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• Cervical Dysplasia

  
  Business and Technology — Authority: 118
  Cervical Dysplasia Cervical Dysplasia - : HPV infections, which cause genital warts and can lead to cervical cancer, occur more frequently in HIV-infected women. A precancerous condition associated with HPV, called cervical dysplasia , is also more common and more severe in HIV AIDS And Women: 2) Cervical ...
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• Scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripot...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  Scientists have rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
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• Researchers Find Link Between Childhood Obesity and Early Spinal Degeneration

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 709
  New York, NY (AHN) – Researchers point to a new study and say being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine. The study is believed to be the first study to show an association between increased body mass index (BMI) and disc abnormalities in children. In the retrospective study, Dr. ...
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• New source for generation of nerve cells in the brain discovered

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  London, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new source for the generation of nerve cells in the brain.Professor Magdalena Gotz of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) Munich and colleagues have discovered progenitor cells, which can form new glutamatergic neurons following injury to ...
  1 week ago

• Aspirin ‘cuts risk of sight loss’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  London, Dec 2 (ANI): Taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of sight loss, says a new research.In the study, scientists found that people who took the pill every other day saw their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration reducing.Boffins believe they have found an association between the ...
  1 week ago

• Growth factor. “Baseline aqueous vascular endothelial growth factor level might have a role in predicting angiographic response after bevacizumab injections.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  “… visual and growth factor changes of two different intravitreal bevacizumab dosages for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.” 1 Professor Dennis S C Lam and researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and Prince of ...
  1 week ago

• One-eyed National Health Care

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 454
  National health care might be a disaster, due to the cost and the complexity. A government-controlled system also creates agonizing moral dilemmas (read about the eye treatment ruling covered further down). Still, despite my opposition to it, I can see it’s a real possibility, and soon. Keeping that in mind, ...
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• Survivor Series 2009

  
  The Powerdriver Review — Authority: 426
  Survivor Series 2009, November 22, 2009, Verizon Center, Washington, DC Announcers: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Matt Striker Opening Match: US Champion The Miz (Captain), Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre, & Sheamus vs. IC Champion John Morrison (Captain), Evan Bourne, Fit Finlay, Matt Hardy, ...
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• Vicar sends warning over satanic activity in the Forest

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 489
  Vicar sends warning over occult activities A rural vicar has warned people not to dabble in the occult after a sheep’s head was impaled on a pole outside one of his churches. Telegraph | Nov 26, 2009 Rev Nick Bromfield says he has spotted several signs of black magic worship in the area and even seemingly ...
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• Italian doctor may have found surprisingly simple cure for Multiple Sclerosis

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 142
  Image via Wikipedia An Italian doctor has been getting dramatic results with a new type of treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, which affects up to 2.5 million people worldwide. In an initial study, Dr. Paolo Zamboni took 65 patients with relapsing-remitting MS, performed a simple operation to unblock ...
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• Black Thursday / White Noise

  
  MEETING NEIL IS EASY — Authority: 119
  For those who were unable (or unwilling) to follow my Twitter rants yesterday, the Wild Wild West has disappointedly continued on in full stride. Shortly after hospice took over, my mom developed a fever and was reacting poorly to the new medications. Instead of contacting hospice immediately after noticing the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Blind baby boomers: Will you be one?

  
  blog.boomer411.com — Authority: 107
  By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist, Blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide Most baby boomers aren’t aware that their vision could be severely damaged or they could lose their vision due to age-related eye diseases and conditions. Only 18 percent of Americans know that macular degeneration is the ...
  2 weeks ago

• CMS Moves Up Avastin Pricing Changes

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 573
  After pressure from Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has accelerated its recently announced changes to reimbursement coding for Avastin, which is used to treat wet macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness among seniors. The drug, however, is controversial because it’s often used off-label in ...
  2 weeks ago

• British surgeons using radiation beams to halt macular degeneration

  
  F-Default — Authority: 468
    We’ve seen more eyesight restoration efforts than we could easily count , but rather than tooting their horn about some theoretical discovery, boffins at Kings College Hospital in London are actually putting their hard work to use on real, live human brings. The new process, which goes by the name ...
  2 weeks ago

• British surgeons using radiation beams to halt macular degeneration

  
  Engadget — Authority: 848
  Weve seen more eyesight restoration efforts than we could easily count , but rather than tooting their horn about some theoretical discovery, boffins at Kings College Hospital in London are actually putting their hard work to use on real, live human brings. The new process, which goes by the name brachytherapy, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Toronto woman becomes first transexual Body Worlds donor

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 489
  Visitors who see Paige’s body on display will see up close the results of an extensive surgical male-to-female transition. She has had full cranial facial reconstruction and separate feminization surgeries for her nose, lips, cheeks, breasts, hips and hair line — plus full-body laser hair removal. xtra.ca | Nov ...
  2 weeks ago

• Gang ‘killed victims to extract their fat’ for anti-wrinkle cosmetics

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 489
  The remains of victims that were allegedly kidnapped and killed by a criminal gang in the jungle of Peru for human fat trafficking. Photograph: National Police Of Peru/EPA Peruvian police arrest suspects who allegedly drained their victims and sold liquid as an anti-wrinkle treatment Guardian | Nov 20, 2009 by ...
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• RPE stem cells. “… twelve patients will be enrolled into the study at three clinical sites …”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  Advanced Cell Technology Inc has reported: “… that it filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase I/II multicenter study using embryonic stem cell derived retinal cells to treat patients with Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy (SMD).” ...
  3 weeks ago

• How To Prevent Eye Damages From Tanning Beds

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  While most people think tanning beds are completely safe, the truth is that there are two issues to consider with indoor tanning. First, indoor tanning can lead to skin cancer and you can experience eye damage from tanning beds. The key in both cases is to make wise choices and take the appropriate [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Dear US Preventive Services Task Force: Bite me.

  
  Keeping Knit Simple — Authority: 125
  So some task force has decided that women shouldnt be screened for breast cancer, or even do a monthly self-exam, because its not cost-effective for women under the age of 50. Evidentally women dont get breast cancer and die from it until theyre at least in their 50s. Just who are these people anyway? Its not the ...
  3 weeks ago

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