Child Health and Safety

Interim results from a clinical study indicate that the anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug isoniazid is safe but ineffective in preventing TB or death in infants who at the time of enrollment had no history of TB exposure or disease and were either HIV-infected or HIV-exposed but uninfected. An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) recently [...]

More than a quarter of US children do not meet vaccine recommendations. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined a survey conducted in 2005 involving 17563 children aged from 18 months to 3 years. This report by CDC differs from other reports, because it considers not only doses taken by children, but also the schedule [...]

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced that for the fourth consecutive year, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has collected a record amount of child support for Illinois children. The $1.33 billion collected for custodial parents during FY08 is a more than 8 percent increase over the $1.22 collected during FY07. Success is [...]

For children, it wouldn’t be summer without swimming in the backyard pool or riding bicycles around the neighborhood. These innocent activities can become dangerous if important safety tips are not followed – causing serious injury and even death. State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines urges parents to follow simple swimming and bicycling safety tips to [...]