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Student volunteers promote health in a city of need Each semester scores of undergraduate volunteers provide services such as free health screenings, health-related social work, and high-school sexual education across Providence. Student volunteers talk about the CareFree Clinic, Clinica Esperanza, Health Leads, and SHAPE. The difference a few doctors or students can make Will Barbosa […]
Specialized Twin Center to Open at Mission Bay Medical Center UCSF to Serve Growing Number of Twin Births in U.S. Adam Degregorio and Megan Taylor with their almost 6-week-old twin girls, Aza June Degregorio, left, and Dillon Taylor Degregorio, who is 6 minutes younger than Aza./ Photos by Susan Merrell With advances in infertility treatments […]
Making difficult choices about prostate cancer … Gilbert Khalil’s fitness and bright eyes make it hard to believe he is 65. All that calm and confidence, however, took a big hit a year ago when his physician discovered trouble in the prostate gland. Khalil and his wife, Stacee, turned to Stanford Hospital, where robotic surgery […]
Infected Leg Saved, Triathlete Now Looks Forward to His Next Race Clifford Barnes heard the news in April: He might lose his left leg below the knee. The prospect was almost too much to bear for the 57-year-old triathlete, whose passion is competing in endurance races. “It hit me really hard,” he said. Doctors at […]
A stem cell trial halted, but the pursuit continues Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD When Stanford neurosurgeon Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD, injected human stem cells this fall into the damaged spinal cord tissue of specially-selected patients, it was considered a major step forward in moving research discoveries toward clinical application. In November, however, the Menlo Park-based Geron Corp. announced it was ending the […]
Gluten: The “new diet villain?” Last week, I treated myself to something sweet on Valentine’s Day: a mini, gluten-free coconut cream cupcake. Do I suffer from celiac disease? No, but for some reason I thought going gluten-free (for the afternoon, anyway) would be a healthier route to take. As it turns out, authors of a newAnnals […]
For patients with advanced hepatitis C, benefits of new drugs outweigh costs Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert and his colleagues used a computer model to determine that giving new types of medication to patients with advanced cases of hepatitis C is cost-effective. Using a computer model of hepatitis C, Stanford researchers have determined that two new virus-targeting drugs called […]
Anticipation of Stressful Situations Accelerates Cellular Aging Short Telomeres Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Diseases Elissa Epel, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, examines the psychological process of how people respond to a stressful event and how that impacts their neurobiology and cellular health. The ability to anticipate future […]
How one quantified-self patient is working to transform health care There’s a fascinating profile of Larry Smarr, PhD, a physicist turned quantified-self pioneer in Technology Review today. Over the years, Smarr has scrupulously measured and tracked his own biological data using laboratory analysis services and devices that monitor his sleep, fitness and eating habits. The information not only […]
Wilmot Cancer Center Recognized as One of Top 70 in Nation Becker’s Hospital Review analyzes data from independent sources to identify top Oncology programs The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center has been named as one of the Top 70 Oncology programs in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s foremost publications on up-to-date […]
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.
