Archive for March 10th, 2010
Post-embryonic stem cell treatments currently available
[Minnesota Christian Chronicle, Mar. 10, 2010] Within two months of taking office last year, President Barack Obama lifted the ban on federal funding of new lines of embryonic stem cell research. It was a policy put in place in 2001 by former President George W. Bush. While the debate about the ethics of destroying an [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:05 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minnesota Christian Chronicle, Online, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute.
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‘Non-drugs’ ease hospital pain
[United Press International, Mar. 10, 2010] Non-traditional techniques are effective in reducing pain in hospitalized patients, U.S. researchers say. The therapies did not involve medication and were observed to relieve pain as much as 50 percent in a wide range of hospitalized patients. “Roughly 80 percent of patients report moderate to severe pain levels after [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:04 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Institute for Health and Healing, Newswires, UPI.
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Vitamin D shows promise but research still lagging
[Chicago Tribune, Mar. 10, 2010] As far as Dr. Joseph Mercola is concerned, vitamin D is the magic bullet we’ve all been looking for. A lack of this wonder nutrient, the controversial natural health advocate said, can set the stage for no fewer than 33 disorders, including autism, cancer, diabetes and infertility. “Vitamin D appears [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:00 pm under Allina System, Center for Innovation, integrative medicine.
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Allina using new tool to let patients call the shots at end of their lives
[Star Tribune, Mar. 10, 2010] Doug State entered hospice care two years ago knowing exactly how he wanted to die: at home in Cambridge, Minn., with his wife, Carol, and his dog, Teddy. He got his wish a year ago at age 83, when his failing heart finally stopped just as he was sitting down [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:56 am under Allina Home & Community Services, Star Tribune.
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