Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Hospital News http://www.chp.edu/CHP/News+Releases en-us http://www.chp.edu/2010.xml Marqui 4.9 m youssef webmaster@marqui.com en 19 July 2011 16:00:00 GMT Toni Darville, M.D., chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, will be awarded the Carol Ann Craumer Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research in an installation ceremony Monday, July 25. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/071911 en 18 July 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC will open Children’s Express Care–Monroeville this week, the hospital’s third Express Care center, where children and teens can receive convenient care after hours and on weekends for minor injuries and illnesses. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/071811 en 22 June 2011 16:00:00 GMT Stephen Cook, M.D., has been named director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI). http://www.chp.edu/CHP/062211 en 15 June 2011 16:00:00 GMT A clinical trial at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC will focus on new treatments for wheezing in young children who may have asthma. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/061511 en 14 June 2011 16:00:00 GMT More than 150 children from across the region will travel to western Pennsylvania this week for a unique summer camp where they can enjoy traditional camp activities such as swimming and hiking while sharing with each other the challenges of living with heart conditions. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/061411 en 07 June 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is again among the first pediatric hospitals in the nation to release its own free app, now for phones with the Android operating system. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/060711 en 25 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC will host The Renal Network Inc.'s End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks pediatric committee meeting, which will occur at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center on Thursday, May 26. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/052511 en 24 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT The Hard Head Patrol, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's annual initiative to increase helmet use by children riding bicycles, skateboards or anything else with wheels, kicked off this month. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/052411 en 17 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC once again has been named to U.S. News and World Report’s Honor Roll of America's Best Childrens Hospitals. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/051711 en 17 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has become one of the first LEED®-certified pediatric hospital campuses in the United States. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/031711 en 14 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMT Now there’s an app for us. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is among the first pediatric hospitals in the nation to release its own app for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/031411 en 07 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMT One of the nation's first comprehensive programs to help preserve or restore fertility after cancer treatment for not only adults, but also preadolescent girls and boys, has been established by a network of experts in reproductive medicine and cancer at Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/030711 en 28 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Sleep Laboratory in Wexford has been accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the national accreditation organization for sleep centers. The Pediatric Sleep Program at Children’s Hospital is the region’s leader in diagnosing and treating sleep problems in infants, toddlers, adolescents and teens. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/012811 en 12 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT Antibiotics are an effective treatment for young children with acute middle ear infections, according to a clinical trial at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The findings add important new evidence to the best treatment for ear infections and could have major implications on treatment guidelines in the United States. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/011211 en 7 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have been awarded a six-year, $8.2 million contract (pending the availability of appropriations) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a study of 600 children to address antibiotic resistance. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/010711 en 31 Dec 2010 16:00:00 GMT The National Hockey League (NHL), Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine and his Companions in Courage charity today unveiled plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art “NHL Legacy Classroom” in Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to commemorate the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/123110 en 1 Dec 2010 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital is one of only seven pediatric hospitals in the nation named to the Leapfrog Group’s 2010 class of Top Hospitals. This is the third year in a row Children’s has been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/120110 en 24 Nov 2010 16:00:00 GMT Children with egg allergies may be able to receive influenza vaccination if properly administered, according to a Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC study. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/112410 en 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is opening two Express Care centers, in the North and South Hills, where children and teens can receive care after hours and on weekends for minor injuries and illnesses. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/090210 en 25 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Louisiana State University School of Medicine. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/082510 en 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Celedón, M.D., Dr.P.H., internationally recognized for his research into genetic and environmental factors that influence lung disease including asthma and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Dr. Celedón also is a professor in the School of Medicine and in the Department of Human Genetics in the Graduate School of Public Health, both at the University of Pittsburgh. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/073010 en 12 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is the only site in Pennsylvania taking part in a Phase III clinical trial of an investigational drug, Ataluren, to treat nonsense mutation cystic fibrosis (nmCF). http://www.chp.edu/CHP/071210 en 23 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT A protein found in the nucleus of blood-derived cells plays a key role in the regulation of the immune system and could provide a target for the development of new treatments for a number of conditions and diseases ranging from asthma to cancer, according to researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings are available online today in the journal Science Translational Medicine. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/062310 en 4 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT The liver scarring of a1-antitrypsin (AT) deficiency, the most common genetic cause for which children undergo liver transplantation, might be reversed or prevented with a medication that has long been used to treat seizures, according to findings from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that will published in Science and are available online today through the Science Express website. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/060310b en 3 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is one of eight pediatric hospitals in the country named to U.S. News and World Report's Honor Roll of America's "Best Children's Hospitals." http://www.chp.edu/CHP/052710 en 27 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT Scientists from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered an unprecedented method of permanently blocking cancer stem cells so they remain stem cells instead of differentiating into other types of tumor-forming cells. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/060310 en 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Additional orthopaedic care for children will soon be available in Erie due to a new partnership between Shriners Hospitals for Children® - Erie and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons from Children’s Hospital will begin treating children at the Shriners Hospitals for Children®, complementing the hospital’s existing orthopaedic staff. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/051810 en 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Representatives from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's Hard Head Patrol will scour communities in western Pennsylvania this summer in an ongoing effort to increase helmet use by children riding bicycles, skateboards and anything with wheels. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/051010 en 1 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The number of cases of abusive head trauma in children has increased dramatically since the beginning of the recession in December 2007, according to a multi-center study led by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/050110 en 27 Apr 2010 15:00:00 GMT Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has received a RACE for Results performance improvement award from Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) for an initiative the hospital developed to reduce the incidence of pneumonia in patients on ventilators. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/042710 en 4 Feb 2010 20:27:34 GMT Pittsburgh, PA - February 4, 2010 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators have been awarded a $5.6 million federal contract to pursue the continued development of an implanted ventricular assist heart pump for infants and small children with congenital or acquired heart disease. http://www.chp.edu/CHP/020410