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Stress of trying for a baby can cause men 'impotence and lead to adultery'

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

By Tom Goodenough and Tamara Cohen PUBLISHED: 05:32 EST, 20 May 2012 | UPDATED: 01:58 EST, 21 May 2012 Any couple trying for a baby is told that timing is everything. But pressure to perform when their partner is at her most fertile drives men away, according to research. One in ten men has had an affair because of the pressure of rigorously timed sessions, while four out of ten claimed it made them impotent. Trying for a baby is a joyful time for any couple, but it may also be linked to impotency More than 400 men took part in the study, which found the pressure to conceive a baby caused men acute stress. Fertility experts routinely tell couples to time intercourse to coincide with the window when a woman is ovulating. There are even highly sensitive devices designed to help couples work out down to the minute when she is at her most fertile. But as the number of timed sex sessions increased so did the mens level of stress, according to the research carried out in South Korea. None of the men in the study had ever had sexual problems. Read this article: Stress of trying for … Continue reading →

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Viagra helps Swedish gangs get profits up

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Viagra appears to have replaced cocaine as the drug of choice for Swedish motorcycle gangs looking to profit from the illegal drugs trade. Peddling drugs like counterfeit Viagra provides gangsters with tidy profits without the same sort of risks involved in smuggling and selling cocaine or heroin. "The fact that organized crime has become increasingly interested in this is due to the high profitability and the weak sentences," Tomas Nilsson, an investigator with the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Lkemedelsverket), told the paper. According to DN, the Hells Angels motorcycle gang is believed to be a major player in the sale of Viagra after a raid on a club house in Uppsala last year uncovered a huge stash of impotency medication. While criminal gangs can double their money by cocaine, illegally imported impotency or diet drugs can yield profits of up to 2,400 percent, according to the newspaper's estimates. Stopping the flow of illegal pills into Sweden is difficult for customs officials, whose hands are tied from inspecting packages which are sent from within the European Union due to a loophole in the regulations. "We've drawn attention to this, but nothing happens. There has to be a change in the law," … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Health Mart Pharmacy to celebrate grand opening

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

NORMAN Daves Health Mart Pharmacy announced this week it will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday. Daves Pharmacy has partnered with Health Mart, the fastest growing independent pharmacy network in the United States. Daves Health Mart Pharmacy is a locally-owned, independent retail pharmacy serving the Norman community. Owner and pharmacist David Patel has been in the business for 15 years. His wife, Kruticka Patel, is a registered nurse who will serve as store manager. She will also give flu shots at the store during winter months To celebrate the grand opening event, beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Daves Health Mart Pharmacy has planned a ribbon cutting followed by food, drinks and an opportunity to meet the pharmacist. Door prizes will also be given out to visitors. People can register to win a $100 gift card during grand opening week from May 21 to 25. The drawing will be held at the end of the week. Health Mart is a strong and respected brand in independent pharmacies across the country, said David Patel. Weve chosen the Health Mart look to better reflect our promise to our customers: You can trust your local Health Mart pharmacist to understand your familys special … Continue reading →

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Bentsen Stroke Center Awards Grants for Regenerative Medicine Research

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Newswise Every year, approximately 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke and the late U.S. Senator and Democratic Party vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen was one of them. As the senator and his wife, B. A., dealt with the challenges of stroke, they developed the idea for a stroke research center. The couples efforts led to the 2009 opening of the Senator Lloyd and B.A. Bentsen Center for Stroke Research at The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM), a part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Sen. Bentsen died prior to the centers opening. In April at the IMM, B.A. Bentsen and one of the couples sons, Lan, got updates on six projects funded by the stroke center. The center was launched with a generous gift from the Bentsen family and the center distributes up to $1 million annually for research. The primary focus of the Bentsen Stroke Center is to develop cell-based therapeutics, including the use of certain populations of stem cells, to reduce secondary brain injury and enhance recovery, said Brian R. Davis, Ph.D., interim director of Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading →

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UTHealth Pediatric Surgery Expands Regenerative Medicine Program

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Newswise About 3 percent of the babies born in the United States have a birth defect. Children without a birth defect are also susceptible to injury or disease. At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), regenerative medicine researchers are exploring innovative ways to treat these conditions. The Department of Pediatric Surgery at the UTHealth Medical School operates a research program devoted to childhood conditions that is seeking to harness the bodys regenerative powers to repair malformed organs and to mitigate injury from illness or trauma. It is called the Childrens Regenerative Medicine Program. Kevin Lally, M.D., chairman of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the UTHealth Medical School and surgeon-in-chief at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, announced the recruitment of four stem cell scientists to the program. The researchers are associate professor Yong Li, M.D., Ph.D., and assistant professors Scott Olson, Ph.D., Fabio Triolo, M.Phil., D.d.R., Ph.D., and Pamela Wenzel, Ph.D. We were able to recruit outstanding investigators thanks in part to the generous support of Mrs. Clare Glassell and Mrs. Evelyn Griffin, said Lally, who is the A.G. McNeese Chair in Pediatric Surgery and the Richard Andrassy, M.D., Endowed Distinguished Professor at UTHealth. Our program in … Continue reading →

