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Drug dramatically reduces aggressive tumour in rat model

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Drugs inhibiting a specific fatty acid in rat brains with gliobastoma, one of the most aggressive brain tumours, not only reduce new blood vessel growth and tumour size dramatically but also prolong survival.
“These rat model tumours were developed from human glioblastoma cells and closely mimic human tumours in growth patterns and response to therapy,” said […]

Hot rocks technology may provide a solution to climate

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Scientists have suggested that hot rocks technology, also known as geothermal, may provide a possible solution to climate change.
Hot rocks technology works by pumping water deep below the earth’s surface, to areas that generate plenty of heat.
The water converts to steam and shoots back up to the surface, where it is used to make electricity. […]

Health insurance and Individual health insurance

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Health insurance is always beneficial, as most of the people have started to face serious illness and troubles. People of the present world, never miss to avail the health insurance, as the cost spared for medicine will take half of their salary… With the increased competition among the insurance providers, health insurance comes with affordable […]

Uganda turns to mass circumcision in AIDS fight

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision drive with the hope it will reduce HIV/AIDS rates in the east African country.
Some studies indicate circumcision could be 70 percent effective in protecting men against infection by the disease during heterosexual intercourse, when used in conjunction with condoms and other safe-sex practices.
Government […]

I can hardly move my neck. It hurts sooo bad.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

For the past 3 days my neck has been killing me. I can barely move it from side to side.
My boyfriend put icy hot on it and it still didn’t help. I can hardly sleep and each morning i wake up not bein’ able to move at all.
What can I do to make […]

What’s the difference?

Friday, August 1st, 2008

What is the dif between dental anesthetics? My doc says that there are more than one type??
 
There is the kind of anesthetic with epinephrine, most commonly used, and the kind without. The reason we use the kind WITH epi (epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor) is because the epi makes the anesthetic last longer. Great […]

Gym MemberShip?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

How old do you have to be to go to a Gym to build Muscle…In Canada (get your own membership)
Example: Like Family Fitness, etc.
Its like 13-14 pretty much everywhere. If your younger then that, don’t bother, your probably to small for the useful exercises, just workout at home with body weight.

Is my pain related to my TB skin test?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

I had a TB skin test today. After about an hour I began having pain in same-side forearm, wrist and hand. At first, it was not constant and was more like a stab near my thumb joint at the wrist and palm. Now it is extending more thoughout my palm and further up […]

What happened to Micheal Jackson’s skin, really?

Friday, July 25th, 2008

How did it get so white. I don’t want anyone to tell me that he bleached it. I know you can’t do that. Do not say that unless you have scientific proof that you really can do that.
Did he have vitilago? Or whatever it’s spelled like?
 
It’s very possible he had vitiligo. He could […]

When asleep, I get a “jumpy” reflex. What caused me to do that?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

What you are experiencing are called Sleep starts also known as hypnic or hypnagogic jerks. They are sudden, brief and strong contractions of the body or one or more body segments. They happen as you are falling asleep. They may occur with a sensation that you are falling, hallucinations, or a flash of light.
Sleep starts […]