Longer Drug Regimen Found to Help Babies Avoid H.I.V.
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Researchers have found for the first time that the incidence of the virus among breast-fed infants can be significantly reduced by using antiretroviral drugs for up to six months.
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A cheap antibiotic drug has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children, reveals a new study. The antibiotic - co-trimoxazole - does not combat HIV but it prevents secondary infections
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Doctors and AIDS activists in Africa are worried governments may halt use of an AIDS drug that has protected thousands of babies from HIV infection in reaction to new concerns about the drug's testing and effect on pregnant women.
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HIV-infected babies have a greater chance of survival if they receive treatment before they show signs of illness or a weakened immune system, the International AIDS Society (IAS) was told on Tuesday.
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Children who got antibiotics as babies  had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian  researchers said on Monday.
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Giving HIV-positive children a common antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate, the UN says.
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By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor&#39;s office, a new study shows.
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Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests. The analysis of 14 studies conducted since
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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The Department of Health is considering introducing a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.
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NEW YORK  - An effort to change doctors' prescribing habits for antibiotics and to educate parents of small children about the proper use of antibiotics was only moderately successful at curbing antibiotic use, Boston researchers report.
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Doctors and AIDS activists in Africa are worried governments may halt use of an AIDS drug that has protected thousands of babies from HIV infection in reaction to concerns about the drug's testing and effect on pregnant women.
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WASHINGTON - A National Institutes of Health official said Tuesday that an AIDS drug at the center of a controversial federal report has prevented thousands of infants from getting HIV.
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Children who got antibiotics as babies had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
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A new version of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist is better at preventing influenza than traditional flu shots in older babies and children, according to a study sponsored by its maker, MedImmune.
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A drug used to treat behaviour problems in children has been linked to liver damage, say experts.
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Though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year started recommending toddlers aged 6 months through 23 months get flu vaccine, researchers from Duke