Medical Articles, Stem Cell Transplantation, Popular(Desc) (196)

Stem cell transplantation is still a relatively new medical therapy that has already helped hundreds of children with conditions ranging from genetic diseases to cancer. Stem cells are cells that have the potential to grow into specific body cells...

Kidney Cancer Treatment Can Be Less Invasive with Modern Treatments

Early diagnosis of kidney cancer, like every other cancer, is crucial to give the patient the best chance of recovery. Symptoms such as rapid weight loss without any apparent reason, having blood in your urine or perhaps feeling a lump on your...

What Is A Tumor Suppressor Gene?

Cells are microscopic but yet contain vast dictionaries of information. Scientists and geneticists are just beginning to learn the language of genes. One of the reasons why scientists are so concerned about genes is because many illnesses are...

Kidney Transplant s – The Big Picture

Kidney transplants are used as a treatment for patients who have kidney failure and are considered to be a suitable candidate for a transplant. It is a surgery that involves transplanting a donated healthy kidney into the body of the patient. If...

Do I still need to worry about the H1N1 virus?

Should I worry about contracting swine flu even though it is no longer in the media? Swine flu, or H1N1, first appeared in 2009 as a new ‘flu virus which caused some fatalities. The virus appeared to spread quickly from person-to-person and...

Knee Injuries – How to avoid them when skiing

Many of us have been on the slopes and had an accident but if you are one of the lucky ones and it hasn’t happened to you then it is more than likely you know someone who has had a knee injury due to skiing. Although it can be very...

Meat diets

The meat diets have been a popular method of weight loss for quite some time. There are many variations to it and most of them are flexible enough to be worked into most people needs. An introduction to the meat diets The meat diets...

Lower stomach pain

Pain in the lower stomach is a problem experienced by many people and can be a result of many different things. Lower stomach pain is something of a misnomer; typically a patient complaining of lower stomach pain will actually be experiencing...

Use melatonin for sleep aid

Melatonin is a natural hormone that control sleep cycles. Those who have trouble sleeping have found that taking supplements of melatonin for sleep aid to be successful. Overview of melatonin Everybody produces and requires melatonin...

Space Travel Might Lead to Eye Trouble

A study from NASA has identified a potential problem for any future manned space missions to Mars and further. It seems that being in space for an extended period of time can affect the astronauts’ eyes. If the astronauts remain in space for...