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'Grey's Anatomy': Should Cristina and Owen End Up Together?

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

ABC/Kelsey McNeal "Grey's Anatomy" [Warning: This story contains spoilers from Thursday's "Do You Know" episode of Grey's Anatomy.] ABC's Grey's Anatomy offered not one but two glimpses into what Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen's (Kevin McKidd) future may look like during Thursday's "Sliding Doors"-style hour. Inspired by a case in which a paralyzed man is given the choice to live or die, Cristina envisions her future in three different scenarios. In the first, Cristina -- who over 10 seasons has remained steadfast in her desire to not have children -- makes a sacrifice for Owen to remarry and start a family. The second sees Cris put career first, while the third leaves the future open for both of them as the long-running medical drama continues to ponder the beloved couple's future. PHOTOS: The Couples of Shondaland: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' 'Scandal' As the first option plays out, Cris winds up sacrificing her career to raise a family and see Owen happy as a clam while she's pregnant with her second child and completely miserable. Worse, she's presenting the Harper Avery Award to Shane, her former intern whom she let take the lead on her research. She's most focused on motherhood … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Perfect Facebook Post: Exactly What to Post to Get Better Results by @kevanlee

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

You post to your Facebook page, hoping youve hit upon something that works. How great would it beknowthat the post you just published had the bestchance of maximizing clicks, likes, and comments. Facebook posts especiallygiven the dramatic dip in reachcan feel like a mystery. How do you create the perfect Facebook post? Does the perfect Facebook post even exist? I went looking for answers and came across a heap of best practices and examples of what goes into a perfect Facebook post. Check out the results below, test out the tips and strategies on your own posts, and watchyour Facebook stats climb. Right off the top, heres what I found as the five ingredients that go into a perfect Facebook post. Ill dive into more detail on each of these further down in the article. A perfect Facebook post: Several Facebook pages have found great success with this particular style of post. Take this one from The Muse, for example (a Facebook page that routinely engages 50 percent of its fans per post). It nails the elements of post type, length, and imagery. Of course, as with all of the best practices mentioned below, you can take them as a … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a bank robbery mix-up: Dauphin County provides dispatch records for Harrisburg heist

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

HARRISBURG- A woman who saw the Fulton Bank getting robbed Monday afternoon in downtown Harrisburg called 911 to tell police. She told Dauphin County police dispatchers that the heist occurred on North Third Street. When asked if it was 1429 North Third, the caller agreed. But the crime the woman had witnessed actually occurred at 200 N. Third Street. That was the mix-up that led Capitol police officers to zero in on a man as a possible suspect, who happened to be innocent and the son of Harrisburg City Council President Wanda Williams. Dauphin County officials provided a sequence of events to better explain how the misidentification occurred. The mishap resulted in officers being sent to Williams' house, which angered her. She also said she didn't think her son matched the description of the robber. The sequence of events began at 12:48 p.m., when police got their first 911 call about the holdup at 200 N. Third St. The robber was described as a black man, in his early 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a stocky build wearing a black or gray hooded shirt and a red bandana over his face. Two minutes later, the bank's alarm company … Continue reading

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Dr Alan Kingdon Aesthetic Surgery Clinic – Video

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

Dr Alan Kingdon Aesthetic Surgery Clinic Dr Alan Kingdon is the Medical Director at London's Aesthetic Surgery Clinic. Listen to him introducing the Clinic's work and the significance of surgical an... By: Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Chiswick, London … Continue reading

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Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute Now Offering Hair Transplant Treatments

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) December 16, 2014 The Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute, a top plastic surgery practice with 2 locations in Fairfax and Manassas, Virginia, have introduced the addition of Hair Transplants or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) to the practices list of services and treatments. With the recent addition of a hair transplant treatment room to their state-of-the-art office in Fairfax, the practice is now equipped to treat men and women looking to regain hair loss caused by a wide range of conditions including male pattern baldness, after facelift or brow lift hair loss, alopecia, and acid hair burns caused by weaves or perms. I am so happy to be able to offer hair transplants to our patients, said Dr. George Bitar, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director at Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute. With the development of Follicular Unit Extraction, we can now create a much more natural result for patients. The days of barbie doll hair plugs are over. I have been watching this field develop and improve since my fellowship training with Dr. Pitanguy in Rio de Janeiro, the worlds preeminent plastic surgeon, where I first learned about hair transplantation. I waited for the right time to make … Continue reading

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Cutting Out the Cellular Middleman: New Technology Directly Reprograms Skin Fibroblasts For a New Role

