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How to execute dietary management in eating disorder patients

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Substances that provoke gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with eating disorders (ED) can impact negatively on their nutritional rehabilitation. An Australian research group has found that ingestion of fructose-sorbitol ...





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Scientists reveal 'protector' gene behind 50-fold increase in number of bowel tumours

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that deleting a single gene can increase the average number of tumours in the bowel by 50-fold, according to research published in PNAS today.


Physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New analysis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that physicians need to re-think their diagnosis and treatment of sore throat, or pharyngitis, in adolescents and young adults to consider a more newly ...


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Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...


Breastfeeding protects women from metabolic syndrome, a diabetes and heart disease predictor

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breastfeeding a child may lower a woman’s risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes in women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that was published today online ahead of print ...


Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication ...


New Down syndrome treatment suggested by study in mice

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences ...


Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an ...


Study pinpoints causes of 'runner’s knee'

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear ...


Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway ...


Language support in schools vital for children with autism

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ADHD.



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