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Scientists Discover HIV/AIDS “Cure”?
An American man is HIV-free more than three years after receiving a stem cell transplant. German doctors believe this is the first cureto be discovered for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. “Our results strongly suggest that the cure of HIV has been achieved in this patient,” said the study in the peer-reviewed journal Blood, a publication of the American Society of Haematology.
What Are the Benefits of HGH Supplements?
Medical evidence supports that adults continue to manufacture human growth hormone after they have stopped growing in height. According to the Mayo Clinic, HGH continues to provide support to other areas of the body including tissue and organs. Since 1986, HGH has been manufactured in synthetic form, but as of 2010 it could still only be obtained through a prescription and administered through daily at-home injections just under the skin. If your doctor has recommended HGH treatment for you, he believes it will benefit you. As of 2010, the only way to administer true HGH to the body was through prescribed injections that you would be taught to do at home. Understanding what benefits you can gain through HGH supplemental treatment can help you decide whether you want to take them.
Safe Sleeping Medications for Children
For some children, despite their parents’ best efforts, sleep doesn’t come easily. If your child’s attempt to fall into a restful slumber results in a struggle each night, he may suffer from a sleep disorder. While the FDA does not recommend any sleeping medications for children, some doctors opt to use sleep-aid medicine in an “off-label” fashion. When a doctor uses a drug “off-label,” he is using the drug in a way that it wasn’t originally intended. These “off-label” sleep aids likely pose little risk to your child and, with a doctor’s guidance, may prove to be the answer to his struggles.
Skin Rules: Expert Secrets for Great Skin
No matter whether you’re fourteen or forty – we all want great skin! And who better to share tips and tricks for getting your natural glow on than an expert? Lucky for us, top New York dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD, the author of Skin Rules, was willing to part with some of her secrets:
World Cancer Day: How You Can Get Involved
Did you know that cancer kills more people worldwide than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined? Today is World Cancer Day – an annual event organized by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise awareness for a disease that affects millions of people around the globe. Activists say the event is meant to help dispel the myth that cancer is only a concern for industrialized nations, rather than developing countries. The scary truth is that cancer rates are increasing in developing nations – for a variety of reasons.