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ScienceDaily Health Headlines

for Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Celiac disease rate is growing, particularly among elderly, study reveals (September 27, 2010) -- The number of celiac disease cases in the US has doubled every 15 years since 1974, increasing particularly among older people, according to a new study. As people in the study aged, the incidence of celiac rose, echoing a previous study that found the rate of celiac in the elderly to be nearly two and a half times higher than the general population. ... > full story

Physicians beware: Cholesterol counts in kidney disease patients (September 27, 2010) -- To understand the health effects of high cholesterol levels, doctors first need to assess malnutrition and inflammation status in their chronic kidney disease patients, according to a new study. ... > full story

Millions with voice problems don't know treatment available, study finds (September 27, 2010) -- Two-thirds of Americans with voice problems don't seek medical care either because they don't know treatment is available or because they think the problem will just go away, according to a new study. ... > full story

Studies identify complications in women undergoing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction (September 27, 2010) -- About half of women who require radiation therapy after they have had a mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction develop complications that necessitate a return to the operating room, but pre- or post-mastectomy chemotherapy does not appear to be associated with the need for additional procedures, according to two new studies. ... > full story

Elderly might not benefit from TB vaccines in development (September 27, 2010) -- Elderly people might not benefit from some of the tuberculosis vaccines currently in development, recent research suggests. Some vaccines under study are designed to activate a specific molecule that is an early participant in the immune response against TB in young people. But a recent study suggests that in older people, this molecule remains relatively inactive, even in the face of TB infection. ... > full story