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Iraq war vet, wife accuse VA doc of misevaluating head trauma

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

MISSOULA A Purple Heart recipient from the Iraq War and his wife have filed a grievance against a doctor at the VA Medical Center at Fort Harrison, accusing him of practicing outside the scope of his expertise when evaluating the residual effects of traumatic brain injury. On Nov. 8, 2013, a screening panel with the Montana Board of Psychologists found reasonable evidence that VA psychologist Robert Bateen caused retired U.S. Army Capt. Charles Gatlin unreasonable risk of mental harm and financial loss by using the incorrect panel of tools to assess the residuals of his traumatic brain injury. The board also found cause that Bateen failed to consider Gatlins prior medical evaluations and that Bateen erred by offering opinions in an area of psychology in which he was not qualified to practice. Hes a psychologist making neuropsychological observations, Gatlins wife and caregiver, Ariana Del Negro, said last week. Its as if the VA sends a patient with cancer to an eye doctor for assessment. The state Board of Psychologists agreed in part when it found reasonable cause in November. The results are now being contested by Assistant U.S. Attorney Victoria Fancis, whos representing Bateen before the Hearings Bureau with the … Continue reading →

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Promoting lifestyle changes will reduce breast cancer risk

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

Promoting lifestyle changes will reduce risk of breast cancer May 12, 2014 Promoting lifestyle changes to reduce obesity, promote regular physical activity, reduce hormone replacement therapy use and avoid high alcohol intake are the most important strategies to reduce the risk of breast cancer in New Zealand, University of Canterbury researchers say. The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer will increase because of the increasing number of older people and increasing size of our population, the University of Canterburys School of Health Sciences researchers James Hayes and Professor Ann Richardson say. New Zealand has among the highest rates of breast cancer in the world. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among New Zealand women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women, with over 2700 women diagnosed with breast cancer and over 600 women dying from it each year. ``Important modifiable lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer include alcohol, lack of physical activity, obesity, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The most important risk factor for female breast cancer is age. Similar findings have been reported for breast cancer in the United States and Germany, Hayes says. ``A strategy to promote regular physical activity and reduce … Continue reading →

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Boost Your Fountain of Youth Hormone in 5 Simple Steps

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

By Sara Gottfried MD Its like someone stole my joie de vivre, she began, releasing a sigh of frustration. I feel like Sisyphus, constantly pushing that damn rock up the hill. I often find myself either anxiety-ridden or sobbing. I understand why my husband doesnt want to have sex with me anymore: look at my sagging body! What happened to me? I used to be so youthful, and now As her voice trailed off, I immediately recognized my 50-year-old clients symptoms. Sure enough, her tests showed low levels of growth hormone (GH). Rather than opt for replacement therapy, she asked me for ways to naturally boost her GH levels. Six months later we retested. Her GH levels had nearly doubled with the five strategies Ill discuss later. First,lets discuss why optimal GH levels become so important for fat loss, libido, wellbeing, and so much more as you grow older. Like A Giant Wrecking Ball Ruining Your Life Growth hormone (GH) made you become taller as a child. As an adult, it does lots of other things, including increasing bone mineralization and muscle mass, protein synthesis, cellular growth, and fat breakdown. GH is an anabolic hormone. It likes to build things … Continue reading →

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Patient stem cells used to make 'heart disease-on-a-chip'

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

Harvard scientists have merged stem cell and 'organ-on-a-chip' technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease. The research appears to be a big step forward for personalized medicine, as it is working proof that a chunk of tissue containing a patient's specific genetic disorder can be replicated in the laboratory. The work, published in Nature Medicine, is the result of a collaborative effort bringing together scientists from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston Children's Hospital, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Medical School. It combines the 'organs-on-chips' expertise of Kevin Kit Parker, PhD, and stem cell and clinical insights by William Pu, MD. Using their interdisciplinary approach, the investigators modeled the cardiovascular disease Barth syndrome, a rare X-linked cardiac disorder caused by mutation of a single gene called Tafazzin, or TAZ. The disorder, which is currently untreatable, primarily appears in boys, and is associated with a number of symptoms affecting heart and skeletal muscle function. The researchers took skin cells from two Barth syndrome patients, and manipulated the cells to become stem cells that carried these patients' TAZ mutations. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Changing the DNA alphabet

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

A scientific breakthrough has expanded the way genetic information can be stored. STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) -- All of life as we know it on Earth -- pigs, pandas, fish, bacteria and everything else -- has genetic information encoded in the same way, with the same biological alphabet. Now, for the first time, scientists have shown it is possible to alter that alphabet and still have a living organism that passes on the genetic information. They reported their findings in the journal Nature. "This is the first experimental demonstration that life can exist with information that's not coded the way nature does (it)," said Floyd Romesberg, associate professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. Medicine can greatly benefit from this discovery, Romesberg said. There's potential for better antibiotics and treatments for a slew of diseases for which drug development has been challenging, including cancers. The findings also suggest that DNA as we know it on Earth may not be the only solution to coding for life, Romesberg said. There may be other organisms elsewhere in space that use genetic letters we have never seen -- or that don't use DNA at all. "Is this alien life? … Continue reading →

