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Fatal flaw in baby formula sparks reform in Israeli ministry

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A German baby formula that caused severe vitamin deficiency in 15 Israeli infants and killed 2 has led to a radical revamp of Israel's regulatory framework for infant formula. Beriberi is rare in the US and in Europe because most foods there are vitamin-enriched.

Author: Vikhanski, Luba
Publisher: Nature America, Inc.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2004
Europe, Israel, Influence, Infants, Vitamin deficiency, Avitaminosis, Death of, Beri-beri, Beriberi

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Polyglutamine and CBP: fatal attraction?

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This article examines the pathogenesis of polyglutamine diseases that result in neuronal degeneration, focusing on the process of CREB-binding protein (CBP) sequestration. The interaction between CBP and mutant polyglutamine-containing proteins is addressed.

Author: McCampbell, Alexander, Fischbeck, Kenneth H.
Publisher: Nature America, Inc.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2001
Analysis, Development and progression, Gene mutations, Gene mutation, Proteins, Genetic disorders, Nervous system diseases

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Medicare program expenditures associated with hospice use

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The effects of hospice care on Medicare program payments during the last year of life from 1996 to 1999 within cohorts defined by age and diagnosis is discussed. Hospice-related savings decreased and relative costs increased with age.

Author: Lynn, Joanne, Campbell, Diane E., Louis, Tom A., Shugarman, Lisa R.
Publisher: American College of Physicians
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 2004
Economic aspects, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Hospice care

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