A bin for my favorite articles
US approves world’s first human embryonic stem cell therapy
US authorities have approved the first human trials using embryonic stem cells testing a pioneering therapy for paralyzed patients, the FDA said Friday.
“The FDA has granted its clearance for a new drug application of Geron Corp for a phase one clinical trial of an embryionic stem-cell based therapy in patients with acute spinal cord injury,” FDA spokeswoman Susan Cruzan told AFP.
All federally funded research on new lines of stem cells was banned under the previous administration of president George W. Bush.
| Print article | This entry was posted by Zeeshan Ahmad on January 24, 2009 at 3:09 pm, and is filed under health, science & technology. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
No comments yet.
No trackbacks yet.
Lack of oxygen. The Real Cause of Cancer — And the Only Way to Stop It
about 1 month ago - 5 comments
By Dr. Robert Rowan, MD Did you know that if you contract stage-4 cancer, conventional medicine has absolutely nothing that can cure you? Some time ago, the Congressional Record stated that no one has ever been cured at this late stage with chemo, radiation, surgery, or any combination of these. What’s worse, though, is that
Cancer patient recovers after injection of immune cells
about 4 months ago - No comments
A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the first case of its kind, doctors have disclosed. The 52-year-old, who was suffering from advanced skin cancer, was free from tumours within eight weeks of undergoing the procedure. After two years he is still free
Biofeedback-Mind Teaches Body to Heal Itself
about 9 months ago - No comments
FOR almost seven years. Mrs. Andrews had been unable to move her head. Her condition—known as wryneck—had started with painful muscle spasms, which grew worse until her head was always pulled to the left. After years of going to doctors, including psychiatrists, she was referred to New York’s lCD Rehabilitation and Research Center to learn
Think Thin! Behavior Control of Dieting
about 10 months ago - No comments
Don’t look in this article for menus, calorie counters or weight tables. Here, instead, is a scientific technique that can change your eating habits for the rest of your life—and become the key to making that life last longer. The technique is called behavior control, and is based on the reward-and-punishment ideas of B. F.
Emotions And Health
about 10 months ago - No comments
“For Two months I’ve had these spells,” Fran Wilson told the heart specialist. “1 get short of breath. My heart beats like a hammer and unevenly. I’m dizzy and I tremble. My chest hurts. ‘ice I’ve fainted. My doctor says that my blood pressure and electrocardiogram are abnormal.” “Was there any upset in your routine
Microwave ovens unsafe for kids: Study
about 1 year ago - No comments
Microwave ovens pose a serious safety hazard to young children. Researchers from America studied 140 children below 5 years of age who were admitted with scald burns to investigate the mechanism of significant scald burns and to discover insights into prevention, Health News reported. Two types of patterns of injuries were discovered one was burns
Fatty food can help improve exam result during exams
about 1 year ago - No comments
Studying for exams? Remember to load yourself with fatty food before you attempt the test, for a new study says that it could boost your results. An international team has found that indulging in a fatty meal after studying for exam could help in remembering the facts as fat produces a hormone which aids the
Swine flu vaccine could be ready soon: US researcher
about 1 year ago - No comments
A US researcher at work developing a vaccine for the swine flu said Thursday he hopes to have it ready for testing in mice in two to three weeks. Purdue University professor Suresh Mittal said the vaccine could be ready for production in a few months. “We would like to have a vaccine in two
Blood thinner plus aspirin can cut strokes: study
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
:Combining an anti-plaque forming drug with aspirin could cut the risk of strokes and heart attacks by more than 20 percent, a new study said on Tuesday. Plavix, known under the generic name of clopidogrel, is used to stop the platelets in blood from coagulating and forming clots. Researchers combined it with aspirin, in clinical
Omega-3 of no added benefit for heart patients: study
about 1 year ago - No comments
Taking supplements of Omega-3, the fatty acids found in fish, showed no added benefits for heart attack patients, a German study found on Monday, contradicting previous research. “The Omega trial found no significant differences in the rates of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death or death from any cause among patients assigned to guidelines-based optimal
