Intestinal worms are more common in Nigerian children attending government- owned schools than those attending private school, and the water supply and sanitation are worse in the government schools, according to a new study published January 30 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is demanding ABC cancel the opening episode of “Eli Stone” scheduled for Thursday, January 31. As reported in The New York Times, the episode features a lawyer who argues in court that a vaccine caused a child’s autism. While the show includes statements that science has refuted any link between autism and vaccines, the episode’s conclusion delivers a contrary impression; the jury awards the mother $5.

An anti-inflammatory drug similar to aspirin may provide an inexpensive means of treating and/or reducing the risk for diabetes in obese young adults by reducing glycemia and lowering inflammation, a study being published in the February issue of Diabetes Care finds.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, has scheduled the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend for February 1-3, 2008. Participating NABC member coaches and coaching staff will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their usual game attire during weekend games to show support for the American Cancer Society and the fight against cancer.

Preliminary surveillance into antiviral drug susceptibility against seasonal flu viruses currently circulating in Europe has revealed that some of the A (H1N1) viruses (13%) have shown resistance to the antiviral drug, oseltamivir. These viruses however, remain sensitive to the antivirals, zanamivir and amantadine.

Political leaders, business executives and advocates at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland, called for increased commitment to help meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, which include objectives to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases worldwide,

A coalition of more than 70 unions, health care organizations and community groups is lobbying Congress to include a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid in an economic stimulus package, CongressDaily reports.

Two newspapers recently published editorials that addressed a threat last week by President Bush to veto a bill (S 1200) that would reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act through 2017. Summaries appear below.

The Tennessean on Monday examined mental health services for refugees living in Tennessee. Centerstone, a Nashville, Tenn.-based community mental health provider, and the Somali Community Center in 2004 received an HHS

A study by researchers in South Korea found that snoring influenced the development of chronic bronchitis, but how and why remained somewhat of a mystery.The research was carried out by scientists at Korea University Ansan Hospital, in Ansan, South Korea, and is published in the 28th January issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.