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Gene therapy may benefit children and teens with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

Gene Tx May Benefit Children, Teens With Wiskott-Aldrich Sx

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Patient's own blood stem cells are removed to correct the WAS gene, then injected back into the patient
Researchers say they've identified a gene that affects whether children with asthma respond to corticosteroids. The study was published online April 21 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

VNN1 Gene Potentially Useful Biomarker in Childhood Asthma

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Linked to efficacy of corticosteroids
A growing number of American children and teens with type 1 diabetes are experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis at the time of their diagnosis

Increasing Number of Children Present With DKA in T1DM

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Researchers point to lack of insurance leading to late diagnosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should ban flavorings and television advertisements for e-cigarettes

ACP Supports Ban on Flavoring, Ads for E-Cigarettes

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Backers of devices say bans may drive some smokers back to cigarettes
For girls and young women with type 1 diabetes

Eating Disorders Common in Girls With Type 1 Diabetes

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By age 25 years, cumulative probability of onset of eating disorder is 60 percent
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High-Dose Oral Insulin Promising for Prevention of T1DM

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Daily capsules trigger protective immune response in high-risk children
Yet another study finds no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine raises the risk of autism -- even among children who are at increased genetic risk. The latest research was reported in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

More Reassurance Against MMR-Autism Link

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Finding held true even for children at risk for the developmental disorder
Training programs for parents can help improve the behavior of children with autism

Parent Training Program Can Improve Child Behavior in Autism

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Behavior management strategies appear to make a difference, researchers found
Electronic health records are a valuable source of data that can be mined to help practices with quality improvement performance

EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement

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Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
At least five different strategies may help children swallow pills and capsules more easily

Strategies Successful for Helping Children Swallow Meds

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Five strategies identified that help get the medicine down