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- World’s first botanical garden has roots in medicine.(Padua…
- Updates on Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
- Alzheimer’s Disease: No Time To Wait For New Drugs Before This Brain…
- Islam and Other Civilizations
- PET Imaging Confirms Link Between Receptor Levels And Cocaine Abuse
- Researchers discover mutations in the progranulin gene cause frontotem…
World’s first botanical garden has roots in medicine.(Padua…
Free with registration - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association… - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jul 18, 2006
(Padua University, Italy) –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Canadian Medical Association “The Botanical Garden of Padua is the original of all botanical gardens throughout the world, and represents the birth of science, of scientific exchanges, and understanding of the relationship between nature and culture. It has made a profound contribution to the development of many modern scientific disciplines, notably botany, medicine, chemistry, ecology, and pharmacy. ” –inscription on UNESCO World Heritage List The Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico) of Padua University, Italy, is regarded as the oldest university Horto Medicinale in the world to still.
Updates on Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Free with registration - M2 Presswire - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jul 17, 2006
2754 — The stated purpose of this Act is to promote medical research and the development of alternative human embryonic stem (ES) cell lines through new techniques that do not harm a human embryo or fetus. In the October 16, 2005 edition of Nature, Advanced Cell Technology published a method of.
Alzheimer’s Disease: No Time To Wait For New Drugs Before This Brain…
Lew Rockwell - Jul 17, 2006
[Canadian Medical Association
Journal 169: 557, 2003] Drugs in clinical trials are a long away
from gaining approval and the drug considered to be most promising,
a monoclonal antibody, has recently been withdrawn due to side effects. Alzheimer’s
will bankrupt Medicare
Meanwhile,
a heralding report in Nature Medicine [July 2006], entitled "Alzheimer’s
disease: progress or profit?" says developed societies
haven’t much time left to come up with a cure before the number
of "Alzheimer disease patients is expected to soar to levels
that may exceed the ability of the government to absorb the added
cost. "
Medicare payments
for Alzheimer’s disease were about $91 billion in 2005 and are expected
to rise to $160 billion by the year 2010. This does not count the
rising costs of residential care for Alzheimer’s paid by Medicaid. This rise in costs represents a 13% rise in the total Medicare budget
for treatment of one disease alone. Estimates are
the U.
Islam and Other Civilizations
إسلام أون لاين - Jul 16, 2006
The Roman Catholic Church has been meeting regularly for some years now over the issue of the family and its importance in today’s society as increasingly dysfunctional families contribute to the ills of society that lead to mental ill-health and rising crime and domestic forms of violence. Many interfaith dialogues are taking place around the world, not only to promote increased mutual understanding but also to look at ways to solve some of the social ills of modern life. He wrote:
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