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How a Glass of Vino Helps the Heart: What We Know, What We Don’t No doubt, most Americans have tilted back a couple of glasses of red wine, priding themselves on the idea that heart-healthy ingredients, like resveratrol, flood each sip. The compound is revered for its believed ability to protect blood vessels, reduce bad-cholesterol levels […]
Some Breast Cancer Spread May Be Triggered By Targetable Protein, Study Shows Discovery Points to Possible New Target for Therapy Scientists have identified a protein that cancer cells use to cut scaffolding that normally holds cells in place in the breast. Released from the scaffolding the cancer cells can spread to other tissues. In this electron microscope image […]
Tumor cells can prevent tumor spread. Paradoxical discovery finds cells known as pericytes help prevent metastasis. Cultured pericytes (red) and myofibroblasts (green) are two prominent noncancer cells within a tumor./Credit: Vesselina Cooke/BIDMC A new study finds that a group of little-explored cells in the tumor microenvironment likely serves as an important gatekeeper against cancer progression […]
UN envoy arrives to help Afghanistan through new period of development The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan arrived in the capital, Kabul, today to take the helm of the world body’s presence there and assist the country amid a period of transition. Ján Kubiš, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, will lead the UN […]
UNRWA launches 300 million appeal for Gaza and the West Bank Says three years after the Gaza war humanitarian need “acute and widespread” Three years after the end of the Gaza war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, has launched an emergency appeal for Gaza and the West Bank worth just over 300 […]
UNHCR helps resettle 33 unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway A young boy plays in a special tent run by UNHCR and Save the Children for children, including unaccompanied minors, at Choucha transit camp. CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, January 17 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has helped resettle a group of 33 unaccompanied children who had spent months […]
Ertharin Cousin of United States appointed as head of UN World Food Programme Ambassador Ertharin Cousin at the November 2011 meeting of WFP’s Executive Board in Rome./(Copyright: WFP/Giulio D’Adamo) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the appointment of Ertharin Cousin of the United States as the new head of the Rome-based agency. Ms. Cousin […]
New mindset needed to tackle non-communicable diseases, says UN official Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras Countries need to change their current mindset to successfully tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, adding that governments will need to explore new approaches […]
Cote d’Ivoire: UN relief official reviews situation nine months after poll violence Assistant Secretary-General Catherine Bragg. UN Photo/Evan Schneider A senior United Nations relief official is in Côte d’Ivoire to assess the humanitarian situation after the bloody post-electoral crisis that rocked the country early last year and draw international attention to remaining challenges. Catherine Bragg, […]
UN urges achieving sustainable energy for all as International Year kicks off Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the opening ceremony of the World Future Energy Summit 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. UN Photo/Evan Schneider As the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All kicked off today, United Nations officials called on governments, the […]
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 […]
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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.
