This is the first nation-wide study of child health in relation to air quality to be conducted in Australia.Primary school children, aged between 7 and 11 years, living in ACT, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales will be invited to participate in the research study. [click link for full article]

Uniting the world’s oldest and largest scientific organization dedicated to cancer research with the world’s largest network of cancer survivors and activists, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure have launched a new partnership that focuses on three mutual priorities in cancer: finding ways to prevent cancer; addressing cancer disparities and ensuring ethical, standardized tissue sample storage and access for patients and researchers. [click link for full article]

Grandparents of adopted grandchildren relate to them as an integral part of the family - just as they relate to their biological grandchildren. This was revealed in research conducted at the University of Haifa School of Social Work. This research is unique in the field in that it evaluated adoptive relationships from the viewpoint of grandparents; previous research examined relationships from the viewpoint of parents and children. [click link for full article]

Two newspapers recently published editorials responding to a report on sex education that found that abstinence-only sex education programs are not effective in preventing or delaying teenagers from having sexual intercourse. The report, commissioned by Congress and released on Friday by Mathematica Policy Research, followed 2,057 U.S. [click link for full article]

Relying on one of the largest collections of liver tissue samples ever acquired by a single organization, Geisinger Health System researchers have embarked on a massive study of one of the fastest growing liver problems.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease starts with the accumulation of fat on the liver, which leads to inflammation and scarring. It can progress to the point of permanent liver damage and lead to the potentially fatal cirrhosis. [click link for full article]

Newspapers recently reported on developments related to SCHIP in two states. Summaries of the coverage appear below.Georgia: The state Senate Rules Committee on Monday approved a bill that would reduce the annual family income threshold for PeachCare — Georgia’s SCHIP — from 235% of the federal poverty level to 200%, the [click link for full article]

Clinical depression affects up to 40 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer, but it’s a topic that scientists have not yet examined in depth.A new grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will allow a University of Tennessee professor to conduct a groundbreaking study into how best to treat well diagnosed depression in breast cancer patients. [click link for full article]

The White House on Tuesday said President Bush would veto Senate legislation (S 3) that would allow the government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, CongressDaily reports. [click link for full article]

A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.Known as a glioma, this cancerous tumor is always fatal. [click link for full article]

Allergy drops, or sublingual immunotherapy, is an painless alternative to allergy shots. This therapy, like traditional allergy shots, comes the closest to curing allergies. Sublingual immunotherapy has been used successfully…