http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/bYcpIQs5LjAuiXXxdkXRbO/News-You-Can-Use--Scientists-develop-labgrown-kidney.html
Thanks to a United States medical team, patients reliant on kidney donors may soon be able to grow their own. Scientists have managed to bring a dead kidney back to life in a laboratory.
Real faces of HIV say more needs to be done
http://thegrio.com/2013/04/15/real-faces-of-hiv-say-more-needs-to-be-done/
As she parses the details of being HIV-positive, Eva Fields, 37, lays out some essential facts: Her infection is a notable marker of her personal health but not a source of incapacitating shame.
Acorda's Ampyra Improves Walking in Stroke Patients
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-15/acorda-s-ampyra-improves-walking-in-stroke-patients.html
Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (ACOR), maker of the drug Ampyra to improve walking in multiple sclerosis patients, rose to its highest value in more than two years after the company said a small study showed the medicine also helped people who have had ...
FDA review of Glaxo/Theravance lung drug seen as positive
http://www.hngn.com/articles/1940/20130415/experimental-glaxo-theravance-lung-drug-gets-positive-initial-fda-revi.htm
By Toni Clarke. WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:48pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental treatment for smoking-related lung damage received a better-than-expected initial review from the U.S.
Prostate Biopsy Triggers Tx in Older Men - MedPage Today
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1389/20130415/unreliable-testing-lead-more-invasive-medical-procedures-necessary.htm
Prostate cancer screening and biopsy declined as age increased, but most older men who underwent biopsy received aggressive treatment, a review of a large Veterans Affairs population showed.
Breast Cancer Drugs Urged for Healthy High-Risk Women
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/662289
Should healthy women take drugs to lower their risk of breast cancer? On Monday, an influential panel of experts said that the answer is yes, but only for certain women who are at increased risk because of breast cancer in the family or a personal history of ...
Mmm! Taste of Beer Triggers Good Feelings in the Brain
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57579677/just-tasting-beer-may-make-you-want-to-drink-more/
The taste of beer, without its alcoholic effects, may be enough to trigger the release of the pleasure chemical dopamine in the brain, a study finds.
Group size affects racial makeup of friend groups
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/national/article/228406/28/School-Size-Plays-a-Role-in-Interracial-Friendships
Being able to choose friends from larger populations discourages friendships with people from other races, finds a study examining the mathematical underpinnings of self-seeking behavior and group size.
Workout Helps with ADL in Alzheimer's - MedPage Today
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/AlzheimersDisease/38462
An exercise program for people with Alzheimer's disease helped them cope with activities of daily living, without increasing health and social care costs, researchers reported.
Supplements Involved in Half of Drug Recalls - MedPage Today
http://fox6now.com/2013/04/15/fda-issues-warning-regarding-ingredient-in-dietary-supplements/
Dietary supplements that contain unapproved ingredients accounted for just over half of all major drug recalls in the U.S., researchers found.
Vaccination Choice Influenced by Social Networks - Medscape
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/study_social_networks_play_significant_role_in_parents_decision_to_vaccinate/
Parents make vaccination decisions largely based on their social networks. In particular, nonconformity recommendations (recommendations not to vaccinate) within the social network were more predictive of vaccination decisions than parents' own ...
Making a bar to stay clean and sober
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4915/20130415/first-kind-sober-bar-opens.htm
Some people don't understand the concept of a "sober bar" like The Other Side, a first-of-its-kind spot in the Midwest that's set to open April 27 in Crystal Lake.
Study: New process converts skin cells into brain cells
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57579670/study-new-process-converts-skin-cells-into-brain-cells/
Scientists at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and Stanford University have mastered a technique that adapts skin cells to brain cells.
Mental exercises may prevent mental decline in seniors
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/04/15/health-cognitive-decline.html
A review released by the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the prevention of cognitive decline said that medicinal and non-medicinal products, and physical exercise did nothing to prevent the decline in healthy seniors, but mental exercises have ...
UNICEF report on nutrition shows progress in combating childhood stunting
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44656&Cr=child+nutrition&Cr1=
15 April 2013 - A United Nations nutrition report released today shows that progress has been made in recent years in addressing stunting in children, and calls for increased efforts to accelerate a response to a condition that affects some 165 million children ...
Jeddah Autism Center and Al-Anjal join hands to support the autistic
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=20130416161508
Jeddah Autism Center and Al-Anjal International School participated in the vertical marathon, hosted by Rosewood Corniche Hotel. Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH - Worldwide, April is celebrated as Autism Awareness Month.
Rough Bay Area allergy season
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/young-need-help-against-allergies-as-they-get-older-1-2895078
Checked out the allergy medication section at your neighborhood pharmacy lately? Chances are it's nearly bare, with the few remaining boxes of Claritin, Zyrtec, Sudafed and Benadryl tossed about as if the shelves have been pillaged by marauding, sneezing ...
Abbott recalling glucose meter
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6238/20130415/abbott-laboratories-recalls-freestyle-insulinx-blood-glucose-meters-dis.htm
Abbott Laboratories on Monday said it is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding the devices display and archive incorrect test results for patients who have dangerously high blood sugar levels.
Schools gear up for annual Relay for Life events
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/out_and_about/Photos-Coaches-vs-Cancer-gala.html
More than 27,000 residents in Alabama are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2013. For many of them, getting to treatment may be the toughest part of their fight.
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