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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Linked to Pediatric Recurrent Croup
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Laryngopharyngeal reflux and subglottic stenosis may represent risk factors for recurrent croup in children, according to study findings presented at the American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation annual meeting and OTO EXPO in Chicago. Reuters Health Information
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flares Negatively Affect Pregnancy Outcomes
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Although the treatment response rate of pregnant women hospitalized with an inflammatory bowel disease relapse is high, the incidence of preterm birth and low birth weight infants is also high compared with inflammatory bowel disease patients who do not relapse during pregnancy. 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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