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‘Bionic Eye’ Successfully Transplanted in Britain

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:21:20 GMT

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‘Bionic Eye’ Successfully Transplanted in Britain

Two blind patients in Britain became the first new owners of an artificial electronic retinal device last week.

The artificial retina enables patients to discriminate rudimentary images of motion, light and dark.

“The devices were implanted successfully in both patients and they are recovering well from the operations

. It is very special to be part of a program developing a totally new type of treatment for patients who would otherwise have no chance of visual improvement."

Surgeons hope this implanted version of the technology could be available to NHS patients within three to five years.

US surgeons were able to fit the two British patients with even more advanced devices than the one given to Mrs. Moorfoot.

“It is very, very good news that devices have been developed, it is very good news that in experimental trials some individuals have had these inserted,” he said.

Tags: ‘bionic eye’, successfully transplanted, britain, health, science

Scientists Discover Molecules That Reverse Liver Cirrhosis

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:18:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Good News For Beer Drinking Clippers

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Scientists Discover Molecules That Reverse Liver Cirrhosis

Japanese scientists have designed artificial molecules that reversed liver cirrhosis in rats.

The researchers said they designed molecules that block collagen production by the liver’s "stellate cells," which are also known to absorb vitamin A. The scientists loaded these molecules into vitamin-A coated carriers, which tricked the stellate cells into absorbing the molecules.

But Niitsu is optimistic that in time the molecules would provide a cure.

"We hope it (a drug) will be ready for humans in a few years," he said.

"The liver is such an important organ, after you remove the fibrosis, the liver by itself starts to regenerate tissues. So liver damage is reversible," he added.

Tags: health, liver, fibrosis, cure, reverse, drinking, beer

"Bad Bug Book" from CDC

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:10:01 GMT

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"Bad Bug Book"

This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health.

Some technical terms have been linked to the National Library of Medicine's Entrez glossary. Recent articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports have been added to selected chapters to update the handbook with information on later outbreaks or incidents of foodborne disease. At the end of selected chapters on pathogenic microorganisms, hypertext links are included to relevant Entrez abstracts and GenBank genetic loci. A more complete description of the handbook may be found in the Preface.

PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

ENTEROVIRULENT ESCHERICHIA COLI GROUP (EEC Group)

PARASITIC PROTOZOA and WORMS

VIRUSES

NATURAL TOXINS

OTHER PATHOGENIC AGENTS

APPENDICES

Foodborne Illness

Tags: health, "bad bug book", usda, disease, handbook

QuackWatch for Intelligent Decisions

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:55:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions

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Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions

Recent Additions and Major Updates to
Quackwatch and Its Affilated Sites

Quackwatch (1,096 pages)

Acupuncture Watch (11 pages)

Allergy Watch (8 pages)

Autism Watch (18 pages)

Cancer Treatment Watch (28 pages)

Casewatch (1,154 pages)

Chelation Watch (14 pages)

Chirobase (559 pages)

Credential Watch (14 pages)

Dental Watch (82 pages)

Device Watch (27 pages)

Diet Scam Watch (15 pages)

Homeowatch (48 pages)

Infomercial Watch (22 pages)

Internet Health Pilot (29 pages)

MLM Watch (89 pages)

Mental Health Watch (3 pages)

National Council Against Health Fraud (627 pages)

Naturowatch (29 pages)

Nutriwatch (40 pages)

Pharmwatch (18 pages)

Tags: quackwatch, intelligent decisions, warning, health

How did I ever Think of That?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:33:35 GMT

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Tags: health, brain, thought, mechanics

What drinking every day really does to you

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:42:37 GMT

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The shocking cost of alcohol: What drinking every day really does to you

Tags: health, drinking, effects, affects

You are so neurotic

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:46:18 GMT

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Tags: neurons, synapse, brain, pic

Life Lessons

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:30:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Many more at the source

Clip Source: www.indianchild.com

I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. The same goes for true love.

