| Researchers raise questions about drug being studied as possible MS treatment
TORONTO - A group of American scientists has warned other researchers that an acne drug being tested as a possible treatment for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases - including in Canada for multiple sclerosis - may actually cause harm. The scientists reported that in a clinical trial of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease, those who received the drug minocycline declined more rapidly than those who received a placebo. Their report, published Thursday in the journal Lancet Neurology, comes just a week after the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced it was funding a multi-centre Phase 3 trial to look at whether the inexpensive and off-patent minocycline can slow the progression of MS when treatment is commenced in the earliest stages of the disease.
Anti-evolution ads ridiculous
I was on my way to get some acne cream from the local CVS, driving by a church, and saw one of the funniest/saddest Church billboards in a while. It said, If evolution were true, mothers would have three arms. Oh man! This must be the third time Ive had my life changed by anything on a billboard. The first time was the billboard that said, Dont make me come down there God. I thought this was pretty amazing seeing as how God recruited an angel to come down to Earth, bought the billboard space for a few months, and put in his two cents. I was a little confused when it was eventually replaced with a Hooters ad. But hey, the Big Guy knows what hes doing. This annoys and scares me because the people with such conviction probably have not read a scientific book since their Sunday school book Noahs Ark: A Guide to Modern Weather.
Leading Cosmetic Dermatologist James Fairfield Sorts Out Ordinary Fractionating Lasers from the True FraxelTM Laser, ...
Leading Cosmetic Dermatologist James Fairfield, MD has just released the first of a series of free article on his web site. "FraxelTM -- or just a Fractionating laser? Why it's important to you" is available for immediate download at www.CMDerm.com. (PRWEB) November 8, 2007 -- Leading Cosmetic Dermatologist James Fairfield, MD has just released the first of a series of free article on his web site. FraxelTM -- or just a Fractionating laser? Why it's important to you is available for immediate download at www.CMDerm.com. .
Does diet affect acne?
Here's a question to ponder: Why is acne common in the Western, industrialized world, while the pimples that plague American kids are rare in developing countries? It's a puzzler — and one that prompted Australian researchers to ask whether changing the diet of teenagers would have any effect on acne. The results could change the way dermatologists think about diet. To test their theory, the Australian researchers recruited 50 young men between the ages of 15 and 25 with mild-to-moderate acne. They split the volunteers into two groups: One group was instructed to eat a diet of lean meat, poultry and fish, along with fruits and vegetables. They replaced foods such as white bread and highly processed breakfast cereals with whole grains. Meanwhile, the other group ate a typical Western diet.
Life Is Sweet With Honey
HONEY has been enjoyed by humans for more than 20,000 years, which isn't surprising given its health benefits, sweet flavour and a myriad of uses. Over the years people have worshipped with honey, got drunk on honey, healed wounds with honey and even made love with honey. Many even believed it to be the elixir of life, as new book Honey: A Handbook For Home, Health and Happiness, by Clova McQueen, shows us. So to celebrate the golden syrup made by bees here are some fascinating facts about honey and tips on how to use it. The honey from 3000-year-old honeycombs found in tombs of Egyptian pharaohs was edible. Honey consists of about 38 per cent fructose, 31 per cent glucose and one per cent sucrose, nine per cent other sugars, 17 per cent water and trace minerals.
Why Snitsky Continues To Be Pushed, Carlito Unhappy, An Update On Teddy Hart
-- Despite the crowd's apathy towards Gene Snitsky matches, Vince McMahon continues to support the bacne-ridden, yellow-toothed grappler. McMahon is a big fan of Snitsky, which explains his never-ending dominance over mid-carders and low-end wrestlers on Raw and Heat. There doesn't appear to be any end in sight in regards to Snitsky's mini-push, and thus he will continue to dominate talent in short squash matches in Goldberg-like fashion until they come up with a program for him. Although, while the Snitsky push has been going on for nine months (and counting), he still has yet to engage in a program that has lasted more than two weeks, or wrestle at a pay-per-view event for that matter.
-- Carlito is said to be unhappy with how things are going for him nowadays in WWE. The feeling backstage is that he doesn't have the attitude it takes to get a major push.
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