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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish researchers have developed a vaccine that may change the way the immune system responds in people who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Children who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder can continue to suffer from the disease as they develop into young adults.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 4 can develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new study says.

For the 3 million children with food allergies, Halloween spooks and scares are not limited to vampires and witches. Candies containing peanuts or chocolate can be just as frightening. To replace the fear with fun, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) has developed a checklist of safety tips for food-allergic children.

'When it comes to sexuality and a myriad of other transitional health issues,' it is 'important' that 'developing teens ... see their pediatrician as their personal doctor -- not their mother's or father's,' Victoria McEvoy, chief of pediatrics of the Massachusetts General West Medical Group and assistant professor at

Scientists have identified one of the genes implicated in age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in developed countries. The research, published online in the Lancet, adds to the growing understanding of the genetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which the researchers believe should ultimately lead to novel treatments for the disease.

Musician Annie Lennox on Monday in Dublin, Ireland, at a two-day forum on HIV/AIDS and children worldwide said that governments should meet aid pledges to support developing countries over the long-term, the Irish Times reports. Lennox said that governments are 'notoriously bad at keeping their promises' but that 'we must not walk away from the issues.

Psychologists from the University of Toronto have developed a personality inventory that can predict who will excel in academic and creative domains, even when respondents are trying hard to fake their answers. Study authors note that personality questionnaires have a long history of predicting real-world performance, but have been plagued by the problem of biased responding.

Women who have had early stage breast cancer surgically removed, and whose tumour cells are stimulated by the hormone oestrogen, can benefit from taking Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonists, a Cochrane Systematic review has concluded. This medication may be taken alone or alongside the use of tamoxifen. Developing effective treatment regimes is important because approximately 30% of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer eventually die of the disease.

Over-the-counter mouthrinses really do put a stop to bad breath. The first systematic review on the effectiveness of mouthrinses shows that they play an important role in reducing levels of bacteria and chemicals that cause mouth odours. Pick which one you use though, because some can temporarily stain your tongue and teeth, warns this new review from The Cochrane Library. Bad breath is a very common complaint affecting around half the population in developed countries.