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Firefighters Fill-the-Boot for muscular dystrophy

Posted: Published on September 2nd, 2012

Firefighters Fill-the-Boot for muscular dystrophy The Grand Junction Fire Department kicked of its annual Fill-the-Boot campaign, Saturday. Its part of an international effort to raise money for muscular dystrophy, a disease affecting hundreds of families in Western Colorado. "More than 40 diseases make up muscular dystrophy and there is no cure yet," Kendall Montagriff, with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, said. Children with muscular dystrophy face difficulty everyday because of the disease. 9-year-old Shane Walz is no exception. Back in 2005 he was diagnosed with an unknown type of MD. During Shanes uphill battle, the Muscular Dystrophy Association has helped pay for his testing, wheelchairs, and other equipment. His grandmother, Danna Michels, says "for the family, what MDA kicks in is money towards research and trying to find a cure." Shane has been working with Children's Hospital in Denver, trying to find a more specific diagnosis in hopes of getting successful treatment. View original post here: Firefighters Fill-the-Boot for muscular dystrophy … Continue reading →

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Overlook Medical Center in Summit to host an Alzheimer's and Parkinson's event

Posted: Published on September 2nd, 2012

Overlook Medical Center in Summit will host the Atlantic Neuroscience Institutes inaugural Day of Hope: Living Well with Parkinsons and Alzheimers on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospitals Bouras auditorium. This event is for patients, care partners and community members to learn about new research and treatment options, as well as to come together and receive inspiration, entertainment and information on helpful resources. Guest speakers include: Dr. Nir Lipsman, a neurosurgeon at the University of Toronto with a specialty in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinsons and Alzheimers Diseases. Dr. John Zeisel, president and co-founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, Ltd., and author of Im Still Here: A New Philosophy on Alzheimers Disease. Stand-up comedians, Uncle Floyd Vivino and Tom Caldora, will perform a comedy act to prove laughter is indeed the best medicine. Floyd Vivino, aka. Uncle Floyd, is a television, film, and stage performer primarily known for his comedy/variety TV show The Uncle Floyd Show. The show aired in the New Jersey and New York market from 1974 to 1998. It featured slapstick comedy, puppetry, some audience participation and piano music. Caldora is a stage performer who started work as a comic in the … Continue reading →

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Stem cells of youth

Posted: Published on September 2nd, 2012

Public Lives By: Randy David Philippine Daily Inquirer Recently, I listened to a friend recount his stem cell treatment at a medical spa in Europe. The treatment costs about P1 million. The clinic where it is done has lately been attracting hundreds of Filipinos in search of the modern version of the proverbial fountain of youth. Youre fetched from the airport by a limousine, my friend said, and brought to a beautiful countryside lodge in the middle of a lush forest. Over three relaxing days, three injections of a serum taken from the fetus of a sheep are administered on the patients buttocks. In between treatments, the spas overseas guests are taken on a guided tour of nearby sights as part of the package. The physical change is supposed to be felt gradually after a week. I cant explain to you exactly how it works, he said, but I do feel good and strong. All the aches in my bones are gone, and the wrinkles on my face have receded. He did look rested, I must say. But, if I had that kind of money, I thought to myself, I would sooner buy a motorcycle. Stem cell experimentationand the post-human … Continue reading →

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Stem cells of youth

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

Public Lives By: Randy David Philippine Daily Inquirer Recently, I listened to a friend recount his stem cell treatment at a medical spa in Europe. The treatment costs about P1 million. The clinic where it is done has lately been attracting hundreds of Filipinos in search of the modern version of the proverbial fountain of youth. Youre fetched from the airport by a limousine, my friend said, and brought to a beautiful countryside lodge in the middle of a lush forest. Over three relaxing days, three injections of a serum taken from the fetus of a sheep are administered on the patients buttocks. In between treatments, the spas overseas guests are taken on a guided tour of nearby sights as part of the package. The physical change is supposed to be felt gradually after a week. I cant explain to you exactly how it works, he said, but I do feel good and strong. All the aches in my bones are gone, and the wrinkles on my face have receded. He did look rested, I must say. But, if I had that kind of money, I thought to myself, I would sooner buy a motorcycle. Stem cell experimentationand the post-human … Continue reading →

