http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cure/ en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:05:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324591/posts OK Guys/Gals. I have not had an attack in years but after attending a couple of Brewfests and relizing how good Ale is (I quit drinking beer do to gout years ago) and forgetting how crippling and excrutiating an attack of gout is well I have a whole foot invovled. As a careprovider I have to get up (I have an old wheelchair to use the pain is that bad). I dont want to go to the Doc and thought I would try some home flushing of the uric acid. Right now I have a combo in one ice pitcher... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324591/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:05:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296291/posts Medication that can protect humans against nuclear radiation has been developed by Jewish-American scientists in cooperation with a researcher and investors from Israel. The full story behind the dramatic discovery will be published in Yedioth Ahronoth's weekend edition. The ground-breaking medication, developed by Professor Andrei Gudkov – Chief Scientific Officer at Cleveland BioLabs - may have far-reaching implications on the balance of power in the world, as states capable of providing their citizens with protection against radiation will enjoy a significant strategic advantage vis-à-vis their rivals. For Israel, the discovery marks a particularly dramatic development that could deeply affect the... Ynet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296291/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294713/posts Medication that can protect humans against nuclear radiation has been developed by Jewish-American scientists in cooperation with a researcher and investors from Israel. The full story behind the dramatic discovery will be published in Yedioth Ahronoth's weekend edition. The ground-breaking medication, developed by Professor Andrei Gudkov – Chief Scientific Officer at Cleveland BioLabs - may have far-reaching implications on the balance of power in the world, as states capable of providing their citizens with protection against radiation will enjoy a significant strategic advantage vis-à-vis their rivals. For Israel, the discovery marks a particularly dramatic development that could deeply affect the... Ynet News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294713/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265245/posts How the humble hydrangea shrub could hold the key to curing MS, diabetes and arthritis By FIONA MACRAE 05th June 2009 It's bright and beautiful flowers bring a splash of colour to gardens all over Britain. But it seems the hydrangea is more than just a pretty bloom. A drug made from its roots could be used to treat a raft of common diseases, researchers say. The colourful shrub - a staple of Chinese medicine - has the power to 'revolutionise' the treatment of multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and some forms of diabetes and arthritis, scientists claimed yesterday. Hydrangea: The common... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265245/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2157403/posts Hung over? Try eggs, fries, cocoa ... Thursday, January 1, 2009 3:24 AM By Kevin Mayhood THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The cup of cures for your pounding head and queasy stomach runneth over. New Year's Day is a little late for a lecture on abstinence or moderation, and we won't go into the scientific intricacies of a hangover. Suffice it to say you're hurtin', so here are a few remedies that folks say work, at least for them. "Hot chocolate," said Laura Yazvac, a bartender at the Surly Girl Saloon in the Short North. "Chocolate milk is good for dehydration." Lactose-intolerant?... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2157403/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2144582/posts An eminent French cardiologist has triggered an impassioned debate in the medical world over his claim to have discovered a cure for alcoholism. Dr Olivier Ameisen, 55, one of France's top heart specialists,says he overcame his own addiction to alcohol by self-administering doses of a muscle-relaxant called baclofen. He has now written a book about his experience - Le Dernier Verre (The Last Glass) - in which he calls for clinical trials to test his theory that baclofen suppresses the craving for drink. Widespread media coverage of his book in France has led to a rush of demands from alcoholics... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2144582/posts#comment Sun, 7 Dec 2008 21:39:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131880/posts Doctors in Berlin are reporting that they cured a man of AIDS by giving him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. But while the case has novel medical implications, experts say it will be of little immediate use in treating AIDS. Top American researchers called the treatment unthinkable for the millions infected in Africa and impractical even for insured patients in top research hospitals. “It’s very nice, and it’s not even surprising,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “But it’s just off the table of... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131880/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:21:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095119/posts The Race for the Cure® One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime. The KomenCharlotte Race for the Cure® raises money to fund education, screening and treatment programs for these women and thousands of others in our own community and supports the national search for a cure. The Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5K run/ walks in the world. Since its origination in Dallas in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure® Series has grown from one local race with 800 participants to an international series of 115 races... http://www.komencharlotte.