New guidelines released for managing cough

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Health care workers can now draw from more than 200 new recommendations from evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing acute, sub acute, and chronic cough due to a new document published by the American College of Chest Physicians. Diagnosis and Management of Cough: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines provides recommendations for identifying and treating everything from the common cold to chronic lung conditions.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Care and treatment, Standards, Lung diseases, Cold (Disease), Common cold, American College of Chest Physicians

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Gene variant confers risk of diabetes

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A number of studies conducted by researchers identified a variant in a gene that is the most significant genetic risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The genetic variant identified is located within gene encoding, a protein called transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) and it is known to control the activity of a number of genes.

Type 2 diabetes, Genetic transcription, Transcription (Genetics)

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Scientists build map of imprinted genes

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The research to decrypt the link imprinted genes present in the humane genome may have to disease is presented.

Potassium channels, Genomic imprinting, Human genome

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