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Risk Of Upper Respiratory Tract Infection In Pregnancy Reduced By Fruit And Vegetable Intake
Boston University School of Medicine researchers (BUSM) have observed in a study of pregnant women that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The BUSM study appears online in the journal Public Health Nutrition.

New Help To Tackle Children's Communication Problems
A ÷£5million package of measures is being rolled out to help improve services for children and young people with communication problems. A new Communication Champion is also being recruited to raise the profile of these issues, Children"s Secretary, Ed Balls and Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Commences Phase 1 Study Of KRX-0401 (Perifosine) In Recurrent Pediatric Solid Tumors At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) announced today the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study to evaluate KRX-0401 (perifosine) as a single agent treatment for recurrent solid tumors in pediatric patients. This Phase 1 study is now open for enrollment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Oren Becher, MD, Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, in coordination with Eric Holland, MD, PhD, Director of the Brain Tumor group at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will act as the study"s Principal Investigator. The study announced is being fully funded by an external grant provided by a private organization.
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Also In Global Health News: Gaming For HIV Prevention; Sex Education In China; Concern Worldwide Receives Maternal, Child Health Grant

Video Game Teaches Kenyan Teens HIV Prevention PlusNews/IRIN examines a multi-player PC video game that teaches Kenyan teens how to avoid becoming infected with HIV. "Pamoja Mtaani" -- Swahili for "Together in the Hood" -- hones in "on five key behaviours that can reduce HIV infections among youth: delaying the onset of sexual activity, abstinence, avoiding multiple sex partners, correct and consistent condom use, and uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services," the news service writes. It was developed by Warner Bros. Entertainment in partnership with PEPFAR, according to PlusNews/IRIN (7/30). Health Officials In China Worry Abortion Statistics Reflect Gaps In Sex Education According to statistics recently released by Chinese health officials, "more than 13 million abortions are performed each year in China, far more than any other country in the world," the New York Times reports (McDonald, 7/30). Officials attribute the country"s high abortion rate to a lack of sex education and an increase in the number of sexually active young people, Reuters/Washington Post reports (7/30). "A survey done by 411 Hospital of PLA (People"s Liberation Army) in Shanghai, for example, found that less than 30 percent of callers to a hotline knew how to avoid pregnancy, and only 17 percent were aware of venereal diseases. More than 70 percent said they did not know sexual transmission is the major contributor to the spread of HIV/AIDS," China Daily reports (Juan and Yanfeng, 7/30). Gates Foundation Gives $41M To Concern Worldwide U.S. To Overcome Barriers To Maternal, Child Health The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $41 million to Concern Worldwide U.S. for an "initiative to identify new ways of improving essential healthcare in Africa and South Asia," the U.K. Press Association reports. The organization will also "field-test bold and inventive ways to overcome barriers to delivering proven maternal, newborn and child health solutions in six countries" (7/28). According to Irish Independent, Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide U.S., said, "We expect some more experimental stuff to come up. There will be a degree of prudent risk-taking but we believe there are projects that need to be tried out" (Bray, 7/29). The initiative will launch in Malawi, India, and Sierra Leone (Concern Worldwide U.S. release, 7/28). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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