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Etanercept Improves Growth in Children With Arthritis
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment with etanercept improves longitudinal growth in prepubertal and pubertal children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to Scandinavian researchers. Reuters Health Information
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DEHAL1 Mutations Cause Severe Goitrous Hypothyroidism
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Mutations in the gene (DEHAL1) encoding iodotyrosine deiodinase in the thyroid cause severe hypothyroidism that can retard neurological development if not detected and treated early, Dr. Jose C. Moreno and colleagues report in The New England Journal of Medicine for April 24. Reuters Health Information
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Exenatide Plus Metformin Beneficial for Overweight Women With PCOS
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Combination treatment with metformin and the incretin mimetic exenatide improves reproductive function and normalizes hormonal and metabolic derangements in overweight women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), results of a small pilot study suggest. Reuters Health Information
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Calcium Supplementation May Reduce Fracture Risk
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A randomized controlled trial shows that calcium supplementation is associated with reduced risk for all fractures and minimal traumatic fractures in healthy adults younger than 80 years. Medscape Medical News
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