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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 at 4:21 pm Posted by smp

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Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:08 PM CST

In this image released by the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, a patient's collapsed lung, at right, is seen prior to a windpipe transplant which used tissue grown from the patient's own stem cells. European doctors have performed a windpipe transplant with tissue grown from the patient's own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. (AP Photo/Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, HO)AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. "This technique has great promise," said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both donor and recipient tissue. Only a handful of windpipe, or trachea, transplants have ever been done.

Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:03 PM CST

AP - The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study.

Panel urges revised warning on facial filler risks (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST

AP - Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.

Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose mothers consumed canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new study suggests.

Robots may come to aging boomers' rescue (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In the not-so-distant future, American seniors may turn to helpful, uncomplaining robots to fill the worrisome "care gap" that many face today.

Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Coming on the heels of two studies discounting the usefulness of vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin D and calcium supplements for cancer prevention, U.S. researchers report that vitamins C and E supplements won't help prevent cancer, either.

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