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By MAURA LERNER
Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - Researchers at the University of Minnesota said Sunday that they were able to reverse diabetes in monkeys by transplanting insulin-producing cells from pigs.

Some are calling it a milestone that could eventually transform the lives of millions of people. If the research pans out, it could provide an endless supply of healthy cells to replace the ones that don’t work in diabetics.
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, February 20, 2006

Needless needs
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You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain, by making the most of this moment. If you feel any fear or apprehension, learn what it has to teach you and then move on beyond it.

Much of what holds you back is based on your fear of losing something or your desire to acquire something you do not really need. Let go of your need to need so much, and abundance will flow in to fill the space those needs are now using. Read the rest of this entry »

By Julia Watson
Feb 17, 2006, 19:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — Just one month ago, companies and think tanks thought they had found a way to signal to the confused general public just which foods contain whole grains and what kind they are. Read the rest of this entry »

By GINA KOLATA
A large, seven-year study of healthy women over 50 found no broad benefit from calcium and vitamin D supplements in preventing broken bones, despite widespread endorsement by doctors for the supplements.

The study, whose results are being reported today, also found no evidence that the supplements prevented colorectal cancer, and it found an increased risk of kidney stones. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sam Lister
A licence to extend the use of the breast cancer drug may be granted within months

WOMEN with early-stage breast cancer should be able to get the drug Herceptin on the NHS by the end of the year after a licensing application was made by its manufacturer.
Roche, the pharmaceutical company, announced yesterday that it had submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency for the use of Herceptin to treat women in the early stages of the disease. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, February 18, 2006

As you pass this way
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You will make a difference in the world today. What kind of difference will that be?

Your life will travel in some direction today as the result of your thoughts and actions. What direction will that be? Read the rest of this entry »

By Rong-Gong Lin II
Times Staff Writer

February 11, 2006

STANFORD — California’s $3-billion foray into stem cell research, approved by voters more than a year ago, will not begin in earnest for perhaps 15 more months because of legal challenges to the initiative, officials said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

By Peggy Peck, Managing Editor, MedPage Today
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
February 10, 2006
MedPage Today Action Points

Explain to patients who ask that this report confirms that invasive testing remains the gold standard to find out whether abnormal findings on mammography mean cancer.
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No one is declaring victory, but the number of Americans dying from cancer has dropped for the first time, according to a report being released today.

The most recent federal data show that deaths from cancer fell from 557,271 in 2002 to 556,902 in 2003. While it was a decline of only 369, it marked the first documented drop since the government started collecting statistics in 1930. Read the rest of this entry »

I never changed the way I dressed after I became disabled, it just made me feel more normal. However, coats and jackets were a real hassle to put on and tuck the back down enough to be comfortable. I solved the problem by cutting away the portion of the coat or jacket that is against the backrest of the chair. Put the coat or jacket on, make sure you are sitting properly in your chair and have someone trace the outline of the coat or jacket where it meets the backrest with tailor’s chalk. Remove the coat or jacket and cut a half inch inside the chalk line then hem. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, February 11, 2006

Connect to purpose
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Having a purpose in life is a lot of work. It is also an absolute necessity.

It is tempting to run from, hide from or avoid purpose, because real purpose brings with it the possibility for discomfort, disappointment and even tragedy. Yet the far greater tragedy is a life with no purpose at all. Read the rest of this entry »

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) — Now, you see it … Now, you don’t. For centuries, so-called “medical miracles” have fascinated the greatest minds in medicine. Magicians can make objects disappear, but can our bodies make tumors go away?
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) — So many diseases. So many treatment options. How do you know your doctor made the right diagnosis and suggested the right treatment for you? Most of the time, you don’t. That’s why second opinions are so important.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) — Research shows more than half of Americans pray for their health. But the age-old debate over religion and science rages on in the medical world. Should we be spending money on clinical trials that involve prayer?
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BERLIN (Ivanhoe Newswire) — German researchers have identified genetic abnormalities in patients with non-hereditary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS is a progressive disease of the nervous system commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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