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ADHD Gene Doesn't Predict Response to Drugs
But variant is linked to disease
severity, researchers report...
June 25, 2008
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
Babies with a genetic mutation and
a cat at home were more likely to develop skin condition before
age of 1, study finds...
June 25, 2008
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Memantine could protect newborns
with compromised blood, oxygen supply, study suggests
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June 24, 2008
MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing
In busy units, even basic
hand-washing can get lost in rush to treat patients, study says
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June 24, 2008
New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots
Computerized program tells them
when to give vaccines after child misses appointment
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June 24, 2008
Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer's Spread in Mice
Experimental shot targets the gut's
immune system...
June 24, 2008
Tainted Tomato Toll Now 552
U.S. health officials zero in on
farms in Mexico, Florida as source of salmonella contamination
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June 21, 2008
Measle's Spread Doesn't Depend on Airways
Instead, certain immune cells may
be key, new study shows...
June 20, 2008
Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot
Nearly two-thirds of this high-risk
population went without the vaccine, U.S. study shows
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June 20, 2008
Tainted Tomato Cases Jump to 383 People in 30 States, D.C.
U.S. health officials still unsure
whether outbreak is over...
June 19, 2008
Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk
Those living closer to busy streets
were 50% more likely to develop symptoms
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June 19, 2008
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Doctors used man's own immune
system cells to eliminate the disease
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June 18, 2008
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