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Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com : Type 2 diabetes This study is for people with type 2 diabetes.

An analysis of rare genetic disorders in which children lack some genes from one parent suggests that maternal and paternal genes engage in a subtle tug-of-war well into childhood, and possibly as late as the onset of puberty.

The Turner Syndrome Society of the United States (TSSUS) recently concluded its 22nd Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. The conference drew more than 350 individuals, families, researchers and health care professionals to network and learn about the latest research breakthroughs benefiting women and girls with TS. TSSUS continues to make great strides toward helping identify and assist those with TS.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers said on Monday they had found primitive bladder cancer cells that cloak themselves with a 'don't eat me' signal that scares off immune system cells, allowing them to mature into tumors later on.

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Conclusions. These findings provide evidence that Pinellia ternata, Citrus reticulata, and their combination play a regulatory role in allergic inflammation and offer therapeutic approaches as novel CCR3 antagonists for treatment asthma. However, it is not clear whether pharmacological activities of prescription composed of two herbs are potentiated due to synergistic effect or additive effect. (Source: Mediators of Inflammation)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

Darcie Revay administers a lung-function test to asthma patient Jaime Cervantes at University Physicians Healthcare's Children's Multi-Specialty Center.

Abstract: Haematological abnormalities are common in children with Down syndrome. These are mostly benign. Neonatal changes include polycythaemia, neutrophilia and thrombocytopenia. In later childhood changes include secondary polycythaemia, red-cell macrocytosis, increased red-cell distribution width, leukopenia, and immune dysfunction. Transient myeloproliferative disorder occurs in about 5% and indicates a group at particularly high risk of subsequent leukaemia. A full blood count should be checked in all neonates with Down syndrome. Those with transient myeloproliferative disorder should be discussed with a paediatric haematologist. Of all children with Down syndrome, 1-2% will develop acute leukaemia. Children with Down syndrome and acute myeloid leukaemia usually respond well to chemotherapy. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia responds less well, and particular care must be taken to minimize risk of infection. There is a paucity of data for both benign and malignant haematological dis

Latest development: Deng Haihua, director of the Information Office of the Ministry of Health, told China National Radio on Sunday that the halt to HB screening in employment is only the opinion of experts and it does not represent the official policy now.

Latest figures show that, up to the end of March, nearly 9 per cent of the population in the Lothians had been diagnosed depressed by their GP. That is a rise of more than 1 per cent, and coincides wi...