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Date: Nov 4, 2009
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Genetic mutations that interfere with interleukin-10 signaling are associated with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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Hospitals that adhere to guidelines for the management of acute gastroenteritis demonstrate 50 percent lower charges for pediatric patients with uncomplicated acute gastroenteritis, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Pediatrics.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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The effect of the probiotic Bacillus polyfermenticus in promoting mucosal angiogenesis while helping mice recover from colitis suggests that it may be useful in supporting intestinal wound healing, according to a study in the November American Journal of Physiology -- Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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Date: Nov 3, 2009
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Formerly overweight people who have maintained weight loss tend to spend more calories exercising and have greater dietary restraint than obese people seeking weight loss treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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The age of people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza infection in California during the summer of 2009 was typically younger than the age commonly seen with seasonal influenza, and infants had the highest rates of hospitalization and those aged 50 and older had the highest mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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Abnormalities in four genes can predict survival and possibly response to treatment in patients with advanced colon cancer, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Date: Nov 2, 2009
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During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet.
Date: Nov 2, 2009
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Nearly half of patients who overdosed on prescription opioid painkillers in Washington state in the past few years were Medicaid recipients, according to a report in the Oct. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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