Sight Gone, But Not Necessarily Lost?
redOrbit Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:07 PM PDT
Johns Hopkins researchers find life in blood-starved retinasLike all tissues in the body, the eye needs a healthy blood supply to function properly. Poorly developed blood vessels can lead to visual impairment or even blindness. |
NCI awards $4.8M for project to measure all the proteins in the human body
News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:01 PM PDT
An expert in cancer proteomics at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Cancer Institute to co-lead a pilot study to assess the feasibility and scalability of a project that aims to measure all of the proteins in the human body. |
Duncan family is seeking money for special suits to ease swelling
The Oklahoman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00 PM PDT
DUNCAN â€" Kayden Ward hasn’t lived long enough to know he’s different. He smiles, gurgles and flops around on his father’s knee like a normal 10-week-old boy. But he does all this while bound with tight bandages.Kayden has a disease called congenital vascular lymphedema. It causes portions of his body to swell beneath the skin with excess fluids. He must remain tightly wrapped for nearly 24 hours ... |
Cause-based ventures needed close to home
The Oklahoman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00 PM PDT
Buy a pair of TOMS shoes and a pair is shipped to a child in need. Solstice Spa’s Perfecting Body Wash donates a portion of proceeds to provide medical services to children in Africa. Invest in a FEED Project reusable burlap bag, and the United Nations’ World Food Programme will be able to feed a hungry child for a school year.The cause-based marketing trend in entrepreneurship is becoming more ... |
Perplexing Pain
New York Times Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:56 PM PDT
Doctors operated on various parts of her body, but the symptoms just kept coming. |
Study links girls' body size to sexual behavior
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:34 PM PDT
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study says thin and overweight adolescent girls are more likely than girls of normal weight to engage in risky sexual behavior. |
O'Connor: Mo racing against time
The Record and Herald News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:17 PM PDT
PHILADELPHIA â€" Mariano Rivera was not moving with that familiar athletic grace. At his locker, following a workout at Citizens Bank Park, Rivera projected the body language of the middle-aged accountant who had just emerged from his weekly full-court pickup game. |
Having a mission to serve
The Port Lavaca Wave Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:14 PM PDT
The motto “serve the underserved†guides Signy Sizer through her workday as the Wesley Nurse for First United Methodist Church in Port Lavaca. Sizer has been with the church since April of this year, where her job focuses on mind, body and spirit. |
Residents take charge of their health
Chicago Tribune Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:11 PM PDT
Austin residents work together to manage chronic conditions Austin residents are learning how to take better care of themselves through Body and Soul. |
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