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Peginterferon-Ribavirin Safe, Effective for Children With HCV
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Treatment with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN-alpha-2b) plus ribavirin results in virologic control in children with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is "reasonably well-tolerated," a Spanish team reports in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information
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Excess Interleukin-21 Found in Intestinal Mucosa of Celiac Disease Patients
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The cytokine interleukin 21 (IL-21) is overproduced in the intestinal mucosa of patients with untreated celiac disease (CD), where it helps to sustain the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), according to a study by Italian and British researchers published in the July issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
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Aspergillus Enzyme May Point to Treatment for Gluten Intolerance
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A novel prolyl endoprotease from Aspergillus niger efficiently degrades gluten in a gastrointestinal model, according to a report in the January issue of Gut. If clinical trials bear out the findings, adding the enzyme to gluten-containing meals "might eliminate gluten toxicity, thus offering patients the possibility of abandoning (occasionally) their strict gluten-free diet," write the authors. Reuters Health Information
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Increased in Older Americans
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Among older Americans, there was a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted between 2000 and 2005, according to findings from national population-based surveys published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
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