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New Environmental Services Director Joins Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Arkansas Children’s Hospital has hired a 17-year veteran of Environmental Services as the new director of that area for its facilities.
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Ask Dr. Lowe - Lying
Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Why do children lie and what can parents do to encourage honesty in their child?

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Ask Dr. Lowe - Baby teeth
Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Is is important to brush baby teeth and at what point should children receive a dental examination? Read More

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Receives National Healthcare Advertising Honors
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) was honored this week for three creative communications and advertising projects in the 25th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards, according to Dan McFadden, APR, director of communications and strategic planning for ACH.

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Injury Prevention Center at ACH to Help Parents, Children Learn Best Ways to Stay Injury Free
Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Across the United States, injuries—like car crashes, falls or drowning — kill more children and teens than all other causes combined. Read More

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Honors Staff, Community Physicians at Ruth Olive Beall, Betty A. Lowe, MD, Awards
Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Physicians who have advanced Arkansas pediatric health care shined Thursday evening at Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s (ACH) signature awards ceremony, the Ruth Olive Beall and Betty A. Lowe, MD, Awards.

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ACHRI Research Linking Moms’ Smoking to Babies’ Heart Defects Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Research linking a mother’s smoking habit to her newborn’s heart defects conducted by the Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) has been published in Pediatrics: The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital PULSE Center Welcomes New Arrival
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008
The Pediatric Understanding and Learning through Simulation Education Center (PULSE Center) at Arkansas Children’s Hospital celebrated its first birthday on Monday with news of a new arrival. Read More

Unprecedented Gathering of Experts Meet to Develop a National Strategy for Fire Loss Prevention
Published: Friday, March 28, 2008
Fire safety experts from across the nation will convene in Washington, DC, for two days starting March 31 to develop a national strategic agenda to reduce the loss of life and property from fire. Flames and smoke claim an average of almost 4,000 lives and cause $12.7 billion in property damage each year. Read More

Armstrong to be Installed as President of National Volunteering Association
Published: Thursday, March 06, 2008
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Director of Volunteer Services Robin Armstrong will become the new president of the Southeastern Directors of Volunteer Services at the organization’s annual leadership conference today, March 6.
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ACH Names New Clinic Building in Honor of $1.8 Million Gift from Circle of Friends
Published: Friday, February 29, 2008
In recognition of a $1.8 million gift from the Circle of Friends, a statewide auxiliary organization that supports Arkansas Children’s Hospital, a new clinic facility at 13th and Marshall Streets has been renamed the Circle of Friends Clinic.
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NIH Awards $2 Million-Plus to ACHRI for Carotid Body Studies
Published: Thursday, February 14, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $2 million in grant funds to scientists at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) so they can examine how babies’ oxygen sensors reset after birth. Read More

ACH Among 100 Best Companies To Work For
Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
FORTUNE announced today that Arkansas Children’s Hospital has been ranked 76th on the 11th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. Read More

ACNC Study Links Moms’ Health at Conception to Newborns’
Published: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
A mother’s weight and diet at the time of conception and throughout pregnancy may be linked to her child’s risk of obesity later in life, according to research conducted at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) and published this month in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Read More