Survival Advantage Discovered In Mutant Testis Cells Behind Genetic Disorder In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, a new study has found.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenators Join Thousands Of Patients, Doctors, Pharmacists In Supporting Women's Access To Critical Hormone Treatments The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) today joined hundreds of thousands of women and doctors in applauding the introduction of S. Con. Res. 88, a resolution stating that "the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest" and calling on the FDA to "reverse its policy." The resolution, introduced in the U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlthough Coronary Heart Disease Patients Live Longer, Their Quality Of Life Is Questionable Better treatments have improved survival in people with coronary heart disease, but the quality of those extra years may be less than ideal, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Compared with adults without coronary heart disease (CHD), adults with CHD scored up to 9 percent lower on four scales measuring "quality of life.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Measures Normal Hair Loss In Men A standardized 60-second hair count is a reliable method when assessing hair shedding, according to an article released on June 16, 2008 in the Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to the study, assessment of shedding, as opposed to baldness, is not standardized across the medical profession.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTexas Leads Nation In Abstinence-Only Spending, Austin American-Statesman Reports Texas leads the nation in spending on abstinence-only sex education and broadly imposes restrictions on what teachers are allowed to tell students about sex and contraception, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMcCain Says His Policies Will Help Women Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Friday in Wisconsin told a primarily female audience that his plans to reduce income, business and estate taxes would help women in the U.S. because many own or work for small businesses, the AP/Bergen Record reports. He also said that Democratic presidential candidate Sen.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWorld Association Of Girl Guides, Scouts Launches HIV/AIDS Toolkit The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has created a toolkit that aims to educate young women worldwide about the disease, South Africa's The Star reports. The international launch of the toolkit was held on Thursday at the association's conference in Boksburg, South Africa.
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