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Frozen cord could save a life

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Tim and Padma Vellaichamy of Parramatta have had their new born child's umbilical cord stored cryogenically for future treatment. Pictured with their as yet unnamed three week old daughter. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph IT'S current preservation for future regeneration - and now umbilical cord tissue is going on ice in Australia for the first time. Usually discarded after birth, umbilical tissue from newborn babies is being collected and cryogenically frozen to be used one day for regenerative and stem cell medicine. And it doesn't just have potential for the babies involved, either. Experts say stem cells could also be used for family members who are genetically compatible. It is hoped the cells will eventually be able to be used to repair damaged tissues and organs, with researchers investigating its uses for treating diseases like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and diabetes, as well as for bone and cartilage repair. Although cord blood storage has been available for many years, Cell Care Australia has added cord tissue storage in anticipation of new discoveries in the regenerative medicine field. Cell Care Australia medical director associate professor Mark Kirkland said the storage process - already popular in the US, Europe and … Continue reading →

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Stem cell medicine thrown umbilical rope

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Tim and Padma Vellaichamy of Parramatta have had their new born child's umbilical cord stored cryogenically for future treatment. Pictured with their as yet unnamed three week old daughter. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph IT'S current preservation for the future regeneration - and now umbilical cord tissue is going on ice in Australia for the first time. Usually discarded after birth, umbilical tissue from newborn babies is being collected and cryogenically frozen to be used one day for regenerative and stem cell medicine. And it doesn't just have potential for the babies involved, either. Experts say stem cells could also be used for family members who are genetically compatible. It is hoped the cells will eventually be able to be used to repair damaged tissues and organs, with researchers investigating its uses for treating diseases like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and diabetes, as well as for bone and cartilage repair. Although cord blood storage has been available for many years, Cell Care Australia has added cord tissue storage in anticipation of new discoveries in the regenerative medicine field. Cell Care Australia medical director associate professor Mark Kirkland said the storage process - already popular in the US, Europe … Continue reading →

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Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Indian clinic's stem cell therapy real? STORY HIGHLIGHTS For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin's investigation of India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch "CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle," at 8 and 11 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN. New Delhi (CNN) -- Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for a rare genetic condition that has left him developmentally disabled. You might think this was a hopeful mission until you learn that an overwhelming number of medical experts insist the treatment will have zero effect. Cash is mute. He walks with the aid of braces. To battle his incurable condition, which is so rare it doesn't have a name, Cash has had to take an artificial growth hormone for most of his life. His divorced parents, Josh Burnaman and Stephanie Krolick, are so driven by their hope and desperation to help Cash they've journeyed to the other side of the globe and paid tens of thousands of dollars to have Cash undergo experimental injections of human embryonic stem cells. The family is among a growing number of Americans seeking the treatment in India -- some at a clinic in the heart … Continue reading →

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Opexa Therapeutics Announces TcelnaTM as New Brand Name for MS Therapy

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA - News), a biotechnology company developing a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), announced today that the Company is rebranding its leading MS therapy with the new name TcelnaTM. The product, previously known as Tovaxin, will now be known as Tcelna as the company positions itself towards the treatment of patients with Secondary Progressive MS (SPMS). "Opexa has worked diligently in the optimization of its overall manufacturing process and clinical development program while concentrating its efforts in the SPMS indication. The rebranding of our lead product as Tcelna encompasses these advancements and our continued dedication to make a difference in the treatment of MS," commented Neil K. Warma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Opexa. The name Tcelna (pronounced Te-SELL-nuh) reflects the T-cell derivation of the product. Opexa has requested a registered trademark for the new brand name. About Opexa Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. is dedicated to the development of patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The Companys leading therapy, TcelnaTM, a personalized cellular immunotherapy treatment, is in clinical development targeting both Secondary Progressive and Relapsing Remitting MS. Tcelna is derived from T-cells isolated … Continue reading →

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Family hangs hope on unproven therapy in India

Posted: Published on May 21st, 2012

Indian clinic's stem cell therapy real? STORY HIGHLIGHTS For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin's investigation of India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch "CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle," at 8 and 11 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN. New Delhi (CNN) -- Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for a rare genetic condition that has left him developmentally disabled. You might think this was a hopeful mission until you learn that an overwhelming number of medical experts insist the treatment will have zero effect. Cash is mute. He walks with the aid of braces. To battle his incurable condition, which is so rare it doesn't have a name, Cash has had to take an artificial growth hormone for most of his life. His divorced parents, Josh Burnaman and Stephanie Krolick, are so driven by their hope and desperation to help Cash they've journeyed to the other side of the globe and paid tens of thousands of dollars to have Cash undergo experimental injections of human embryonic stem cells. The family is among a growing number of Americans seeking the treatment in India -- some at a clinic in the heart … Continue reading →

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