeth Statement on FDA Announcement About Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers

...s indicated to treat, including moderate to severe juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). JIA can be a serious a... the benefits and risks of ENBREL. ABOUT juvenile IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS ENBREL was first approved for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), formerly called...

Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA

...ients will be to balance these risks and benefits, White added. "The risks of the side effects are often very small, but the chance that a person with juvenile arthritis will be disabled and deformed is very high if they don't take therapy," she said. "People often focus on risks and forget the benefits." ...

Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers to Address the National Press Club on August 24

... Jonas will discuss his personal experiences living with and managing his juvenile diabetes and his efforts to inspire other youth dealing with diabetes to ma...an ten times a day, has made a personal commitment to raise awareness about juvenile diabetes. In June, he testified before Congress to call for support of dia...

Old Orchard Brands Introduces Low-Sugar Acai Juice Blend

...r to find a retailer closest to you, visit www.healthybalance.com . A portion of all proceeds from all Healthy Balance sales goes to the juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and its effort to fund diabetes research. About Old Orchard Brands Sparta, Michigan based Old Orchard...

Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort

...ctive lives." Barbara Araneo, director of diabetic complications for the juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, called the study results "fantastic." She cre...al School, Boston; Barbara Araneo, Ph.D., director, diabetic complications, juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New York City; July 27, 2009, Archives of In...

Schedule of Upcoming Luncheons at the National Press Club

... ******August 24, 2009 - This is a members only event Nick Jonas, singer/songwriter and member of the Jonas Brothers TOPIC: The fight against juvenile diabetes September 28, 2009 Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker TOPIC: TBA ...

Providence Service Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results on Monday, August 10th After the Market Closes

...d community based social services and non-emergency transportation services management to government sponsored clients under programs such as welfare, juvenile justice, Medicaid and corrections. Providence does not own or operate beds, treatment facilities, hospitals or group homes, preferring to provide serv...

Diane Adams Joins Allscripts as Executive Vice President, Human Resources

...vative employees as well as recruit top new talent." Ms. Adams serves, along with Mr. Tullman, on the International Board of Directors of the juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and has served for the past seven years on the JDRF Board of Directors for the Triangle/Eastern North Carolina chapter. S...