I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that you can keep going long after you can't.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

Tags: life, lessons, wisdom

top ten WORST phobias to have:

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:11:17 GMT

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top ten WORST phobias to have:

	...And now, the
10.	Papaphobia: The Fear of the Pope
9.	Xylophobia: The Fear of Wooden Objects
8.	Hellenologophobia: The Fear of Complex Scientific Terms and Greek Terminology
7.	Porphyrophobia: The Fear of the color Purple
6.	Gymnophobia: The Fear of Nudity
5.	Ostraconophobia: The Fear of Shellfish
4.	Stasiphobia: The Fear of Walking
3.	Pantiphobia: The Fear of Everything
2.	Venustraphobia: The Fear of Beautiful Women
1.	Eurotophobia: The Fear of Female Genitalia

Tags: top ten, worst, phobias, mental health

Top Ten Best Phobias to Have:

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:10:00 GMT

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	The Top Ten Best Phobias to Have:
10.	Aichmophobia: The Fear of Pointed Objects
9.	Anglophobia: The Fear of England and its Culture
8.	Bogyphobia: The Fear of the Boogeyman
7.	Electrogeniphobia: The Fear of urinating during an electrical storm.
6.	Soceraphobia: The Fear of Parents-in-Law
5.	Arachibutyrophobia: The Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
4.	Francophobia: The Fear of the French
3.	Rhabdophobia: The Fear of being Beaten with a Stick
2.	Politicophobia: The Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians
1.	Coulrophobia: The Fear of Clowns

Tags: top ten, best, phobias, mental health

BiPolar Diaries

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:24:49 GMT

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Your Career Catalog Checklist

You Keep Me Coming Back September Edition

Choosing a Therapist

Are Your Relationships Draining You?

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Vicks Nyquil - sleep better

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:57:39 GMT

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©2007 Procter & Gamble. All Rights Reserved. All copy and claims valid only in the U.S. This website is intended for U.S. residents only.
FAQ	Contact Us	Procter & Gamble	Privacy Statement	Terms & Conditions	Site Map

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From Treating Disease To Establishing Health

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:46:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Once biologists have described normal molecules, cells, and tissues, properly programmed repair machines will be able to cure even unknown diseases. Once researchers describe the range of structures that (for example) a healthy liver may have, repair machines exploring a malfunctioning liver need only look for differences and correct them. Machines ignorant of a new poison and its effects will still recognize it as foreign and remove it. Instead of fighting a million strange diseases, advanced repair machines will establish a state of health.

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From Treating Disease To Establishing Health

Medical researchers now study diseases, often seeking ways to prevent or reverse them by blocking a key step in the disease process. The resulting knowledge has helped physicians greatly: they now prescribe insulin to compensate for diabetes, anti-hypertensives to prevent stroke, penicillin to cure infections, and so on down an impressive list. Molecular machines will aid the study of diseases, yet they will make understanding disease far less important. Repair machines will make it more important to understand health.

Damaged muscle tissue can vary in all these ways, yet also suffer from any combination of strains, tears, viral infections, parasitic worms, bruises, punctures, poisons, sarcomas, wasting diseases, and congenital abnormalities.

Tags: from treating disease to establishing health, health, speculation, technology

From Drugs to Cell Repair Machines

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:38:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: To repair a car, a mechanic first reaches the faulty assembly, then identifies and removes the bad parts, and finally rebuilds or replaces them. Cell repair will involve the same basic tasks - tasks that living systems already prove possible.

Access. White blood cells leave the bloodstream and move through tissue, and viruses enter cells. Biologists even poke needles into cells without killing them. These examples show that molecular machines can reach and enter cells.

Recognition. Antibodies and the tail fibers of the T4 phage - and indeed, all specific biochemical interactions - show that molecular systems can recognize other molecules by touch.

Disassembly. Digestive enzymes (and other, fiercer chemicals) show that molecular systems can disassemble damaged molecules.