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Stem cell treatments reaching patients

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

Neurosurgeon and stem cell researcher, Joseph Ciacci M.D. will soon start a clinical trial of stem cells to treat paralysis from spinal cord injury. After many years of waiting, a flood of new regenerative-cell therapies is finally reaching patients. Hundreds of clinical trials for these experimental treatments are under way across the world. In the United States, 774 trials with stem or other regenerative cells are open to patients or soon will be, according to clinicaltrials.gov, which lists government-approved clinical testing in this country and abroad. Of that total, 147 are taking place in California. One of the most difficult tests involving stem cells repairing spinal-cord damage that has caused complete loss of movement and sensation below the injury site is set to begin soon at UC San Diego. Patients in that study will get injections of fetal-derived neural stem cells in and around the injury site, along with physical therapy and immune-system drugs in case theres a reaction to the stem cells. The trial will use a device that delivers precisely targeted micro-injections of cells to the targeted areas. The clinical trial will test safety and look for early signs of efficacy, said Dr. Joseph Ciacci, a UC San … Continue reading →

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STEMCELL Technologies Inc. Launches Novel Cell Culture Medium to Advance Research on Mouse Mesenchymal Stem and …

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) May 12, 2014 STEMCELL Technologies Inc. has just released NEW MesenCult Proliferation Kit with MesenPure (Mouse), a novel cell culture medium to advance research on mouse mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells (MSCs). When added to MesenCult medium, MesenPure supplement enriches mouse bone marrow- or compact bone-derived MSC cultures by reducing the number of hematopoietic cells. Culturing with MesenPure eliminates the time-intensive serial passaging steps and frequent cell culture medium changes normally required to decrease the unwanted hematopoietic cell population typically present in MSC cultures. Cultures treated with MesenPure appear homogeneous and mostly devoid of hematopoietic cells as early as passage zero and also contain increased numbers of mesenchymal stem cells that display more robust differentiation. This easy-to-use and versatile kit, may save researchers from having to wait several weeks for homogeneous MSC cultures, explains Dr. Arthur Sampaio, Senior Scientist at STEMCELL Technologies. But, I think the greatest advantage to using MesenPure may be the ability to use lower-passage cultures. It has been shown that over time, extended passaging can bring about detrimental changes to MSCs, such as a loss of phenotype, senescence, and a decrease in the homing ability and differentiation potential of the cells. By … Continue reading →

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What is it Like Getting a Stem Cell Transplant? – Video

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

What is it Like Getting a Stem Cell Transplant? Autologous stem cell transplant information. By: John Hill … Continue reading →

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Bone Marrow Transplant or Stem Cell Transplant

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

A bone marrow transplant is an amazing process, involving both the miracle of natural processes and medical science. A stem cell transplant is a version of a bone marrow transplant, which I'll explain below. I am a leukemia patient scheduled for a stem cell transplant within the next three weeks, which will replace my bone marrow. I am not a doctor. This is just a general overview of bone marrow transplants based on my research and what I've been told by the nurses and doctors who are treating me. It is written from the perspective of someone who is about to go through one! All your blood cells are made in your bone marrow. When you're born, all your bones have marrow. As you age, your bones stiffen, and only your hips, torso, and cranium have marrow. There are three types of blood cells: Your bone marrow has stem cells. A stem cell (or "pluripotent" cell) is a cell that can become other types of cells. Infant stem cells can become any type of cell in the body. Your bone marrow cells, however, are what are known as hematopoeitic stem cells. They can become only blood cells, but they can … Continue reading →

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Hot trend in plastic surgery is all about butts

Posted: Published on May 12th, 2014

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's a hot topic in plastic surgery right now in Houston. It seems many ladies want to turn heads and keep them turned as their backsides go by. "If there's an easier way to see the results quicker then I'll go for it," says Blanca Lozano. The wife and mother of two went for a fat grafting consultation. "I want a natural look," she said. "That's what I'm aiming for, a little boost." When we asked Lozano what her husband thought about it she said, "He's excited. He knows I have low self-esteem so he wants me happy." Lilly Aguilar had been considering surgical help for some time. "When I was done with my kids I was like I don't want to look like this. I felt disgusted with myself," she said. The former promotional model says giving birth to three children had taken a toll on her body. She had her buttocks boosted as part of a total "mommy makeover" adding, "It was all about making me more confident in myself as life goes on." Doctor German Newall is a founding partner of Texas' largest private aesthetic plastic surgery center. "Body contouring is quite desirable now," … Continue reading →

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