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Researchers are launching a clinical trial to investigate whether repeated injections of the tuberculosis vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin (or BCG vaccine) holds promise as a treatment for type 1 diabetes. The researchers announced the start of their phase II trial Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association

ADA: Trial Underway for BCG Vaccine in T1DM

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Researchers will look at effects in people with longstanding disease
Parents' ages may play a role in a child's risk of developing autism spectrum disorders

Parental Age Factors Linked to Autism Risk

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Greater odds in children of teenage mothers, older mothers, and parents with big age gap
New research offers potential clues as to why children of obese mothers are at increased risk for obesity. The study was scheduled to be presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association

ADA: New Research Delves Into Genetic Risk for Obesity

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Cells might be programmed in the womb to accumulate extra fat, researchers suggest
GLP-1 receptor agonists may help reduce cravings and increase satisfaction while eating

ADA: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Help Reduce Food Cravings

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GLP-1 receptors appear to change brain's response to food, researchers say
The widespread use of rotavirus vaccine has been very successful in the United States

Rotavirus Vaccination Reduces Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations

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Rates of hospitalization with gastroenteritis have tumbled since rotavirus vaccine launched in 2006
Having acknowledged that the 2014-15 flu vaccine was mismatched to the circulating influenza strains

CDC: Vaccine Production for 2015-16 Flu Season Underway

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Next season's vaccine includes last year's missing strain, H3N2
New recommendations have been provided to update the 2010 guidelines on the treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases. The 2015 guidelines are available online in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Guidelines Update Treatment, Management of STDs

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New guidelines address issues that were not discussed in 2010 guidelines
Scanning maternal plasma cell-free DNA as part of routine noninvasive prenatal testing may also enable presymptomatic detection of maternal tumors

Cancers ID’d With Maternal Plasma Cell-Free DNA Sequencing

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Sequencing as part of routine noninvasive prenatal testing enables presymptomatic ID of tumors
ABCG2 Q141K (rs2231142) is associated with gout risk

Meta-Analysis: ABCG2 Q141K Polymorphism Tied to Gout Risk

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T allele linked to increased gout risk; association affected by gender, ethnicity
New guidelines can enable successful physician hospital relationships and integrated leadership

AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships

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Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians