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Treating Lung Cancer With Vandetanib Shows Clinical Benefit When Combined With Docetaxel
When combined with standard chemotherapy, an international Phase III trial has shown that the oral targeted therapy vandetanib improves progression-free survival for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Asian Pneumonia Prevention Organization Calls For Required Pneumonia Vaccine In India
The Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP) is calling for the pneumonia vaccine to become an official part of India"s required list of immunizations, the Times of India reports. According to the newspaper, Nithin Shah, chairman of ASAP India chapter, said there is an "immediate need to take steps to control and prevent pneumonia morbidity and mortality," which is the leading cause of death among children younger than age five in India, according to international child health experts (7/26).
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Ibuprofen And Paracetamol For Fever In Pre-School Children, UK
New research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has found that while ibuprofen and paracetamol is more effective when used together when treating fever in pre-school children, ibuprofen should be used first as this will reduce the temperature quicker.
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AACAP Applauds AMA's Support For Universal Vaccinations

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) applauds the American Medical Association (AMA) for reaffirming its policy in support for universal vaccination. Leadership at the AMA has agreed to continue its ongoing efforts to assist physicians and other health care professionals to effectively communicate to patients, parents, and policy makers that vaccines do not cause autism and that the decreasing immunization rates have resulted in a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases and deaths. "Even though there is still need for the scientific understanding for the increased incidence of autism, there is not a causal relationship that is supported by science regarding vaccines and autism," said Louis Kraus, M.D., AACAP Alternate Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates and a member of the AMA"s Council on Science and Public Health. "The AMA has spoken clearly on this issue. There"s no evidence that vaccines cause autism, and there is evidence that more kids are getting seriously ill from preventable diseases as a result of decreased rates of immunization," said David Fassler, M.D., AACAP Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates. Despite public education initiatives, many parents remain concerned about the safety of vaccines. "It is important that the medical community reassure parents that vaccinating their children is the right thing to do," said Dr. Kraus. Autism is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by patterns of delay and deviance in the development of social, communicative, and cognitive skills. The cause of autism remains unknown, although current theories indicate a problem with the structure or function of the central nervous system. For more information on autism, visit the eAACAP Re Center on Autism. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry


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