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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Double Arm Transplant in Latin America for the First Time

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Gabriel Granados, 53, from Mexico, is the first in Latin America to receive a double arm transplant. He is happy to be able to move his limbs and be independent, courtesy the intensive daily therapy sessions which have helped him recover nearly 70% of movement. While giving instructions to construction workers building a fence, Gabriel...
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Testosterone Could Benefit Hysterectomized Women

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Hysterectomy and oophorectomy (the removal of ovaries) are performed to treat various diseases in women. This also includes cancer. A decline in estrogen and testosterone levels in the blood accompany these procedures. Many women who have undergone surgical removal of their uterus and/or ovaries can develop symptoms of sexual dysfunction,...
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260 Positives Found Via New Test for Steroids in Sports

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A researcher from the Cologne anti-doping laboratory revealed that a new test for the presence of anabolic steroids has resulted in 260 positive cases which in the past would have been undetectable. The test can more effectively detect Stanozolol, the steroid found in the urine sample of Ben Johnson after he won 100m gold at the 1988 Seoul...
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Amid S.Africa's HIV Treatment Success, Complacency Concerns Abound

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While South Africa has been hailed as a model for HIV treatment, some people now fear its very success may be breeding complacency. South Africa's free drugs programme for AIDS has expanded rapidly to 2.4 million people -- more than double the number three years ago -- and boasts the largest treatment project in the world. At a clinic at...
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HIV/AIDS Bill Sought by Activists in Winter Session

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Civil society activists in India have demanded that the HIV/AIDS bill be tabled during the winter session of parliament. The bill aims to protect the rights of people infected and affected by HIV and was finalised by the union health ministry in 2006. It also provides for free and complete HIV-related treatment for all who need it. "HIV-positive...
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