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May 8, 2008Seven vaccines you need right nowMost people are vaccinated against pertussis as kids. But here's a surprise: It's come roaring back since an all-time low in the 1970s, largely due to waning immunity in adults who received shots in early childhood. CNN.com - May 5, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/05/05/hm.vaccines/index.html?eref=rss_health
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Pill effective against gestational diabetesThe diabetes pill metformin is just as effective as insulin injections in treating women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, researchers in New Zealand and Australia reported on Wednesday. Reuters - May 7, 2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0738705020080507?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
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Researchers find neuroblastoma genesAn international team of researchers said they have pinpointed three variants of the genetic code that appear to set the stage for aggressive neuroblastoma, the deadliest solid tumor in early childhood.The finding is not expected to immediately change the way doctors treat the cancer, diagnosed in 700 children in the United States alone each year, they reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Reuters - May 8, 2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0720199520080508?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
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