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Gene Therapy Benefits Persist in SCID (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)   no comments

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Gene therapy appears to have long-term success for treating X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) (MedPage Today) — but recipients are at risk for acute leukemia, according to a small study from France. (source: medpagetoday.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Gene Therapy Benefits Persist in SCID (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)

ASCO GI: Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Esophageal Cancer (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)   no comments

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ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — Injecting the gene encoding for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) directly into tumors led to pathologic complete responses in a third of patients and a median survival of four years in a small study of patients with locall… (source: medpagetoday.com) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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ASCO GI: Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Esophageal Cancer (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)

Food Attitudes Affect Obesity Risk In Middle Aged Women (source: Medical News Today)   no comments

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A small study of middle-aged women finds that “guilt-ridden dieters,” impulsive eaters and those too busy to focus on food are the most likely to show signs of obesity.

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Food Attitudes Affect Obesity Risk In Middle Aged Women (source: Medical News Today)

Depressed Women Can Lose Weight As Successfully As Others Do (source: Medical News Today)   no comments

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Women with major depression were no less likely than were women without it to have successful results with a weight loss program, according to an article in the Winter 2009 Behavioral Medicine. Group Health Research Institute Senior Research Associate Evet… (source: Medical News Today) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Depressed Women Can Lose Weight As Successfully As Others Do (source: Medical News Today)

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Texting May Help Young Transplant Recipients (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)   no comments

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Text message reminders appear to be effective in getting young liver transplant patients to take their immunosuppressive medications, a small study showed.

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Texting May Help Young Transplant Recipients (CME/CE) (source: medpagetoday.com)

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Common Herbicides And Fibrates Block Nutrient-Sensing Receptor Found In Gut And Pancreas (source: Medical News Today)   no comments

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According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present in intestine and pancreas.

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Common Herbicides And Fibrates Block Nutrient-Sensing Receptor Found In Gut And Pancreas (source: Medical News Today)