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Columbus Children's Hospital Unveils New Program to Battle Obesity
With government figures estimating 30 percent of all U.S. children are overweight or at risk for being too heavy, there is a necessity for innovative new strategies to prevent these young people from becoming overweight or obese adults.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Named One of Columbus' Best Places to Work
Nationwide Childrens Hospital ranked second in the recently-announced Business Firsts 2008 Best Places to Work survey in the large company category.The Best Places to Work Program has been implemented in essentially all 41 American City Business Journals markets (Business Firsts parent company).
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Non-Invasive Method Delivers Genes to the Central Nervous System
Investigators at The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital have identified a non-invasive method for delivering genes to the central nervous system, a strategy that penetrates the bodys protective blood-brain barrier with unprecedented success.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Selects Columbus Children's Hospital For Its Therapueutics Development Network
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug development affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced today that it has selected Columbus Children's Hospital's Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Care Center to be part of the Therapeutics Development Network (TDN).
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New Study Reports Lower Workplace Injury Rates for Foreign-born Workers
A new study funded by U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that foreign-born workers reported a lower rate of non-fatal work-related injuries than U.S.-born workers, based on data collected from the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2005.
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The Fetal Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Celebrates Patient Milestone Following Surgery to Repair Spina bifida Before Birth
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – During her 20-week ultrasound appointment, Brittany Badenhop learned her baby had spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs during the development of the central nervous system very early on in pregnancy.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus Bringing Comprehensive Injury-Prevention Program to Central Ohio Children
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus are hosting the Safety City Columbus injury-prevention program for the third straight summer. Safety City Columbus is a free, four-day program for children ages 5 to 7 to learn more about traffic lights and safety, fire prevention safety, stranger awareness, police officers and more.
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Injury Prediction Rule Could Decrease Radiographic Imaging Exposure in Children, Study Shows
In a study published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) – led by Julie Leonard, MD, MPH at Nationwide Children’s Hospital –created a highly accurate cervical spine injury prediction rule. When applied, the rule decreases the use of CT by more than 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing normal X-ray use.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Appoints New Division Chief of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center
Nationwide Children’s Hospital welcomes Antonio Cabrera, MD, FAAP, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA, as the division chief of cardiology and co-director of the Heart Center.
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New Close To Home ℠ Center to Open in Grove City
Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced plans today to expand its Close To Home℠ network by opening a new center in Grove City. The new center will expand convenient access to urgent care and specialized pediatric services for families in Grove City and surrounding areas.