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Strep vaccine stirs antibody production
An experimental vaccine against the microbe that causes strep throat can induce a potent immune response in adults.
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Eating disorders may have autoimmune roots
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may be autoimmune diseases, according to a new study.
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Antibodies Counter Diabetes
Monoclonal antibodies that target immune cells can save pancreatic cells from the immune system for more than a year in people with type 1 diabetes.
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We’re All Likely to Get Fat
A study based on decades of data from the Framingham Heart Study finds that in the United States, the vast majority of people entering middle age already have gained or slowly gain enough weight to be classified as overweight or obese.
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Vaccine Clears Major Hurdle: Injections offer new tool against cervical cancers
An experimental vaccine against the virus that causes most cancers of the cervix has passed a test typically needed for regulatory approval.
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Vitamin C may treat cancer after all
Vitamin C may be an effective cancer fighter when taken intravenously in high doses.
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When Kids Eat Out
Adolescents who often eat french fries and other fast food away from home tend to be heavier and to gain weight faster than those who eat most of their meals at home.
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High testosterone linked to prostate cancer risk
Men with naturally high testosterone levels face an elevated risk of prostate cancer, suggesting that men who use hormone supplements to combat age-related problems could also be in trouble.
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Give It Up: Cutting back helps, but even a cigarette or two a day carries risks
Reducing tobacco use curbs the risk of lung cancer, but smoking even a few cigarettes a day puts a person at three to five times the risk faced by a nonsmoker.
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Better Beta: Cells grown in lab may treat diabetes
Scientists have developed a technique to mass-produce a type of pancreas cell needed for transplants into people with type 1 diabetes.
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Falling Influence: Influenza fighters have limited effects
The most readily available drugs against influenza have abruptly declined in effectiveness in the past decade.
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Acne medicines can be a pain in the throat
Treatment with antibiotics for acne might predispose an individual to getting severe upper respiratory infections.