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

PHILADELPHIA As the main component of connective tissue in the body, fibroblasts are the most common type of cell. Taking advantage of that ready availability, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, and New Jersey Institute of Technology have discovered a way to repurpose fibroblasts into functional melanocytes, the body's pigment-producing cells. The technique has immediate and important implications for developing new cell-based treatments for skin diseases such as vitiligo, as well as new screening strategies for melanoma. The work was published this week in Nature Communications. The new technique cuts out a cellular middleman. Study senior author Xiaowei George Xu, MD, PhD, an associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, explains, "Through direct reprogramming, we do not have to go through the pluripotent stem cell stage, but directly convert fibroblasts to melanocytes. So these cells do not have tumorigenicity." Changing a cell from one type to another is hardly unusual. Nature does it all the time, most notably as cells divide and differentiate themselves into various types as an organism grows from an embryo into a fully-functional being. With stem cell therapies, medicine is learning how … Continue reading

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New Procedure Gives Tulsan A Chance To Walk Using His Own Stem Cells

Posted: Published on December 17th, 2014

TULSA, Oklahoma - It's a procedure that saved a Tulsa man from having knee surgery and his doctor says it's a revolution in medical care. Doctors used Michael Conte's own stem cells to heal his damaged knee in a treatment that's only recently become available in Oklahoma. To Michael Conte, breathing underwater is as much a part of his life as breathing fresh air. After all, he and his wife, both scuba instructors at Oral Roberts University were married under the sea in the Bahamas in 1992. He works several jobs, is in the National Guard, mountain bikes, weight trains and walks. Michael is as active as a 49-year-old man as you'll find anywhere. "I work at American, I'm in the military, I teach at ORU, I'm always on the go," said Michael Conte. After a recent knee injury, you can imagine the disappointment when his doctor told Michael, he would have to slow down because he needed a knee replacement. So Michael started looking for other options. "I'm definitely too I mean young to have a knee replacement. And they're only good for like ten years. So it doesn't really solve anything," said Michael Conte. What he found was … Continue reading

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New technology directly reprograms skin fibroblasts for a new role

Posted: Published on December 16th, 2014

As the main component of connective tissue in the body, fibroblasts are the most common type of cell. Taking advantage of that ready availability, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, and New Jersey Institute of Technology have discovered a way to repurpose fibroblasts into functional melanocytes, the body's pigment-producing cells. The technique has immediate and important implications for developing new cell-based treatments for skin diseases such as vitiligo, as well as new screening strategies for melanoma. The work was published this week in Nature Communications. The new technique cuts out a cellular middleman. Study senior author Xiaowei "George" Xu, MD, PhD, an associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, explains, "Through direct reprogramming, we do not have to go through the pluripotent stem cell stage, but directly convert fibroblasts to melanocytes. So these cells do not have tumorigenicity." Changing a cell from one type to another is hardly unusual. Nature does it all the time, most notably as cells divide and differentiate themselves into various types as an organism grows from an embryo into a fully-functional being. With stem cell therapies, medicine is learning how to … Continue reading

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Immunomodulation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Posted: Published on December 16th, 2014

Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pluripotent stromal cells that have the potential to give rise to cells of diverse lineages. Interestingly, MSCs can be found in virtually all postnatal tissues. The main criteria currently used to characterize and identify these cells are the capacity for self-renewal and differentiation into tissues of mesodermal origin, combined with a lack in expression of certain hematopoietic molecules. Because of their developmental plasticity, the notion of MSC-based therapeutic intervention has become an emerging strategy for the replacement of injured tissues. MSCs have also been noted to possess the ability to impart profound immunomodulatory effects in vivo. Indeed, some of the initial observations regarding MSC protection from tissue injury once thought mediated by tissue regeneration may, in reality, result from immunomodulation. Whereas the exact mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory functions of MSC remain largely unknown, these cells have been exploited in a variety of clinical trials aimed at reducing the burden of immune-mediated disease. This article focuses on recent advances that have broadened our understanding of the immunomodulatory properties of MSC and provides insight as to their potential for clinical use as a cell-based therapy for immune-mediated disorders and, in particular, type 1 diabetes. More than … Continue reading

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The Eczema Podcast #2: The Secret of Seabuckthorn in Helping Eczema – Video

Posted: Published on December 16th, 2014

The Eczema Podcast #2: The Secret of Seabuckthorn in Helping Eczema On today's show, I interview Crystal Laughlin, Skin Care Formulator for SBT Seabuckthorn, which is a company that makes Seabuckthorn products in over 600 retail stores across Canada. Crystal... By: Prime Physique Nutrition … Continue reading

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