For all the following people in my circle of friends and family who have died from cancer since 2000, I hope they find a cure: MomDadAunt BettyAunt DeanFranOdieLindaBillCarlaRonJanice Those who have survived, so far: Courtney, my two yr old cousin, has leukemia, now four and...
created by bjtindle | 2 years ago 91 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
" The California fertility doctor who implanted embryos in Nadya Suleman, resulting in the birth of octuplets last year, faces a hearing Monday on a charge he was "grossly negligent." Suleman was 33 years old when she gave birth to eight babies in January 2009. She was a...
A virus that many people have been exposed to by the end of their teens could provide a massive breakthrough in the fight against cancer.The reovirus is being used to produce the drug Reolysin and viral therapy...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 199 views | 35 recommendations | 1 comment
"The human brain naturally produces and processes compounds closely related to those found in Cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana [see "The Brain's Own Marijuana," by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley E. Alger. These compounds are called endogenous cannabinoids or...
created by mabone | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1097 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
"CareToLive Sends Writ to Supreme Court of the United States October 24th, 2008 | Posted by CTL Share This While the FDA continues to tow the untenable line they have chosen and while they continue...
" The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to give its blessing to a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients in need. The London Independent on Sunday reported on Feb. 6, 2005 ( "Spain's Health Ministry To Allow Doctors To Prescribe ...
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"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...
created by Mon-Mage | 4 years ago 310 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Where disease is rife and access to real medicines difficult especially for the poor someone will always try and cash in by giving people cheap access to cod medicine and false hope. The trial not only attempts to stop Rath exploiting the poor and sick any further but also...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 227 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This certainly will be an interesting program to watch, as a small town loses all of it's women and the men have to fend for themselves, Kids and all. Sort of reminds me of Al Bundy and his fictious No MA'Am...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - What better way to start the new year than winding down at a spa, with TripAdvisor, the online travel site, coming up with a list of the top 10 world spas according to its...
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"The provisional reauthorization was given by the Department of Mental Retardation, which is responsible for overseeing the shock therapy program. The Rotenberg Center is the only school in the nation that depends...
created by Boston | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 482 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
New awesomest pet ever? South Korean scientists have announced that they've succeeded in manipulating a flourescent protein gene in cats. The ostensible purpose is to help research treatments for genetic diseases in humans -- basically making them glow in the dark. They only...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 359 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"An Abyssinian cat from Missouri, named Cinnamon, has just made scientific history. Researchers have largely decoded her DNA, a step that may aid the search for treatments for both feline and human diseases."
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With the recent FDA and Doctors' reports about Childrens' Cough and Cold Medicine, I was searching for information about what other options are out there to treat childrens colds or atleast help alleviate the...
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"US scientists have repaired the nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis in lab experiments on mice.
The team, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, hope their work will eventually lead to new treatments.
MS is caused by a defect in the body's immune system, which turns in on...
created by AlanEvans | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 311 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment