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Stem Cells May Be Used as Skin Grafts (MedicineNet.com)
Fri Nov 20 13:25:29 PST 2009
Title: Stem Cells May Be Used as Skin Grafts Category: Health News Created: 11/20/2009 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2009 11:01:19 AM
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Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer (Medical News Today)
Fri Nov 20 08:39:48 PST 2009
High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. Jan M.
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Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening (Medical News Today)
Fri Nov 20 04:39:50 PST 2009
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours.
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The Botax? Nip/tuck levy to help health care plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu Nov 19 17:05:26 PST 2009
They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.
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Burns Patients Awaiting Skin Grafts: Human Embryonic Stem-Cells Could Be Used To Generate Temporary Skin (Medical News Today)
Fri Nov 20 03:41:01 PST 2009
A study in this week's edition of The Lancet reports that the use of human embryonic stem-cells (hESCs) is a promising alternative for producing temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts after, for example, serious burn injuries.
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Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer (PhysOrg)
Fri Nov 20 03:09:49 PST 2009
High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer.
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Health department to restore suspended services (The Pekin Daily Times)
Fri Nov 20 15:09:52 PST 2009
PEKIN — The Tazewell County Health Department will continue its H1N1 vaccination campaign, but several public health services that were suspended to provide staff members for H1N1 clinics will be reinstated in December.
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Human skin grown from stem cells offers burns victims hope (The Scotsman)
Thu Nov 19 16:49:09 PST 2009
SCIENTISTS have transformed stem cells into human skin in a breakthrough that may revolutionise the treatment of burns victims.
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P&G says it's still interested in acquisitions (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri Nov 20 12:20:00 PST 2009
Procter & Gamble Co. is still interested in buying, and says size doesn't matter. Jon Moeller, the Cincinnati-based company's chief financial officer, Friday told analysts in New York that the maker of Tide detergent, Olay skin cream and Vicks medicines could pursue additions to its household...
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The Botax? Nip/Tuck Levy To Help Health Plan (KMGH 7 Denver)
Fri Nov 20 06:11:27 PST 2009
The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.
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