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6 fighting flesh-eating bacteria in Omaha Omaha World-Herald Although the condition is extremely rare, it also is deadly. Thirty to 40 percent of people who contract the bacteria will die, med center officials said. Many more people need to have limbs amputated as the bacteria quickly destroys healthy tissue and ... NMC Sees Unusually High Number Of Flesh Eating Bacteria CasesWOWT all 8 news articles »

The Associated Press

Flesh-Eating Cases Show Reality of Rare Disease Christian Broadcasting Network The 24-year-old is now breathing on her own, a milestone worth celebrating as she fights the rare, deadly infection called necrotizing fasciitis. One in five cases is fatal. The bacteria entered Copeland's body after she cut her leg in a zip lining ... Woman with flesh-eating disease takes own breathsThe Associated Press Aimee Copeland, Flesh-Eating Disease Victim, Is On the Road to RecoveryGather.com all 568 news articles »

Daily Mail

Nearly 1 in 4 US teens facing diabetes CNN By Amanda Garnder, Health.com Heart attacks, strokes and other forms of full-blown cardiovascular disease are extremely rare in adolescents. (Health.com) -- The proportion of US adolescents with diabetes or borderline diabetes has jumped dramatically ... Growing number of American teens developing diabetesDaily Caller Teen Diabetes Increased Almost 300%; Why Politicians Need To Fix ThisBlissTree Nearly a quarter of teens diabetic or prediabetic, report saysWashington Post (blog) New York Times (blog) all 417 news articles »

Disorder causes boy's body to reject almost all food The Augusta Chronicle After months of constant, daily vomiting no matter what he was fed, John was finally diagnosed seven months ago with eosinophilic esophagitis, a rare disorder in which immune cells that normally react to viruses or allergens line his esophagus, ... and more »

Digestive Disease Week Presentations Support Therapeutic Potential for Gattex ... MarketWatch (press release) In a poster session, investigators presented data that continue to support Gattex(R) (teduglutide) as a potential first-in-class treatment for short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare and debilitating condition in which the body is unable to absorb enough ... and more »