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2011 Human Development Report: Environmental trends threaten global progress for the poor PHOTO: ©UNDP/ARANTXA CEDILLO) 02 November 2011 Health, income advancement in developing countries jeopardized by inaction on climate change, habitat destruction, Report shows Wealth and gender disparities linked to environmental hazards Copenhagen—Development progress in the world’s poorest countries could be halted or even […]
Unique use of electronic medical records helps physicians at Packard Children’s select treatment for rare disease For the first time, aggregate patient data from electronic medical records has been used to help make a challenging, real-time decision in the care of a patient with a rare disease. A team at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford […]
UN human development rankings place Norway at the top and DR Congo last 02 November 2011 Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead this year’s newly released Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, the annual United Nations measure of progress in human well-being, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Niger and Burundi are at the […]
Conjoined twin toddlers successfully separated at Packard Children’s … Conjoined twins Angelina (left) and Angelica Sabuco at home in San Jose, Calif., shortly before their separation surgery … Angelica and Angelina Sabuco, twins who were born conjoined at the chest and abdomen, are now separate little girls. The 2-year-olds were separated Nov. 1 in a […]
Conjoined twin press conference, Packard Children’s Hospital … … On November 1, 2011, surgeons at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford separated two-year-old conjoined twins Angelina and Angelica Sabuco. Surgeons Gary Hartman, MD, and H. Peter Lorenz, MD, meet the media. Previous publications: Conjoined twins’ separation – a complex feat Previous publications: Two separate girls! […]
How Embrace infant warmers are saving lives in developing nations … … November 2th, 2011 As previously reported on Scope, a group of Stanford graduate students recently developed an inexpensive, portable incubator to keep premature babies warm and well in low-resource countries. The above video, posted on CNN today, takes a look at how the devices are […]
Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … In election year 2012, the U.S. Congress will be considering a new Farm Bill, the government’s primary means of setting food and agriculture policy. The current Farm Bill has been criticized […]
Steve Jobs and the next big “intersection” “I just finished reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. It’s a well-written, elegant and balanced book and I strongly recommend reading it. Jobs frequently mentioned two values that have always struck me as incredibly wise: First, that it is important to focus on promising technologies and bet long on those technologies. And, second, […]
Prolonged use of nitroglycerin may increase severity of subsequent heart attacks A standard treatment for heart attack patients, nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to aid in opening vessels so blood can flow to the heart more easily. A typical regimen is for hospitalized heart attack patients to be cycled on and off the nitroglycerin, 16 hours on and […]
Young people have enormous power to shape better world, Migiro tells students 2 November 2011 The events of the past 10 months highlight the enormous power of young people in changing the world, the Deputy Secretary-General has said, calling on this segment of society to help shape a better future. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro Asha-Rose […]
Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction. In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a […]
Saw palmetto Treatments
In men: used to treat and relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); shrinks the prostate and releases the squeeze of the urethra, so that, urine flows normally; increases urine volume, decreases frequent urination, and more ease of urination.
In women: helps relieve painful periods and regulates the menstrual cycle; stimulates the production of prolactin, a female hormone that promotes breast enlargement. Used to treat urinary tract and bladder infections; has an aphrodisiac effect by enhancing sexual functioning and sexual desire.
Actually, there is no reason to be embarrassed. Enlarged breasts are common among teenage boys and men, and breast reduction surgery is increasingly popular among guys. In fact, in the US it’s the fourth most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among males, with nearly 17,000 of them performed in 2009 alone.
Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]
The specific type of birth defect depends on the systems in the fetus developing at the time of alcohol exposure. Organ systems are most vulnerable to damage by alcohol during the period of most dynamic development. The damage seen in animal models roughly corresponds to weeks 3 to 8 in human pregnancy. However, if a woman drinks any time throughout her pregnancy, damage may occur.
