In principle, stem cells (immature cells that have not yet differentiated into specific types of cells) can be used to repair bone, cartilage, tendon and other injured or aged tissues. These cells can be derived from the patient’s own bone marrow and thus present no problem of immune rejection.
ConvaTec, a world leader in ostomy and wound and skin care, has launched its new Aloe Vesta? Protective Barrier Spray featuring an innovative delivery system. Aloe Vesta Protective Barrier Spray is an occlusive barrier, which repels moisture and acts as an impediment to irritants in urine, feces and exudate.
In its latest Emerging Technology Report, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) informed its members of one of the latest procedures entering the marketplace, mesotherapy. The report included a summary of available published scientific data, as well as general information on mesotherapy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new use for TOPAMAX (topiramate) Tablets and TOPAMAX (topiramate capsules) Sprinkle Capsules as initial monotherapy in patients 10 years of age and older with partial-onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
An experimental pill that controls blood fats as well as blood sugar could be a better treatment for diabetics with high cholesterol even though side effects may be worse than current drugs, researchers said.
The Zone Diet was developed by Barry Sears, a former researcher in biotechnology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In the 1990s reported autism cases among American children began spiking, from about 1 in 10,000 in 1987 to a shocking 1 in 166 today. This trend coincided with the addition of several new shots to the nation’s already crowded vaccination schedule, grouped together and given soon after birth or in the early months of infancy. Most of these shots contained a little-known preservative called thimerosal, which includes a quantity of the toxin mercury.
Drugs marketed in the United States that affect central nervous system function, Alprazolam/Xanax is among the most widely prescribed medications. Xanax is a longer duration Benzodiazepine which is prescribed to treat insomnia in patients with daytime anxiety or patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Panic Disorders.
University of Kentucky and Ohio State researchers are conducting a test to see if a common fruit is useful in slowing or preventing oral cancer. Scientists believe the black raspberry carries two acids that can inhibit tumor growth.
Originally, it seemingly appeared that anyone infected with HIV would progress to disease and die. This has long since been realized to no longer be true. We have individuals all over the world who are living 20 years or more without progression to disease and without the need for antiretroviral (ARV) medications.