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Existing Drugs Show Promise For Treating End-stage Renal Disease In Lu
Studies in mice suggest that two drugs already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration show promise for treating the complications of lupus. Researchers First To Map Gene That Regulates Adult Stem Cell Growth
A new discovery in stem cell research may mean big things for cancer patients in the future. After being the first to genetically map and identify a gene that regulates adult stem cells, the researchers investigated the gene's protein product, Latexin, which can be used to ramp up the body's stem cell count. The team's findings are being published in Nature Genetics. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Listening Post: 'U2 3D' Brings Hyperreal Arena Rock to the Multiplex
A stunning new concert film captures the Irish rockers in all their stadium-filling glory. The film might be even better than the real thing. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk. I Can't Believe It's Vegan
Listings of brand name food items that do not contain animal products, including breakfast cereals, beverages, snacks, condiments, baked goods, refrigerated and frozen foods, baking mixes and ingredients, and pantry staples. From People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Hostility In Women Does Not Affect Their Long Term Heart Health
A permanent hostility towards others, long regarded as a component of type A personality, does not affect the long term heart health of women, suggests research in Heart. But the same is not true of men. Drinking Away Anxiety: New Program Finds Safer Ways For College Studen
University of Cincinnati research on college drinking is presented at a national mental health conference. Students involved with drinking run into problems in 4 main areas, neglecting responsibilities which can take a toll on grades as well as job performance, dangerous behavior such as drinking and driving, significant interpersonal problems such as getting into arguments and physical confrontations, and legal problems. Simon Wiesenthal Center
Site of an "international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust."See "Explore &Learn"for online exhibits, writings, tens of thousands of photographs, a glossary, a timeline, bibliographies, and more. Provides a biography of the late Simon Wiesenthal, a concentration camp survivor who became a renowned Nazi hunter. Also includes images of materials from the Center's Museum of Tolerance Archives. Searchable. Vioxx (rofecoxib)
"Vioxx is a prescription COX-2 selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that was approved by FDA ... for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis,"and other conditions. This site provides information about the September 2004 voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx "due to safety concerns of an increased risk of cardiovascular events (including heart attack and stroke) in patients on Vioxx."From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Waterpipe Smoking Of Tobacco Is Increasing, But Research Still Lags Be
With the increased use of waterpipes (also known as hookahs, hubble-bubbles, narghiles, shishas, gozas or narkeelas) in Western countries, many people believe that because the tobacco smoke is drawn through water, it is less harmful than other forms of smoking, but the evidence accumulated so far does not support that assumption.
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