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Very Early Bone Marrow Transplant Best for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
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Most infants with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) do well with related donor marrow transplants, researchers report. However, those transplanted in the first few months of life tend to have even better survival rates, fewer clinical problems, less need for booster transplants, and better nutritional status. Reuters Health Information
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Ketogenic Diet-Related Hypercholesterolemia May Resolve Naturally Over Time
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A new study confirms that hypercholesterolemia occurs in most children on a high fat/low carbohydrate ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy. The study also shows that cholesterol levels improve naturally in approximately half of these children without any intervention. Reuters Health Information
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