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• Complementary medicine widely used to treat children with autism, developmental delay
• Two behavioral interventions help cancer patients struggling with sleep issues
• Are you listening? Kids' ear infections cost US health care system nearly $3 billion a year
• Children's brain image bank could become 'Google' tool for doctors
• Glimpse into health of most-extreme runners
• Research could expand availability of hand, face transplants
• SHY hypothesis explains that sleep is the price we pay for learning
• Upper-airway electronic stimulation effective for obstructive sleep apnea
• Higher risk of birth problems after assisted conception
• Bacteria linked to water breaking prematurely during pregnancy

Complementary medicine widely used to treat children with autism, developmental delay Posted: 11 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST In a study of the range of treatments being employed for young children with autism and other developmental delays, researchers have found that families often use complementary and alternative medicine treatments and that the most frequent users of both conventional and complementary approaches are those with higher levels of parental education and income.

Two behavioral interventions help cancer patients struggling with sleep issues Posted: 10 Jan 2014 10:09 AM PST Cancer patients who are struggling with sleep troubles, due in part to pain or side effects of treatment, can count on two behavioral interventions for relief – cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), researchers report in a new study published. While CBT-I is the gold standard of care, MBSR is an additional treatment approach that can also help improve sleep for cancer patients, the study found.

Are you listening? Kids' ear infections cost US health care system nearly $3 billion a year Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:54 PM PST A new study finds that ear infections account for approximately $2.88 billion in added health care expenses annually and is a significant health-care utilization concern.

Children's brain image bank could become 'Google' tool for doctors Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST Researchers are building a digital library of children's MRI brain scans. The goal is to give physicians a Google-like search system that will enhance the way they diagnose and treat young patients with brain disorders.

Glimpse into health of most-extreme runners Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST To learn more about the health of ultrarunners, researchers launched the Ultrarunners Longitudinal Tracking Study. Baseline findings of the study have just been published.

Research could expand availability of hand, face transplants Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Investigators have made an important step towards greater availability of hand transplants, face transplants and other transplants involving multiple types of tissue. The team describes how a procedure developed to induce immune tolerance to organ transplants also induces tolerance to a model limb transplant in miniature swine.

SHY hypothesis explains that sleep is the price we pay for learning Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:38 PM PST Why do animals ranging from fruit flies to humans all need to sleep? After all, sleep disconnects them from their environment, puts them at risk and keeps them from seeking food or mates for large parts of the day.

Upper-airway electronic stimulation effective for obstructive sleep apnea Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:38 PM PST Promising results from a Phase III study finds upper airway electronic stimulation to be effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms.

Higher risk of birth problems after assisted conception Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:38 PM PST A study has shown that the risk of serious complications such as stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death is around twice as high for babies conceived by assisted reproductive therapies compared with naturally conceived babies.

Bacteria linked to water breaking prematurely during pregnancy Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:37 PM PST A high presence of bacteria at the site where fetal membranes rupture may be the key to understanding why some pregnant women experience their "water breaking" prematurely, researchers report.

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