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Diabetes Type 1 Death Rate Falling, But Still 7 Times Higher Than Rest of Population
Written by Christian Nordqvist
Although death (mortality) rates for patients with diabetes type 1 are falling, they are still seven times higher than in the rest of the population, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh wrote in the medical journal Diabetes Care...
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Babies Under Two Benefit From Flu Vaccine
Written by Christian Nordqvist
Babies under two have second the highest rates of flu, after the elderly. Giving them the flu vaccine has been found to be effective in preventing influenza. Researchers from Turku University Hospital, Finland wrote in the...
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Growth-Factor Gel Shows Promise As Hearing-Loss Treatment
Written by Janet Epping
A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC...
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