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Submitted by Kavita Verma on Sat, 05/28/2011 – 10:35 Most of the Victorian public have lost faith in their health system and the medical profession. Dr. James Latham Peters infected more than 54 women with Hepatitis C while carrying out their treatment for abortion. It is an infectious disease which is spread through blood, and can be really dangerous as it can also lead to serious liver problems or even…
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON | Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:53pm EDT (Reuters) – An appeals court ruled on Friday the Obama administration can continue using federal money to fund human embryonic stem cell research, a possible avenue toward new treatments for many medical conditions. The appeals court overturned a ruling by a federal judge who found that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines on such research violated the…
Source: The Star Online A clinical study shows that it is possible to regenerate cartilage in damaged joints using patients’ own blood stem cells. WE might never be able to regrow lost limbs the way lizards regrow their tails, but the fact that certain parts of our body can heal from injuries is not science fiction. Some of these processes kick in whenever there is an injury. If we cut…
The Star Online A Malaysian endocrinologist attached to Newcastle University in the United Kingdom was part of a clinical research team which discovered that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by an extreme low calorie diet alone. Dr Lim Ee Lin, who conducted the study as part of her postgraduate doctoral degree, explained that this finding will change the way doctors help patients to manage the disease. “While it has…
Some long-time sufferers of water retention may have just about accepted excess fluid as a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of proven at-home remedies that can help alleviate or eliminate the discomfort and potential hazards of water retention. These are all easy, effective remedies that can permanently reduce or eliminate your retention problems. Get enough fiber – The average US diet consists of…
(AFP) – Aug 5, 2011 WASHINGTON — Scientists in Japan said Friday they have for the first time succeeded in coaxing sperm cells from mouse embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that could one day help humans overcome infertility. A scientific researcher manipulates drops of embryonic stem cells in a laboratory (AFP/File, Mauricio Lima) The sperm were used to fertilize eggs and were found to produce “healthy offspring that grew into…
CBC News Posted: Jul 21, 2011 2:40 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 21, 2011 2: Taller people may be at increased risk for some cancers, a British study of a million women suggests. For every 10 centimeters, or four inches, in height above five feet, risk of cancer increased by 1.16 times, researchers found. The study looked at 1.3 million women in the United Kingdom who were enrolled between 1996…
Articles in Apr 22, 2007 issue of New Straits Times MALAYSIA is set to become the global hub for stem cell transplantation following a decision by the world’s largest manufacturer of stem cells to site its main manufacturing plant here soon. Bio-Cellular Research Organisation (BCRO), which is the world’s foremost researcher in stem cell transplantation with almost three decades standing, is headquartered in the United States. Its present manufacturing plant…
Study Shows Greater Pancreatic Cancer Risk for People With Certain Blood Types By Bill Hendrick Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD March 10, 2009 — People with blood types A, B, or AB are at higher risk of pancreatic cancer than those with type O, according to a new study. Using data from two large groups of people, Brian Wolpin, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues report…
When you savor the delicious, succulent mangoes every reason, little do you think about the immense health benefits coming with every bite. A proverb goes, saying mango ‘the king of fruits’. Beyond the sweet, luscious taste of mangoes, it also contains abundant of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants that assures you optimum health. Since decades, mango has been a stomach soother; alike papayas, mangoes also have an enzyme with stomach comforting…