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Woman slams dying father's treatment at Canberra Hospital

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

Unhappy daughter: Kambah resident Moira Smith looks at a photo of her father Douglas who died recently. Photo: Rohan Thomson A dying elderly Canberran received such poor treatment at the Canberra Hospital during his last week of life, he begged his daughter to come and take him away. Kambah resident Moira Smith said her father wasn't "treated like a person" during his five-day stay at the hospital and, by the end, she was determined he would leave. She has registered a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over her father's treatment and sent a letter to Health Minister Katy Gallagher. Ms Smith said she had been looking after her father, who suffered from chronic arthritis, for eight years before he was placed in the Goodwin retirement community in Farrer. Advertisement He was referred to Canberra Hospital in August after being diagnosed with flu and pneumonia which was present in the Goodwin community. Yet after just a few days in Canberra Hospital, the once-enthusiastic man told his daughter, "It's all meaningless. I just want to die." "I just cannot get it out of my head. The misery of those last few days and my helplessness to do anything about it," she … Continue reading →

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Why you NEED Hormone Replacement Therapy! – Video

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

Why you NEED Hormone Replacement Therapy! Nova Health Therapy LOVES their patients. Medical consultant, Jan Atkins explains why this will change your life! Call for your FREE, No obligation one on on... By: Administrator NovaHRT … Continue reading →

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UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center 8th Annual Symposium – Video

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center 8th Annual Symposium Dr. Owen Witte, Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA announced a $1 million gift from Margaret... By: UCLA Eli Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough technology allows blind Philadelphia woman to see

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Electronic eyes are giving her back the gift of sight. "I look left to right. Is that the edge over there? Oh my God." Those words were part of the magical moments in late August when Fran Fulton saw again for the first time in 15 years. She was aided by electronic "eyes" that, until now, were science fiction. But Fran's new second sight is very real. She lost her vision to retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. In RP, cells in the retina - the vision center - die over time. By her late 40s, Fran was blind. Last year, her son urged her to check out the Argus 2 system at Wills Eye Hospital which had just gotten government approval. She was all for it. See original here: Breakthrough technology allows blind Philadelphia woman to see … Continue reading →

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Day ZERO: stem cell transplant – Video

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

Day ZERO: stem cell transplant Today is the day I receive my stem cells. It is called "day zero." I was admitted to the hospital on 11/3/2014 and began "BEAM chemotherapy" on 11/4/2014. Th... By: Robert Baxter … Continue reading →

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Mr Chira – Stem Cell Treatment for Hearing Loss – Video

Posted: Published on November 15th, 2014

Mr Chira - Stem Cell Treatment for Hearing Loss Mr Chira tells us how Stem Cell treatment made a dramatic effect to his hearing loss in a very short space of time. By: Repair Stem Cells … Continue reading →

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Expression of stem cell and epithelial-mesenchymal …

Posted: Published on November 14th, 2014

Braun S, Vogl FD, Naume B, Janni W, Osborne MP, Coombes RC, Schlimok G, Diel IJ, Gerber G, Gebauer G, Pierga JY, Marth C, Oruzio D, Wiedswang G, Solomayer EF, Kundt G, Strobl B, Fehm T, Wong GY, Bliss J, Vincent-Salomon A, Pantel K: A pooled analysis of bone marrow micrometastasis in breast cancer. N Engl J Med 2005, 353:793-802. PubMedAbstract | PublisherFullText Stathopoulou A, Vlachonikolis I, Mavroudis D, Perraki M, Kouroussis Ch, Apostolaki S, Malamos N, Kakolyris S, Kotsakis A, Xenidis N, Reppa D, Georgoulias V: Molecular detection of cytokeratin-19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of patients with operable breast cancer: evaluation of their prognostic significance. J Clin Oncol 2002, 20:3404-3412. PubMedAbstract | PublisherFullText Xenidis N, Perraki M, Androulakis N, Kouroussis C, Christophylakis C, Argyraki K, Stathopoulos S, Georgoulias V, Mavroudis D: Predictive and Prognostic Value of Peripheral Blood Cytokeratin-19 mRNA-Positive Cells Detected by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Node-Negative Breast Cancer Patients. J Clin Oncol 2006, 24:3756-3762. PubMedAbstract | PublisherFullText Ignatiadis M, Georgoulias V, Mavroudis D: Micrometastatic disease in breast cancer: clinical implications. Eur J Cancer 2008, 44:2726-2736. PubMedAbstract | PublisherFullText Braun S, Kentenich C, Janni W, Hepp F, de Waal J, Willgeroth F, Sommer H, Pantel K: … Continue reading →

