NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a very high fever, defined as a rectal temperature of 106 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, have a heightened risk for serious bacterial infection and for viral illness, or both, report clinicians in the current issue of Pediatrics.

AP - To her defenders, Tina Carlsen was a concerned mother exploring natural alternatives to surgery for her 9-month-old infant. To the state, she was a kidnapper who prompted an Amber Alert and an order restricting contact with her toddler until after her trial.

In his first bimonthly report, court-appointed receiver Robert Sillen concluded California's prison health-care system is in shambles.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to certain airborne fungal spores in early childhood may increase the risk of developing non-fungal allergies, according to researchers at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Conversely, some fungal types seem to protect against the development of allergies.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Female survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to experience early menopause than other women, a U.S. study finds.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

AP - Drug companies are racing to capture the ballooning market in diabetes care. Pfizer Inc. plans to debut Exubra, its new inhaled insulin treatment, in July, and Merck & Co., Novartis AG and Eli Lilly and Co. are awaiting FDA approval for new diabetes products that could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.

"Large-scale international nurse recruitment across the NHS was only ever intended to be a short-term measure," said Health Minister Lord Warner.

And cancer survivors with no health insurance coverage -- about 17 percent of the total -- are much more likely than those with insurance to delay or miss getting medical care or purchasing prescription medications, the researchers found.

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although many pediatricians recommend Benadryl for babies who have trouble sleeping, a new study finds the antihistamine doesn't work as a pediatric sleep aid.

"The use of PEP in this population can be difficult because of patient uncertainty regarding exposure, high rates of psychiatric comorbidity, and low rates of follow-up," Dr. Elyse Olshen, from Columbia University in New York, and colleagues note.

"Large-scale international nurse recruitment across the NHS was only ever intended to be a short-term measure," said Health Minister Lord Warner.

And cancer survivors with no health insurance coverage -- about 17 percent of the total -- are much more likely than those with insurance to delay or miss getting medical care or purchasing prescription medications, the researchers found.

South Africa culled around 15,000 ostriches after a similar outbreak in 2004 in an effort to contain the highly contagious disease.