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Acupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain - Ulster Research
A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise, is good for pain in the lower back.
Tumors feel the deadly sting of nanobees
By Gwen Ericson -- When bees sting, they pump poison into their victims. Now the toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers attached the major component of bee venom to nano-sized spheres that they call nanobees. ...University of Minnesota researchers identify new function for protein missing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Findings will hopefully lead to therapies to combat the disease ...Climbing the ladder to longevity: critical enzyme pair identified
LA JOLLA, CA-Experiment after experiment confirms that a diet on the brink of starvation expands lifespan in mice and many other species. But the molecular mechanism that links nutrition and survival is still poorly understood. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a pivotal role for two enzymes that work together to determine the health benefits of diet restriction....Stroke Survivors Improve Balance with Tai Chi
Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi. ...The healing game: How Nintendo's Wii is making the hard work of physical therapy into child's play
MADISON - The 17-year-old with cystic fibrosis had been hospitalized repeatedly during his short life, and he was angry. Angry at his disease, which confined him to a room at American Family Children's Hospital even though he was a young man. Angry with the nurses and therapists who swept in busily at all hours, pushing breathing treatments he hated and exercises he found silly. ...Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects
In a small, early clinical trial, researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center have found that combining eight ounces of grapefruit juice with the drug rapamycin can increase drug levels, allowing lower doses of the drug to be given. They also showed that the combination can be effective in treating various types of cancer. ...Results of Phase I Trial of Novel Herbal Therapy for Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer
Novel Herbal Therapy for Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer – Phase 1 Results ...Green Tea Extract Shows Promise in Leukemia Trials
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. ...Scientists discover how smallpox may derail human immune system
John Pastor -- University of Florida researchers have learned more about how smallpox conducts its deadly business — discoveries that may reveal as much about the human immune system as they do about one of the world's most feared pathogens....Adaptive Immunity Linked to Lifespan Genes in C. Elegans
"Vaccinating" roundworms can teach humans about connections between immunity, longevity and the nervous system, scientists say....Of body and mind, and deep meditation
Chinese data unraveled at University of Oregon show a training technique has brain, physiological linkage...Ginger Quells Cancer Patients' Nausea From Chemotherapy
People with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ...Log in
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
- Scientists Take Early Steps Toward Mapping Epigenetic Variability
- Scientists discover a new way to kill cancer
- Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- McGill/JGH researchers successfully reverse multiple sclerosis in animals
- Vitamin D, curcumin may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
- An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women
- Evidence of direct link between mutated gene and autism, York U study finds
- Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and on the increase
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- Breast Cancer Survivors Who Receive Lymphedema Education Are More Likely to Have Fewer Symptoms
- UB Start-up Provides Innovative Digital Sperm Analysis to Infertile Couples Worldwide
- Waiting times too long for bariatric surgery
Gerc
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07 September, 2009 02:56:27
Very, very interesting
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Gerc
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07 September, 2009 02:54:54
Very, very ineteresting.
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Carole Martz
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26 August, 2009 09:23:24
Congratulations Nurse Fu and Dr Axelrod on publishing this important study. Thank you for validating what I always knew. Preoperative nursing education regarding lymphedema risk ...
Gary McCallister
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24 August, 2009 08:38:24
This doesn't change much of anything about how we treat patients and alleviate symptoms. All it dos is describe the parasite at a different ...
Doris Coward
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23 August, 2009 01:53:08
Where can I find the full report of this study?
Thank you.
