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Immune therapy helps boy with rare muscle disorderThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 5:16PMA boy in the U.S. who has a rare and deadly form of the genetic muscle disorder Pompe disease was able to respond to enzyme therapy after he was given a drug to suppress the immune system along with other drugs, doctors say.

New therapy helps boy with rare diseaseThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 5:14PMA drug used to suppress the immune system in cancer and rheumatoid arthritis has helped extend the life of a Minnesota boy struggling with a rare and deadly form of the genetic disorder Pompe disease.

SourceOne, KGK fight over heart health ingredient rightsThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 4:49PMSytrinol, derived from citrus peel and marketed for its heart health benefits, was developed by KGK, which holds its production patents. Since the ingredient’s launch in 2003 and until the end of last year, it was distributed globally by SourceOne.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-08 00:01 New therapy helps US boy with rare diseaseThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 12:34AMBy Julie Steenhuysen

Study Demonstrates That AHCC(R) Enhances Immune System By Increasing The Production Of Key Dendritic CellsWednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:17AMA recently published study in Nutrition and Cancer (60(5), 643-651) by researchers at Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan has shown that AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) enhances immune function by increasing the number of dendritic cells (DCs). DCs are a key part of the immune system responsible for presenting foreign substances to other immune system cells.