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Help for MS sufferer

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

July 14, 2014, 4:43 p.m. ALBION Park's Troy Eccleston is attempting to raise enough funds to head overseas and receive potentially life-changing treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. Albion Park resident Troy Eccleston and his fiance Ainslie Sackey are trying to raise funds to go to Russia for treatment for his Multiple Sclerosis. Picture: GEORGIA MATTS ALBION Park's Troy Eccleston is attempting to raise enough funds to head overseas and receive potentially life-changing treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. MS is an autoimmune disorder, which means the body is triggered into thinking it is being invaded from the outside and starts attacking its own tissue. In the case of MS, the nerve fibres from the brain and spinal cord are attacked and scarred. This means that messages are no longer properly received by the muscles, hampering walking, arm and hand movement, eyesight and other areas. "During the first 10 years since my diagnosis, my symptoms worsened gradually," Mr Eccleston said. "I moved from the use of a leg brace, to a walking stick, to a crutch, but in the past two years I have needed the use of two crutches and now, I use a wheelchair most of the time. "I cannot use my … Continue reading →

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Drug hotline: fear at-risk adults will avoid seeking treatment

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

A BALLARAT drug and alcohol treatment service provider holds grave concerns that at-risk adults may avoid seeking treatment due to a new statewide intake and assessment hotline. A BALLARAT drug and alcohol treatment service provider holds grave concerns that at-risk adults may avoid seeking treatment due to a new statewide intake and assessment hotline. The new program, which begins on September 1, will see Ballarat drug and alcohol users forced to call a 1300 number as the first step in seeking treatment including withdrawal, detox and rehabilitation. The organisation running the new system, the Australian Community Support Organisation, will then refer people to relevant local treatment providers. Until now, organisations like Ballarat Community Health and UnitingCare, had done their own intakes and assessments. We are very concerned that we wont have the same capacity to respond in terms of treatment, said Ballarat Community Health alcohol and other drugs and refugees team leader Claire Ryan. Now, with less than half the funding we used to receive, we will lose the capacity to respond to people requiring treatment. It is hard for people to take that first step to seek treatment and this may make it harder. The new model is part … Continue reading →

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Patient Testimonial 8 – Video

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

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Stem Cell Research | Stem Cell Nutrition | Stem Cells – Video

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

Stem Cell Research | Stem Cell Nutrition | Stem Cells Adult Stem Cell Science in a Nutshell http://stemnutrition.com Adult Stem Cells are the body's natural healing and renewal system. They are created by the bone marrow. When a tissue or organ... By: SE2 - Stem Cell Enhancer … Continue reading →

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The American Meditation Institute CME Conference Teaches How Meditation Practices Can Lead to Alterations in Genes for …

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

Averill Park, NY (PRWEB) July 15, 2014 How meditation can alter our genetic code to provide good health and wellness will be among the topics discussed at The American Meditation Institutes (AMI) sixth annual mind/body medicine CME conference on meditation and yoga November 5-9, 2014 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled American Meditation: The Heart and Science of Yoga, this comprehensive physician training is accredited through the Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education. If there's one mental practice that has stood the test of time and rigorous laboratory testing, its meditation. According to a recent article published in the Psychoneuroendocrinology, journal, a new clinical study reports that mindfulness meditation training can lead to epigenetic alterations of the genome. These changes down-regulate genes previously implicated in inflammation and accelerate cortisol recovery time from social stress. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that shows rapid alterations in gene expression within subjects associated with mindfulness meditation practice," says study author Richard J. Davidson, founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As part of AMIs Yoga of Medicine program, this conference … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Scientists Find Genetic Recipe To Turn Stem Cells To Blood

