May 2006
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Cure for cancers 'in five years'
by mikepower
Scientists in Manchester say a cure for all types of cancer could be available on the NHS within five years. The world's first patient trials in a technique which genetically engineers cells will take place at the city's Christie Hospital later this year
Medical marijuana | Reefer madness | Economist.com
by mikepower & 1 other
IF CANNABIS were unknown, and bioprospectors were suddenly to find it in some remote mountain crevice, its discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough.
MySA.com : Printer Friendly Story
by mikepower
If diseases like AIDS and bird flu scare you, wait until you hear what's next. Doctors are trying to find out what is causing a bizarre and mysterious infection that's surfaced in South Texas.
February 2006
Her story: 'Beautiful madness' by Alexander Linklater
by mikepower
Psychiatric drugs restored Nia's sanity and destroyed her beauty, and she doesn't mind. A disturbing story of psychosis and its treatment
January 2006
New Scientist Breaking News - Omega-3 fatty acids may not prevent cancer
by mikepower
Omega-3 fatty acids probably do not help prevent any type of cancer, according to a review that evaluated every cited study looking into the question.
Independent: Palestinian with Aids barred from Israeli hospital
by mikepower
A Palestinian Aids patient has been denied permission to leave Gaza for treatment in Israel despite warnings by senior Israeli clinicians that the case is urgent.
US Supreme Court Ruling a Relief for Some Patients
by mikepower
Charlene Andrews, who has terminal breast cancer, has not yet asked a doctor for the fatal dose of barbiturates that would enable her to take her own life.
August 2005
Coffee 'gives more antioxidants than fruit and veg'
by mikepower
Studies have associated coffee drinking with a reduced risk of liver and colon cancer, type two diabetes, and Parkinson's disease.
Fat: the inside story - Newspaper Edition - Times Online
by mikepower
The higher your BMi, the worse your outlook - or so we thought. But now it seems that body fat distribution is what really counts
June 2005
April 2005
Cannabis compound benefits blood vessels - Low dose helps combat formation of arterial blockages.
by mikepower
A compound derived from the cannabis plant protects blood vessels from dangerous clogging, a study of mice has shown. The discovery could lead to new drugs to ward off heart disease and stroke
December 2004
Good sleep, good learning, good life
by mikepower & 10 others
Few things can produce so much wasted time in highly effective people as trying to fall asleep at a time when your body does not want to! Do not listen to sleep advice based solely on methods for slowing down in the evening or making you mentally or ph
November 2004
Obese women 'lose brain tissue'
by mikepower
The patients with chronic pain caused by damage to the nervous system showed shrinks in the brain by as much as 11% - equivalent to the amount of gray matter that is lost in 10-20 years of normal aging.
Pain link to permanent brain loss
by mikepower
The patients with chronic pain caused by damage to the nervous system showed shrinks in the brain by as much as 11% - equivalent to the amount of gray matter that is lost in 10-20 years of normal aging.
Scientific American: Music and the Brain
by mikepower
Why is music--universally beloved and uniquely powerful in its ability to wring emotions--so pervasive and important to us?
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