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What is Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy? | eHow

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healthsection Health Topics A-Z Healthy Living Featured Conditions eHow Now eHow Health Conditions & Treatments Gynecological Disorders What is Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy? Sava Tang Alcantara Sava Tang Alcantara has been a writer and editor since 1988, working as a writer and editor for health publications such as "Let's Live Magazine" and "Whole Life Times." Alcantara specializes in health and fitness and is a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer. She does volunteer work regularly and has taught free public yoga classes in Santa Monica, Calif. since 2002. Women who enter menopause often experience symptoms including hot flashes, disrupted sleep, weight gain or loss, appetite changes and other health conditions. The National Institutes of Health planned an eight-year study called the Women's Health Initiative designed to test the effects of hormone replacement therapy: using estrogen only or with progesterone. The study was stopped five years into the work as researchers learned women experienced a 29 percent increase for risk for heart disease and a 26 percent risk for breast cancer if they took the medical hormone replacement. Today, bio-identical or natural hormone replacement therapy has replaced the synthetic hormone route. The Food and Drug Administration has not tested or approved … Continue reading →

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Bridge To The Soul – Video

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Bridge To The Soul Art 4 All People in collaboration with USC present: Bridge To The Soul/The Art Of Healing art exhibition curated by the transformative arts organization, Art... By: Beatriz Eugenia … Continue reading →

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Retinitis pigmentosa – National Library of Medicine – PubMed Health

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Retinitis pigmentosa is an eye disease in which there is damage to the retina. The retina is the layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light images to nerve signals and sends them to the brain.A.D.A.M. Retinitis pigmentosa can run in families. The disorder can be caused by a number of genetic defects. The cells controlling night vision (rods) are most likely to be affected. However, in some cases, retinal cone cells are damaged the most. The main sign of the disease is the presence of dark deposits in the retina. The main risk factor is a family history of retinitis pigmentosa. It is an uncommon condition affecting about 1 in 4,000 people in the United States. Symptoms often first appear in childhood, but severe vision problems do not usually develop until early adulthood. Decreased vision at night or in low light Loss of side (peripheral) vision, causing "tunnel vision" Tests to evaluate the retina: There is no effective treatment for this condition. Wearing sunglasses to protect the retina from ultraviolet light may help preserve vision. Some studies have suggested that treatment with antioxidants (such as high doses of vitamin A palmitate) may slow the … Continue reading →

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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant Donor, Procedure, Benefits …

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What is peripheral blood stem cell transplantation?> Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is a new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow transplantation. Stem cells are small, round cells with a squat nucleus and scant surrounding cytoplasm. Although unremarkable in appearance, stem cells can perform what have been called "acts of biological resurrection." Whereas other types of cells in the body have a limited lifespan and die after dividing their endowed number of times, a stem cell can reproduce forever. The stem cell is immortal (in cellular terms). A stem cell can forgo immortality and turn into an ordinary blood cell, a red blood cell (an erythrocyte), a white blood cell (a leukocyte), or a large cell (a megakaryocyte) that fragments into the platelets needed for blood to clot. A relatively small number of stem cells can miraculously repopulate the whole bone marrow, provide an endless supply of stem cells, reconstitute the entire repertory of blood cells, and restore the immune system. Under normal circumstances, stem cells are rarely seen in the blood stream. To recruit enough stem cells into the blood, stem cells are lured out of the bone marrow … Continue reading →

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Stem Cell Transplant – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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About the Stem Cell Transplantation Program Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Stem Cell Transplantation program at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center is one of the largest and most experienced stem cell transplant programs in the world. We have performed more than 6,500 transplants for the treatment of blood cancers and related disorders since our program began in 1972. Our center-specific outcomes have been recognized as among the best in the United States. The doctors, researchers, and patient care staff in our treatment team are highly regarded in the field of hematopoietic stem cell transplant procedures. They will collaborate with our hematologic malignancies care teams and your referring physician to create the most effective treatment strategies. An experienced team of dedicated stem cell transplant specialists will follow you through the continuum of transplant services in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Stem cell transplantation refers to a procedure where healthy stem cells are transplanted from one individual to another, or using an individual's own stem cells. Sources of stem cells include bone marrow, peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood. You may hear the procedure referred to as a bone marrow transplant (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) or umbilical … Continue reading →

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Sean Palecek talks about engineering future stem cell treatments – Video

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Sean Palecek talks about engineering future stem cell treatments University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Center. By: Jordana Lenon … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves Multiple Sclerosis Stem Cell Trial – MS – Living …

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A recent news report released by the FDA announced the approval of a groundbreaking new study. The basis of the study utilizes advancements in stem cell use to treat multiple sclerosis (MS.) This trial is being performed by Tisch MS Center of New York research teams. Phase one of the trial follows ten years of research. New Hope for a Cure If this FDA approved trial is successful in its goals, it portends the beginning of further investigation into new FDA drug approvals. The goals of the study intend to provide clear conclusions of several factors: The study was performed with the assistance of twenty MS patients who had previously been enrolled in R&D trials and studies. This particular study gives new hope to hundreds of thousands of Americans afflicted with multiple sclerosis. The CDC reports that at least two hundred people will be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis every week. Use of Stem Cells Is Critical From early studies performed on patients with other autoimmune diseases, stem cell research has become an acceptable and feasible method of treating certain diseases believed to be incurable. In some cases, multiple sclerosis patients can experience chronic symptoms. The most serious are advancing paralysis … Continue reading →

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First human trials of embryonic stem cell-based therapies head to …

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On January 3, stem cell therapeutics company Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) announced it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to kick off a Phase I/II clinical trial using the company's retinal epithelial cells (RPE). The cells would be used to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive vision impairment affecting some 15 million Americans. It's always good news for a company when the FDA clears an investigational new drug application. What made this particular announcement interesting was the source of the biologic agent: ACT would be treating a dozen patients with between 50,000 and 200,000 cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. These cells will be injected into the subretinal space of patients' eyes, where it is hoped they will "restore visual acuity" by activating dormant photoreceptors, says CEO Gary Rabin. Preclinical data, Rabin says, look promising. "In our animal studies, we saw our ability to take rats and mice that were otherwise on their way to being completely blind, and reverse their vision loss to the point that we had restored their visual acuity to 70% that of a healthy animal," he says. The question is, will positive outcomes in animal models translate to … Continue reading →

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Stem Cells and Diseases [Stem Cell Information]

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The Promise of Stem Cells Studying stem cells will help us understand how they transform into the dazzling array of specialized cells that make us what we are. Some of the most serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birth defects, are due to problems that occur somewhere in this process. A better understanding of normal cell development will allow us to understand and perhaps correct the errors that cause these medical conditions. Another potential application of stem cells is making cells and tissues for medical therapies. Today, donated organs and tissues are often used to replace those that are diseased or destroyed. Unfortunately, the number of people needing a transplant far exceeds the number of organs available for transplantation. Pluripotent stem cells offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat a myriad of diseases, conditions, and disabilities including Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injury, burns, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Scientists have been able to do experiments with human embryonic stem cells (hESC) since 1998, when a group led by Dr. James Thomson at the University of Wisconsin developed a technique to isolate and grow the cells. Although hESCs are thought … Continue reading →

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stem cell therapy treatment for Cerebral Palsy with Hemiplegia by dr alok sharma, mumbai, india – Video

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stem cell therapy treatment for Cerebral Palsy with Hemiplegia by dr alok sharma, mumbai, india improvement seen in just 5 days after stem cell therapy treatment for cerebral palsy with hemiplegia by dr alok sharma, mumbai, india. Stem Cell Therapy done... By: Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute … Continue reading →

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