Rebuilding. Replicating cells show that molecular systems can build or rebuild every molecule found in a cell.

Reassembly. Nature also shows that separated molecules can be put back together again. The ma

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From Drugs to Cell Repair Machines

Being made of molecules, and having a human concern for our health, we will apply molecular machines to biomedical technology. Biologists already use antibodies to tag proteins, enzymes to cut and splice DNA, and viral syringes (like the T4 phage) to inject edited DNA into bacteria. In the future, they will use assembler-built nanomachines to probe and modify cells.

With tools like disassemblers, biologists will be able to study cell structures in ultimate, molecular detail. They then will catalog the hundreds of thousands of kinds of molecules in the body and map the structure of the hundreds of kinds of cells. Much as engineers might compile a parts list and make engineering drawings for an automobile, so biologists will describe the parts and structures of healthy tissue. By that time, they will be aided by sophisticated technical AI systems.

Molecular machines will allow more direct repairs, bringing a new era in medicine.

Tags: from drugs to cell repair machines, health, technology, speculation

Inside the Living Body - NGC Now

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:51:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: We are watching it right now. There is another showing later(about an hr from now)

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A Voyage From Head to Toe (Strong Stomachs Needed)

The makers of “Inside the Living Body,” a two-hour special tomorrow night on the National Geographic Channel, are probably tired of the comparison, but what can you do: the reference point for all journeys through the human body remains “Fantastic Voyage.”

“Inside the Living Body” spends its two hours tracing the life of a nameless, personality-free everywoman, played by a series of increasingly older performers, from birth to near death, using cameras, scans and animation to show us what would be going on inside her body at various ages. Interspersed with the scientific good stuff are amateurish scenes — karaoke-video quality, really — of her life on the outside, which appears to include a lot of walking around and smiling pensively at the thought of getting older.

Tags: inside the living body, documentary, education, tv, health, graphics

Clipmarks | skwirlinator's Health collection

‘Bionic Eye’ Successfully Transplanted in Britain

‘Bionic Eye’ Successfully Transplanted in Britain

Scientists Discover Molecules That Reverse Liver Cirrhosis

Scientists Discover Molecules That Reverse Liver Cirrhosis

"Bad Bug Book" from CDC

PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

ENTEROVIRULENT ESCHERICHIA COLI GROUP (EEC Group)

PARASITIC PROTOZOA and WORMS

VIRUSES

NATURAL TOXINS

OTHER PATHOGENIC AGENTS

APPENDICES

QuackWatch for Intelligent Decisions

Quackwatch (1,096 pages)

Acupuncture Watch (11 pages)

Allergy Watch (8 pages)

Autism Watch (18 pages)

Cancer Treatment Watch (28 pages)

Casewatch (1,154 pages)

Chelation Watch (14 pages)

Chirobase (559 pages)

Credential Watch (14 pages)

Dental Watch (82 pages)

Device Watch (27 pages)

Diet Scam Watch (15 pages)

Homeowatch (48 pages)

Infomercial Watch (22 pages)

Internet Health Pilot (29 pages)

MLM Watch (89 pages)

Mental Health Watch (3 pages)

National Council Against Health Fraud (627 pages)

Naturowatch (29 pages)

Nutriwatch (40 pages)

Pharmwatch (18 pages)

How did I ever Think of That?

What drinking every day really does to you

The shocking cost of alcohol: What drinking every day really does to you

You are so neurotic

Life Lessons

top ten WORST phobias to have:

Top Ten Best Phobias to Have:

BiPolar Diaries

Treating Bipolar Disorder

How to Recognize a Train Wreck

Signs and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

The Great American Scream Machine

Fly Away With Me

Vicks Nyquil - sleep better

From Treating Disease To Establishing Health

From Treating Disease To Establishing Health

From Drugs to Cell Repair Machines

From Drugs to Cell Repair Machines

Inside the Living Body - NGC Now