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May 2008

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Hybrid Cardiac Procedures Save Preemie with Aortic Stenosis

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A 3.5-pound infant with aortic stenosis was brought to Cincinnati Children’s Hybrid Cardiac Catheterization Lab because she could not be treated with routine catheterization and could not be put on bypass.


Pioneering Bariatric Surgery Study Passes 1-Year Mark

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A pioneering multi-year, multi-center study on teens who undergo weight loss surgery is helping to better inform parents and pediatricians about treatment options for extremely obese teenagers.


Antiviral Drug May Provide New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

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Scientists have found that an antiviral drug currently being tested to treat Hepatitis C may reduce muscle cell damage in Duchenne and other forms of muscular dystrophy (MD).


Test Can Predict Post-Surgery Kidney Damage

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A new study shows that a simple urine test can help identify which patients might suffer kidney damage as a result of surgery – in some cases, up to three days before the damage would otherwise be detected.


New Rotavirus Vaccine Approved

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the vaccine Rotarix®, a vaccine developed and first tested by Cincinnati Children’s researchers, for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants.


Cincinnati Children's Hosts National Health Care Debate

Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) speaks during the national health care debate at Cincinnati children's.

Cincinnati Children's hosted a national congressional debate on health policy Monday, April 28 in which eight legislators from the US House of Representatives discussed important health care issues.