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Children of allergy sufferers prone to same problem
10-11-2006 · EurekAlert!Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers.
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Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers.
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- Cells passed from mother to child may be first step in developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes
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- Study shows children less prone to false memories, implications for eyewitness testimony
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- Cancer study finds adolescents don't get same access to latest treatments as younger patients
01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
The overall survival rate from cancer now is lower in older adolescents and young adults with cancer than in younger children, in part because of a lack of access to clinical trials nationally for the older age group, according to a study by pediatric oncologists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
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