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WHAT'S
NEW IN MEDICINE - Volume 7
› A Vaccine Fighting Obesity
A vaccine against obesity is about to go on trial in Switzerland. The vaccine consists of an antibody against ghrelin, a peptide (small protein) that regulates appetite. Injecting extra ghrelin into people makes them hungrier and encourages them to eat more. Obese people who lose weight develop higher levels of ghrelin, which encourages them... read
more.
› What Is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a system of medicine created by the German physician, chemist and linguist Samuel Hahnemann... read more.
› Death By Leaching
Born on January 22, 1788, George Gordon, Lord Byron, became one of our most
celebrated poets in spite of, or perhaps because of, a troubled childhood: his
father died when he was three, and his mother beat him badly. He grew up as
capricious as his ... read
more.
› Study Finds HRT Provides Breast Cancer Protection
Comparing survival between breast cancer patients exposed to HRT in the year preceding diagnosis and those who have never used hormones...
read more.
› An Accurate Blood Test
For Cancer
Tests available today, among them troponin blood tests and or EKGs, often
do not detect heart attacks until hours after they have occurred. For
instance, troponin is a protein usually found in heart muscle cells. By
the time it turns up in an emergency blood test, the damage is done. C-reactive
protein test can identify people with inflamed arteries who someday might
have a heart attack. But the new study shows that C-reactive protein is
an unreliable measure of heart attack risk, especially in people with
a positive troponin test ... read
more.
› Prevention & Treatment of Cancer with Indole-3-Carbinol
3,3' - Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a major in vivo derivative of the putative
anticaner agent indole-3-carbinol (13C), which is present in vegetables of ... read
more.
› FDA Approves First Gene Based Test ...
UroVysion DNA probe assay for use as an aid in the initial diagnosis of bladder cancer in patients with hematuria (blood in the urine) suspected of having bladder cancer. The test is designed to detect genetic changes in bladder cells in urine specimens using
... read more.
› Kahalari Cactus Diet, Appetite Supressing Hoodia Gordonii
Deep inside the African desert, grows a cactus called Hoodia... read more.
› Unique
Genetic Profile Helps Over-45's Get Pregnant ...
(from the 21st annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 21, 2005.)Dr. Neri Laufer, from Haddassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, told the conference that his team's work to identify a specific gene expression profile linked to... read more
› No
More Dieting For The Elderly? ...
Elderly people may suffer badly from being told to lose weight and reduce their cholesterol levels. ... read more
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