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison The ability to reliably and safely make in the laboratory all of the different types of cells in human blood is one key step closer to reality. Writing today in the journal Nature Communications, a group led by University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researcher Igor Slukvin reports the discovery of two genetic programs responsible for taking blank-slate stem cells and turning them into both red and the array of white cells that make up human blood. [ Watch the Video: What Are Stem Cells? ] The research is important because it identifies how nature itself makes blood products at the earliest stages of development. The discovery gives scientists the tools to make the cells themselves, investigate how blood cells develop and produce clinically relevant blood products. This is the first demonstration of the production of different kinds of cells from human pluripotent stem cells using transcription factors, explains Slukvin, referencing the proteins that bind to DNA and control the flow of genetic information, which ultimately determines the developmental fate of undifferentiated stem cells. During development, blood cells emerge in the aorta, a major blood vessel in the embryo. There, blood cells, including hematopoietic stem cells, are generated … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 07/15: Dangerous Additives in Beer? Stem Cell Therapy; Summer Health Tips – Show Promo – Video

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

Tuesday 07/15: Dangerous Additives in Beer? Stem Cell Therapy; Summer Health Tips - Show Promo http://www.thedoctorstv.com Subscribe to The Doctors: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTheDrs LIKE us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookTheDoctors Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TheDrsTwitter Follow... By: The Doctors … Continue reading →

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Parkinson's stem cell effort holds fundraiser

Posted: Published on July 15th, 2014

Attendees at a fundraiser for Parkinson's patients enjoy food and the setting sun at the home of Jeffrey Strauss, owner of the Pamplemousse Grill. The proceeds help Summit4StemCell.org. A bold experiment to relieve Parkinson's disease symptoms for many years faces a Nov. 4 deadline to raise a total of $2.5 million. That money will allow the group running the project to get matching funds from California's stem cell agency. Thanks to the owner/chef of Pamplemousse Grill and a number of donors, the group just took a giant step toward that goal. The group, Summit4StemCell.org, has been holding events for years to raise money to research the therapy, which will use skin cells from eight patients to form new brain cells. The cells will be implanted in the patients' brains to replace the cells destroyed in Parkinson's that make the neurotransmitter dopamine. Supporters and some patients have climbed atop Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and to Base Camp at Mt. Everest, as well as holding local fundraisers. That money has advanced the research so it's feasible to try it in the patients. But more money is needed to pay for the treatment and related expenses. So last week, supporters gathered at the … Continue reading →

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Thorpe comfortable saying he is gay

Posted: Published on July 14th, 2014

Ian Thorpe reportedly reveals he is gay I'm not straight. And so Ian Thorpe came out to Australia on prime time TV - telling us something we thought we knew anyway, even if his own mother hadn't before he told her. But the whole point of the Sunday night interview with the iconic Michael Parkinson wasn't so much just for Thorpey to say a simple yes or no. It was for one of the nation's greatest ever athletes, most successful Olympic gold medallist and most gossiped-over public figures to tell, on his terms, why now, why so long, and why it matters. That first hurdle cleared - or first lap done - Thorpe was more relaxed and finding his stride. I'm comfortable saying I'm a gay man and I don't want young people to feel the same way that I did, he told his interviewer, Parkinson. You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay. Earlier this year, Thorpe was admitted to a rehab facility to allow him to receive treatment for his depression. He broke 22 world records in his whirlwind swimming career, winning five gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the Olympic … Continue reading →

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Couple launch campaign to pay for life-changing operation for daughter

Posted: Published on July 14th, 2014

By Jenny Barwise Last updated at 10:30, Sunday, 13 July 2014 A desperate couple have launched a 25,000 fundraising campaign to pay for a life-changing operation for their little girl. Nicola Pears with Isabelle Nicola and Lee Pears of Workington were given the heartbreaking news that their daughter, Isabelle, suffered from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, nearly three years ago. The condition results in Isabelle, now five, having an extreme tightness in her legs, which leaves her walking on her toes and with a swing in her step. The youngster, who wears splints throughout the day and leg gaits at night, has been through painful rounds of botox, extreme physiotherapy and has her legs in plaster casts for weeks at a time to try to help the problem. But these have had little effect on Isabelle and her family say her condition is now at its worst and fear she could end up in a wheelchair. All her family mum, dad and older brothers Cain and Ryan want her to have a better quality of life and they believe they have found the solution but it will cost them 25,000. Isabelle can have a potentially life-changing operation at … Continue reading →

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