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News: November 19, 2009
Embryonic Stem Cells May Be Used To Create New Skin
November 19, 2009Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study out of France has revealed that embryonic stem cells may be used to actually create new skin for humans.
The belief is that by using these embryonic stem cells to create new skin, that it could prove extremely helpful in the treatment of burn victims.
Burn victims usually have to wait for skin grafts when they suffer their injuries, but these can take quite some time to develop.
This i sbecause they come from human skin cells and take longer to produce.
While they are waiting for these skin grafts, the thought process now is that the embroynic stem cells could actually create a temporary skin for the victims.
What this means is that it could help in the healing process, helping these burn victims to avoid complications.
The research, as stated, comes out of France and has been published in the November 20th issue of the journal The Lancet.
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November 23, 2009 | Genetic Variant Slows AIDS ProgressionScientists report that a genetic variation appears to play a major role in slowing disease progression in HIV-infected patients. In fact, those with the variation appear to take years longer to develop AIDS and die of complications of the disease. "We're honing in on factors that vary across individuals that make a person more or less susceptible to HIV, in terms of how rapidly someone develops the disease," said ...
November 22, 2009 | FDA To Reduce the Misuse of MedicationsThe FDA wants to reduce the misuse of medications, saying that at least 50,000 hospitalizations a year could be prevented if physicians, pharmacists, patients and parents would be more careful. And the cost of these preventable injuries is estimated at about $4 billion annually by the Institute of Medicine. FDA commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg ...
November 21, 2009 | Diabetes Drug Byetta Linked to Kidney ProblemsThe FDA has received 78 reports of kidney problems related to Byetta, a drug by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli-Lilly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. With the new findings, the drug's label will be updated to warn doctors and patients about this possible ...
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