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Facial reconstruction patients may soon have the option of custom-made bone replacements optimized for both form and function, thanks to researchers at the University of Illinois and the Ohio State University Medical Center.
Continue reading… “Engineering Could Give Reconstructive Surgery a Facelift”
Teaching older people martial arts will reduce injury when they fall.
Training older people in martial arts could cut their chances of suffering broken bones or fractures when they fall, according to experts. Teaching the elderly how to fall properly to minimise damage could yield significant benefits, they believe.
Researchers have identified a mechanism that may keep a well known signaling molecule from eroding bone and inflaming joints, according to an early study published online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Continue reading… “Experimental Approach May Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis And Osteoporosis”
Under the heading of “First they do, and then they don’t, and then they do…” They do. Oral osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva or similar bisphosphonates, do contribute to the death of cells in the jaw, called jawbone necrosis.
Continue reading… “Osteoporosis Drugs Contribute To Jawbone Necrosis”
Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer’s? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved.
Continue reading… “Can Eating Some Foods Actually Prevent Diseases?”
