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    'Gatekeeper' identified for skin inflammation



    A new study has identified key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological skin inflammation, and also identifies a “gatekeeper” that, when lost, can cause inflammatory skin disease in the absence of injury or infection.

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    Stopping necroptosis may prevent skin inflammation, study shows



    Stopping of a type of regulated cell death called necroptosis in keratinocytes is critical for the prevention of skin inflammation, according to new research from Germany.

  • Dermatology Times

    Infants with severe atopic dermatitis require team approach



    The unique needs of infants with severe atopic dermatitis require special attention. As such, says Mary Wu Chang, M.D., associate clinical professor of dermatology and pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, "This is not something you can handle in a 15-minute visit."

  • India must be cautious over polio milestone: WHO



  • Pool chlorine tied to lung damage in elite swimmers



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, a new study has found.

  • India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks



    LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on Jan. 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio.

  • Most toddler vaccines not linked to immune thrombocytopenic purpura



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although the MMR vaccine has been linked to a heightened risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), other vaccines in the toddler years do not appear to be, researchers reported Monday.

  • Montelukast does not prevent upper respiratory infections in children



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Neither the frequency nor the duration of upper respiratory infections (URIs) in preschoolers are reduced by prophylactic treatment with montelukast, according to the results of an Israeli trial.

  • Rotavirus vaccine not tied to bowel problem: study



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that rotavirus vaccines might raise infants' risk of blocked bowels, a new study finds that hospitalization rates for the intestinal complication didn't go up after vaccination became routine in the United States in 2007.

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