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Scoring scheme predicts ability of cancer cells to spread to other parts of body

Posted: Published on November 14th, 2014

Scientists at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and their collaborators have developed a scoring scheme that predicts the ability of cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body, a process known as metastasis. This system, which is the first of its kind, opens up the possibility to explore new treatments that suppress metastasis in cancer patients. The findings were published in EMBO Molecular Medicine in September. Led by Professor Jean Paul Thiery, Senior Principal Investigator, and Dr Ruby Huang, Principal Associate, both from CSI Singapore, the scientists developed a scoring scheme which monitors the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) mechanism. This process was shown to play a role in a large number of cancer-related events, including cancer invasion, metastasis, and chemo-resistance. To date, there are no existing tools to systematically quantify the EMT status of tumors. The newly-developed EMT scoring is thus a promising, versatile tool for investigating EMT roles and dynamics in the progression, treatment response and survival across different types of cancer. It can also be integrated with other molecular tests, such as the detection of mutations of cancer genes, to help identify patients at higher risks for … Continue reading →

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Effectiveness of innovative gene therapy treatment demonstrated in canine model of DMD

Posted: Published on November 14th, 2014

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 13-Nov-2014 Contact: Service de presse AFM-Tlthon gmonfort@afm-telethon.fr AFM-Tlthon @AfmPresse Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common neuromuscular disease of children (affecting 1 boy in 3500-5000 births). It is caused by a genetic defect in the DMD gene residing on the X chromosome, which results in the absence of the dystrophin protein essential to the proper functioning of muscles. The treatment being developed by researchers at Atlantic Gene Therapies, Gnthon and the Institute of Myology, is based on the use of an AAV vector (Adeno Associated Virus) carrying a transgene for the skipping of a specific exon which allows functional dystrophin production in the muscle of the patient. Safety, efficacy and stability of the treatment in dogs In GRMD (Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy) dogs the treatment aimed at skipping exons 6, 7 and 8 of the dystrophin gene. The product was given by loco-regional administration in the forelegs of 18 dogs who were followed for 3.5 months after injection. It was well tolerated by all treated dogs; no immune response against the synthesized dystrophin was observed. Exon skipping resulted in high levels of expression of dystrophin in the treated muscles. The results of this treatment also indicate that, … Continue reading →

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Parents of brothers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy fight to make each day happy

Posted: Published on November 14th, 2014

In June Theodor Taussig, three, and his little brother Oskar, 11 months, were both diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy They cannot produce dystrophin - a protein needed to build upmuscles As a result every muscle in their small bodies is deteriorating inexorably There is no cure for the devastating and fatal genetic disorder Parents are determined to make each day happier than the last for the boys By Frances Hardy for the Daily Mail Published: 17:59 EST, 13 November 2014 | Updated: 11:32 EST, 14 November 2014 551 shares 87 View comments Theodor Taussig wants to paint, to plant his handprint on an empty canvas then smear the colours together until every inch of white is obliterated. This is the way with three-year-olds: art tends to involve free self-expression and a great deal of mess. Theos mum, Klara, indulges him. Its no problem. Ive got Wet Wipes, she says, And clothes can be washed. Oskar, 11 months, is cuddled by his big brother Theodor Taussig, three. In June both were diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a devastating genetic disorder - there is no cure View post: Parents of brothers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy fight to make each day happy … Continue reading →

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