Childhood Leukemia |
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also known as acute lymphocytic leukemia, is a cancer of the white blood cells, characterised by the overproduction and continuous multiplication of malignant and immature white blood cells (referred to as lymphoblasts) in the bone marrow. It is a hematological malignancy. It is fatal if left untreated as ALL spreads into the bloodstream and other vital organs quickly (hence "acute"). It mainly affects young children and adults over 50. Symptoms Initi ...
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Childhood Leukemia News Headlines
- SickKids Researchers Find Prenatal Multivitamins Reduces Risk Of Childhood Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Childhood obesity can trigger early puberty
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:30 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty - study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:50 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty - study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:59 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:56 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:56 EST
- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Childhood cancer survivors at risk of 2nd cancer
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:06 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Childhood Obesity May Contribute To Earlier Puberty For Girls
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- British Psychiatrists Learning To Ask About Child Abuse
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Summer May Boost Childhood Obesity
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- New DVD Game Battles Childhood Obesity
ABC News - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:39 EST
- Mom's "mono" virus ups risk of leukemia in child
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Obese girls could face early puberty
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:41 EST
- Schools Help Hold The Line Against Childhood Obesity, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Summer May Boost Childhood Obesity
WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:48 EST
- Summer May Boost Childhood Obesity
WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- First Antisense Drug Provides Benefit To Subset Of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Arsenic Compound Effective In Treating Rare Leukemia
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Autism And Other Childhood Psychiatric Disorders On The Rise
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:52 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:55 EST
- Autism May Not Be The Only Childhood Psychiatric Disorder On The Rise
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Breastfed Babies Become Upwardly Mobile Adults
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Asthma, Eczema And Rhinitis: A Deleterious Strong Heritage
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Study Examines Second Cancer Risk Among Hairy Cell Leukemia Survivors
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- First Antisense Drug Provides Benefit To Subset Of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Hope raised for reversing severe childhood disease
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- Immunity Boosters Linked to Leukemia
WebMD - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:42 EST
- The Battle of the Bulge Hits Schools
ABC News - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:39 EST
- The Battle of the Bulge Hits Schools
ABC News - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:54 EST
- Callisto Pharmaceuticals Opens L-Annamycin Phase I Clinical Trial In Pediatric Relapsed Or Refractory Acute Leukemia
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Line Of Treatment Discovered For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Buidling On Parental Memories Of Loving Care Best Treats Childhood Trauma
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Biogen Idec Initiates Randomized, Registrational Trial Of Lumiliximab For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Could Extreme Irritability Be Childhood Bipolar Disorder?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Study Examines Second Cancer Risk Among Hairy Cell Leukemia Survivors
ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Childhood Weight Linked To Proximity To Green Space And Food Stores
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Health Professionals Would Prioritize Spending On The Young Over The Old
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Childhood Weight Linked To Proximity To Green Space And Food Stores
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health Professionals Would Prioritize Spending On The Young Over The Old
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Researchers Funded By The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Studying Agent To Target Gene Linked To Many Forms Of Lymphoma
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Bringing The Curative Power Of Stem Cell Transplants To More Patients - How A New Mouse Model Shows The Way
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Be Careful When Using Garlic To Treat Childhood Ailments
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Novel Test Identifies Leukemia Patients Likely To Respond To New Therapy
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Take Care When Using Garlic To Treat Childhood Ailments
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Danish Study Tracks Rise in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
MedicineNet - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Kids Who Snack In Large Groups Tend To Eat More
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Intestinal Woes, Vaccine May Be Linked
Washington Post - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- NCI Scientists Discover How T-Cell Leukemia Viruses Evade Body’s Defense Mechanisms - February 5, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:40 EST
- "My Child Matters": 26 Programmes Launched In 16 Countries To Fight Childhood Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Childhood Cognition Research Underway At Rutgers-Camden
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Secure Infants Lead To Competent Children Who Are Likely To Form Healthy Attachments As Adults
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- FDA: Rotavirus Vaccine May Harm Infants
Washington Post - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:44 EST
- Genta Announces The Company Will Appeal FDA Action On New Drug Application Of Genasense(R) In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Government Response To PAC Report On Tackling Childhood Obesity, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Breastfed Kids Enjoy Greater Social Mobility Than Bottle-fed Children
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Warning on diarrhea vaccine for infants
MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:20 EST
- Doctors' Own Fear Of Death Linked To Hastening Death Of Very Sick Newborns
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Texas study links pollution, cancer
MSNBC - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:12 EST
- UK ranked at the bottom child well-being list
The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
- 'Participative leaders' good for children
The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:14 EST
- U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services Partners With Ad Council And DreamWorks To Combat Childhood Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Drug Reduces Unscheduled Trips To Doctor For Childhood Asthma Attacks
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Texas study finds link between pollution, cancer
Reuters - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:49 EST
- Genta Cites Publication Of Study Showing Improved Outcomes In CLL Patients Treated With Genasense(R) Plus Chemotherapy
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- A New Line Of Treatment Discovered For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Texas study suggests link between pollution, cancer
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:15 EST
- Texas study suggests link between pollution, cancer
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:49 EST
- Texas study suggests link between pollution, cancer
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:38 EST
- Texas study suggests link between pollution, cancer
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:04 EST
- More sleep may help reduce child obesity
The Earth Times - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:54 EST
- Study Shows U.N. Sanctions Against Iraq Impacted Pediatric Leukemia Survival Rates
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Cephalon Comments On Study Of Its Leukemia Treatment Led By National Cancer Institute Cooperative Group
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Dads may unwittingly push daughters toward bulimia
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:46 EST
- Researchers Develop New Strategy For The Treatment Of CML
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Dads may increase daughters’ risk of bulimia
MSNBC - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:37 EST
- Drug Reduces Unscheduled Trips To Doctor For Childhood Asthma Attacks
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Polio victims may suffer psychiatric ills later
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:33 EST
- Relationship Of Neonatologists' End Of Life Decisions To Their Personal Fear Of Death
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Study finds more autism, other childhood disorders
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:27 EST
- A Study of Memory Looks at Fact and Fiction
New York Times - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:36 EST
- Growth Factors Given With Chemotherapy Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Government 'dithering' on issue of childhood obesity' Report
The Earth Times - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:01 EST
- Recurrent Middle Ear Infections Can Have A Major Impact On Children's Development
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Low Birth Weight And Childhood Abuse Linked To Psychological Problems Later In Life
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Recurrent Middle Ear Infections Can Have A Major Impact On Children's Development
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Childhood Abuse May Significantly Increase Psychosis Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Fewer Children Immunized When Philosophical Exemptions Available
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Scientists Reverse Autism-like Symptoms In Genetic Mouse Model Of Rett Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pneumococcal Vaccination Cost Effective And Should Substantially Reduce Child Mortality
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- W.Va. to plug in arcade game for weight loss
MSNBC - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:45 EST
- Growth Factors Given With Chemotherapy Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Diseases
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Less Television And More Gathering Around The Dinner Table Prevents Childhood Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Vaccine cost-effective for babies in poor regions
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:25 EST
- Origin Of Brain Tumors Revealed By Genetic Fingerprints
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Arsenic Compound Improves Survival of Adults with Uncommon Form of Leukemia, January 24, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00 EST

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