Jun 04, 2008 -
MN doctors find promising treatment for fatal skin disease
By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Published: Monday, June 02, 2008
Doctors at the University of Minnesota say they've found a promising treatment for a dreadful genetic skin disease that affects children and has always been fatal up to now.
The treatment - a transplant of stem cells obtained from his brother's bone marrow - has given new hope for Nate Liao, a 25-month-old from Clarksburg, N.J., and potentially other patients suffering from the same and similar diseases, the doctors said. Those young patients include another one of Nate's brothers.
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Nov 07, 2009 -
Sex is good for you: For fighting cancer to the common cold - it's just what the doctor ordered (and men benefit most!)
• By A. Magee
Making love could be one of the few pleasures in life that is genuinely good for you, say researchers.
Not only does a healthy sex life boost mood, but there is growing evidence to show it boosts your physical well-being, too - from increasing longevity to reducing the risk of erectile dysfunction and even heart attack.
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Nov 07, 2009 -
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Does the thought have you reaching for your sandwich, while blushing with shame?
Lunchtime sex is something you should try at least once. Because if you've tried it once, I promise you, you'll want to try it again.
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Nov 07, 2009 -
By G. Diamond
Many people like extra lubrication during sex and normally reach out for the Vaseline, baby oil, and even cooking oil. However, though it is highly pleasurable, using such lubricants is not safe since they interfere with the latex in condoms and could cause unwanted pregnancies and even allow the spread of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).
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Nov 07, 2009 -
In the late 1800s masturbation was considered a sin. In 1960s It was considered a mental condition or immature or undesirable behavior, leading to lack of adult responses. But today the sexual climate has changed completely.
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May 16, 2008 -
Sarah Michelle Gellar has helped raise more than $2,000 for skin disease sufferers by baring all.
The actress joined rocker Dave Navarro, Amanda Bynes and Leila Ali by peeling off for a recent benefit held to raise cash for the Coalition of Skin Diseases in America.
The naked shots of the four stars brought in over 10,000 bids at the online auction and sponsors at skincare giants Vaseline were so impressed, they added $25,000 to the charity haul.
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Nov 21, 2009 -
I would like to start off with a Big Hug to anyone that has or had a family member with Alzheimer's disease (AD). I feel we all need to learn more about this outragous disease. So my first post will be just that a little education on the subject.
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Nov 21, 2009 -
Autism is a disorder of neural development that is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism involves many parts of the brain; how this occurs is not well understood.
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Nov 06, 2009 -
WASHINGTON – French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.
The experiment marks the first time researchers have tried that long-contemplated step in people — and the first effective gene therapy against a severe brain disease, said lead researcher Dr.
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Nov 13, 2009 -
The male contraceptive pill has been in the works for more than three decades now. What's taking so long? Well, from a scientific standpoint, a male pill is much more difficult to develop than the female version.
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