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Man avoids prison sentence

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

Sept. 1, 2012, 4 a.m. A GEURIE man has escaped combined maximum jail sentences totalling 24 years after pleading guilty to firearm and drug possession charges in Dubbo Local Court. Adam James Edwards, 27, faced Magistrate Andrew Eckhold on two charges of possessing unauthorised firearms, two charges of possessing ammunition without authority, two charges of failing to keep a firearm safely and one charge of possessing a prohibited drug. The charges involved a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun, an air rifle and a quantity of cannabis. The court heard the unauthorised firearm charges were aggravated by the fact the shotgun was loaded with ammunition and stored in a cupboard. A solicitor representing Edwards said there were no children in the house. Magistrate Eckhold said it would not be hard for anyone to find a shotgun wrapped in a pair of jeans. The solicitor said Edwards used cannabis for pain associated with a back condition. He has halved his drug use and would be willing to participate in drug and alcohol programs, the solicitor said. Magistrate Eckhold said medication prescribed by a doctor would be more effective for pain relief than an illegal drug associated with major health problems. You have a … Continue reading →

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Safeway pharmacies offering flu shots – Video

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

31-08-2012 08:20 Have you gotten your flu shot? It's never too late, and now you can get it at any Safeway pharmacy. Continued here: Safeway pharmacies offering flu shots - Video … Continue reading →

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Growing strong muscles without working out? 'Hulk' protein, Grb10, controls muscle growth

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2012) Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were in the womb, they were considerably stronger and more muscular than their normal counterparts. This discovery appears in the September 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal. Outside of aesthetics, this study has important implications for a wide range of conditions that are worsened by, or cause muscle wasting, such as injury, muscular dystrophy, Type 2 diabetes, and problems produced by muscle inflammation. "By identifying a novel mechanism regulating muscle development, our work has revealed potential new strategies to increase muscle mass," said Lowenna J. Holt, Ph.D., a study author from the Diabetes and Obesity Research Program at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. "Ultimately, this might improve treatment of muscle wasting conditions, as well as metabolic disorders such as Type 2 diabetes." To make this discovery, Holt and colleagues compared two groups of mice. Once group had disruption of the Grb10 gene, and were very muscular. The other group, where the Grb10 gene was functional, had normal muscles. … Continue reading →

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Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Supplement Explores Therapies for Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury: On the Cutting Edge of Clinical Translation Newswise CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Aug. 31, 2012) The Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) Publishing Group is proud to announce publication of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN)/AOSpine North America (AOSNA) Focus Issue on Spinal Cord Injury, a supplement to the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. Sponsored by AOSpine North America, the supplement is available in print and online, with the online version available free to the public at http://thejns.org/toc/spisup/17/1. The focus of this special supplement which was spearheaded by Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD, FAANS, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and Medical Director of the Krembil Neuroscience Centre at the Toronto Western Hospital is the development of cutting-edge translational research in the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI is an often-devastating injury that affects 2.5 million people worldwide, many of whom are first faced with it in early adulthood. The topic is addressed in a variety of forms in 17 articles and several editorials. Many of the studies presented in the supplement for the treatment of SCI were conducted by members of the NACTN, a consortium of 10 neurosurgery departments supplemented by a … Continue reading →

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Therapies for spinal cord injury: On the cutting edge of clinical translation

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

Public release date: 31-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Gillian Shasby gshasby@thejns.org 434-924-5555 Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group Charlottesville, VA (August 31, 2012). The Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) Publishing Group is proud to announce publication of the NACTN/AOSNA Focus Issue on Spinal Cord Injury, a supplement to the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, which is sponsored by AOSpine North America available in print and online. The online version of the supplement is available free to the public. The focus of this special supplement, which was spearheaded by Dr. Michael Fehlings, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and Medical Director of the Krembil Neuroscience Centre at the Toronto Western Hospital, is the development of cutting-edge translational research in the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI), an often devastating injury that affects 2.5 million people worldwide, many of whom are first faced with it in early adulthood. The topic is addressed in a variety of forms in 17 articles and several editorials. Many of the studies were conducted by members of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) for the Treatment of SCI, a consortium of 10 neurosurgery departments supplemented by a data management center … Continue reading →

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Exciting potential seen in cord-blood treatments

Posted: Published on September 1st, 2012

Rachel Fryar is certain her son's umbilical-cord blood helped to reverse his cerebral palsy, though the treatment hasn't been scientifically proven. Fryar visited Cord Blood Registry in Tucson on Thursday, along with her 4-year-old son, Luke, to say "thank you" to its staff for storing her son's umbilical-cord blood. If two randomized clinical trials now under way determine that infusions of umbilical-cord blood are regenerative for even a small percentage of patients with cerebral palsy, it could result in a major change in scientific thinking about the uses of cord blood. In addition to treating cerebral palsy, there's another potential use of a child's own cord blood that's also being tried in a federally approved clinical trial - as a treatment for autism. The Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento is teaming with Cord Blood Registry to evaluate the ability of an infusion of cord-blood stem cells to help improve language and behavior. The study will enroll 30 children who have a diagnosis of autism. The Fryars stored the cord blood of all three of their children at the south-side facility because of a family history of cancer. They had no idea they'd be needing Luke's cord blood when he was … Continue reading →

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