Gene-environment interaction linked to asthma
Traffic fumes may trigger asthma in children who are genetically susceptible to the disease, according to a study published in the journal Thorax last week. The researchers, based at the University of Southern California, found that children who carried variations in the gene GSTP1, coupled with elevated...
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NHS provision of IVF: the fight goes on
by Clare Lewis-Jones
The continuing lack of public funding to help many UK couples affected by infertility was highlighted recently by a new survey, carried out by Infertility Network UK (I N UK) (See BioNews 420). Both as patient organisations CHILD and ISSUE, prior to our merger in 2003 to form I N...