International adoptees' records of immunizations are often unreliable.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HONOLULU -- Children adopted internationally by American parents often are accompanied by immunization records from their birth countries, but the records cannot be relied on, according to a study of more than 400 children. It's important to inform adoptive parents of this, Emaculate Verla-Tebit, Ph.D.,...

Dominica.
When Hollywood wanted to film the Pirates of the Caribbean they yachted and limoed Johnny Depp to the 'unspoiled' Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica to do his thing. Reportedly there was no place fancy enough on the island for Depp and his fellow stars to hang their hats so...

Biotechnology and stem cell research: a glance into the future/biyoteknoloji ve kok hucre arastirmalari: gelecege bakis.
ABSTRACT The present review addresses the issues related to innovative contributions in biotechnology and their potential role in stem cell research at present and in the future. We can expect that future developments and applications in biotechnological sciences and industry will effect the direction of emerging cellular...

Starving child case delayed till August.
Byline: Aaron Nicodemus LEOMINSTER - The child starvation case against a Holden couple has been postponed until August. Kellie and Joshua Theriault of Holden appeared in Leominster District Court yesterday to face allegations that they nearly starved their 2-1/2-year-old son to death. The charge of...

Fair weather anomaly helped historic Magellan voyage.
Unseasonably good weather may have helped Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet complete the first successful circumnavigation of the globe between 1517 and 1522, according to new analysis of historical accounts by archaeologists. In a paper published in the journal Science, Dr Richard Callaghan from the University of...

Test international adoptees for tuberculosis.
Twenty-one percent of internationally adopted children demonstrated evidence of latent tuberculosis infection on their first tuberculin skin test, results from a single-center study showed. Moreover, the rate of latent TB infection in those who were retested at least 3 months after a second tuberculin skin test (TST)...

Serial celiac screening urged in all type 1 patients.
KEYSTONE, COLO. -- All patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes should be screened for serologic evidence of celiac disease in the form of IgA tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies and, if seronegative and asymptomatic, screened again at least biannually until age 10 years, according to Dr. Marian Rewers. Rescreening...

Test for latent TB in foreign adoptees.
Twenty-one percent of internationally adopted children demonstrated evidence of latent tuberculosis infection on their first tuberculin skin test, according to results from a single-center study. And the rate of latent TB infection in those retested at least 3 months after a second tuberculin skin test (TST) was...

Humanitarian crisis escalates as sewage contaminates Gaza water: Mel Frykberg reports from Gaza.
ISRAEL'S CONTINUING BLOCKADE of the Gaza Strip is putting the health of a million-and-a-half Palestinians at risk and threatening the lives of the more vulnerable such as children and the elderly, as the quality of drinking water continues to decline due to sewage seeping into the underground aqueduct. ...

Show-cause hearing set in starvation case; Charge dismissed; clerk magistrate to weigh facts.
Byline: Lisa D. Welsh LEOMINSTER - Charges that parents nearly starved their 2-year-old son to death were dismissed yesterday morning in Leominster District Court, but that's not the end of the case. The matter will be moved to a show-cause hearing before a clerk magistrate....