Pain experience in infants Jun 26, 2008
Dr Rebeccah Slater and colleagues from University College London, the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and the Institute of Child Health carried out the study. Their research was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council and SPARKS. The study was published in the medical journal PLoS Medicine. (NHS Choices)
Talk Therapy May Help Kids With Chronic Stomach Pain, Review of Research Suggests Jan 27, 2008
The most important finding here is that there seems to be some evidence of benefit of psychosocial interventions in reducing the pain of school-age children with recurrent abdominal pain, said Angela Heurtas-Ceballos, consultant neonatologist at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, and lead review author. The review examined six studies including 167 children, but only five of the studies had interpretable results that the researchers could use. (Science Daily)
Preeclampsia Linked to Heart Disease Risk Nov 3, 2007
"Women who have had preeclampsia are at a roughly twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, compared with women who did not have preeclampsia," said lead researcher David Williams, a consultant obstetric physician at the Institute for Women's Health at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Obstetric Hospital, University College London. "Specifically, these women have an almost fourfold increased risk of hypertension, and a doubling of the risk of heart disease, stroke, and venous... (U.S. News & World Report)
Uniform dissent Oct 9, 2007
Pupils at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in London demonstrate the many variations of their new uniform. Photograph: Frank Baron. (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
'Designer vagina' surgery rising in UK May 25, 2007
"More and more women are said to be troubled by the shape, size or proportions of their vulvas", wrote Lih Mei Liao and Sarah Creighton from London's UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health. Articles in women's magazines about "designer vaginas", the rising popularity of cosmetic surgery and internet promotion by private health clinics were all fuelling demand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
200 babies tested over TB fears Jun 28, 2006
Letters were sent to the parents of 213 babies born at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital. The worker was diagnosed in March but may have been ill since December. (BBC News)
200 babies tested after hospital TB scare Jun 28, 2006
Letters have been sent to the families of 213 babies born at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric hospital, and all patients and staff who may have come into contact with the worker are being offered information and advice. The member of staff, who was diagnosed with the condition in March but could have been ill since December, is being successfully treated for the disease and has not been in contact with patients or workers since diagnosis. (Monsters and Critics.com)
200 babies face TB tests after hospital health worker scare Jun 28, 2006
The health worker at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital was diagnosed with infectious tuberculosis (TB) in March, but may have been ill since December, the trust said. The staff member is being treated successfully for the communicable disease and has not been in contact with patients or at work since being diagnosed. (24dash.com)
Premature babies 'feel true pain' Apr 5, 2006
Researchers conducted brain scans on 18 babies in the neonatal unit at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital in central London. Conception. (BBC News -- UK)
Premature babies can feel pain, scans show Apr 5, 2006
" The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, involved scans on 18 babies born at between 24 weeks and 37 weeks in the neonatal unit at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital in west London. The scientists registered the brain activity in the premature babies before, during and after nurses performed blood tests using a heel lance. This showed surges of blood and oxygen in the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain that processes sensations from the body's surface... (Telegraph.co.uk)
