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Face-lifts, Men Get More Plastic Surgeries, but Women Still Get the Most
by Eryn Brown,
Los Angeles Times|2011-03-21
Vanity, thy name is: dude? Sort of, new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show. Men are getting more plastic surgery, the organization trumpeted in a news release. |
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UCD Launches Stem Cell Study to Reduce Amputations from Vascular Disease, Diabetes
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Daily Democrat|2011-03-20
SACRAMENTO -- UC Davis Vascular Center researchers have embarked on a
highly anticipated study that involves using a patient's own stem cells
to increase blood circulation to the lower leg with the hope of
preventing amputation due to severe arterial disease or diabetes. |
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Stem Cell Therapy May Soon be Used to Repair Enlarged Hearts
by Clyde Holmes,
News On Wellness|2011-03-19
An experimental research using stem cell therapy helped shrink swollen
hearts and gives promising hope for cardiac and non-cardiac patients
alike. |
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UK Scientists Make Important Blood Clot Discovery
by Martin Beckford,
The Telegraph|2011-03-17
Researchers have discovered that a protein known to regulate cholesterol
is also linked to the formation of the type of blood clot known as
thrombosis that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. |
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Liquid Biomaterials take Stem Cell Therapy to New Level
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Bristol University|2011-03-17
Scientists at the forefront of stem cell biology
are exploring new approaches to creating surgical implants that could
offer prolonged benefits for sufferers of osteoarthritis and potentially
even cancer. |
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Rhinoplasty Noses Way into City's Psyche
by Minati Singha,TNN,
Times Of India|2011-03-17
BHUBANESWAR: The ethos of a lookist' society have seeped so deep into
the state capital that people residing here are now ready to go under
the scalpel to get that perfect nose. |
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Far Too Little is Understood About Ovarian Cancer
by Judith Potts,
The Telegraph|2011-03-17
Ovarian cancer affects annually 6,700 women in the UK and 12 women die
every day from this deadly form of gynaecological cancer. At the moment –
just like breast cancer 20 years ago – not enough is known or
understood about the causes of ovarian cancer. It is suspected that – in
young women – the cells of the ovary do not repair themselves after
ovulation. However, 95 per cent of the cases are found in
post-menopausal women – so what is happening in these cases? |
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Cost of Cosmetic Surgery Could Double in a Year due to Boom in Britain's Compensation Culture
by Daily Mail Reporter,
The Daily Mail|2011-03-16
The cost of boob jobs, facelifts and tummy tucks could double within 12
months as a result of Britain’s booming ‘compensation culture’, industry
insiders have claimed. |
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8 countries and 35 lecturers to participate at Medical Tourism Congress
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For a second time, Costa Rica is hosting the most important Medical Tourism and Health summit in Latin America. |
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Stem Cell Trial in ALS Treatment Advances
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UPI.com|2011-03-15
DETROIT, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they are ready to begin
the next phase of a clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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