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095119/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038413/posts A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. The drug, called lodamin, was improved in one of the last experiments overseen by Dr. Judah Folkman, a cancer researcher who died in January. Folkman pioneered the idea of angiogenesis therapy -- starving tumors by preventing them from growing blood supplies. (snip) "I had never expected such a strong effect on these aggressive tumor models," she said. The researchers believe lodamin may also be useful in other diseases marked by abnormal blood vessel... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038413/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:14:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011819/posts Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes — an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes. A new article — published in a special supplement to the February issue of Diabetes Care by a leading expert in the emerging field of diabetes surgery — points to the small bowel as the possible site of critical mechanisms for the development of diabetes. The study's author, Dr. Francesco Rubino of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, presents scientific evidence on the mechanisms of diabetes... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011819/posts#comment Tue, 6 May 2008 05:41:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000610/posts Scientists claim videos are proof of breakthrough An injection that dramatically relieved the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease within minutes would qualify as the discovery of the decade. That is exactly what was claimed yesterday for an experimental treatment being tested in America. Scientists at the Institute for Neurological Research at the University of California have treated around 50 patients at a private clinic by injecting an anti-arthritic drug, etanercept, into the spinal column in the neck and then tilting the patients to encourage the drug to flow to the brain. They claim 90 per cent respond to the treatment, usually... Belfast Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000610/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:37:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1952037/posts AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) ― There is new hope for patients diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. There's a new treatment being studied in Colorado and it has already cured one patient. Most patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from it, but a national clinical trial has left Richard Jordan, from Fort Collins, cancer free. Jordan has defied the odds. Just over a year ago, he was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer -- the tumor was choking a major blood vessel. "You usually don't last more than six months," Jordan said. Doctors at the University of Colorado Cancer Center offered some hope.... CBS4 Denver http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1952037/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:45:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920798/posts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - New research reports posted on the American Cancer Society's Web site late Tuesday suggest that a Florida man with no medical training may have invented a machine that could lead to a cure for cancer. "It gives me goose bumps that there might be a better way to do this and it looks like it's happening," said John Kanzius, inventor of the machine. Kanzius, 63, is a former broadcast executive from Pennsylvania who wondered if his background in physics and radio could come in handy in treating the disease from which he suffers himself. Created... WPBF-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920798/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:58:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1918695/posts Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 11:55 GMT Blood findings bring malaria hope Researchers could be a step closer to a cure for malaria after discovering people with blood group O are naturally protected from its most severe forms. Edinburgh University has found blood type O people are significantly less likely to experience the most life-threatening effects of malaria. It is hoped the discovery will help develop drugs which mimic the properties of red cells. Red cells in O group blood prevent malaria worsening. "We may be able to reduce the number of children dying from severe malaria in sub-Saharan Africa"Dr... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1918695/posts#comment Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:00:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899238/posts Cancer cure 'may be available in two years' By Nic Fleming Science Correspondent  Last Updated: 8:26pm BST 19/09/2007   Cancer sufferers could be cured with injections of immune cells from other people within two years, scientists say. Red tape hinders cancer research, says reportUS researchers have been given the go-ahead to give patients transfusions of “super strength” cancer-killing cells from donors.Dr Zheng Cui, of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has shown in laboratory experiments that immune cells from some people can be almost 50 times more effective in fighting cancer than in others.Dr Cui, whose work is highlighted... The Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899238/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:59:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892955/posts VENLO, Netherlands - Do you find your fingers drifting into your mouth when you're nervous, anxious or just bored? Are your nails chewed to splinters or your cuticles gnawed to bleeding pulp? Nail biting is more than a bad habit. Doctors say it is one of the most common symptoms of stress or of an obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially for teenagers or younger children, and can lead to disfigurement and serious infection. Alain-Raymond van Abbe, a former health industry and cosmetics promoter, estimates the world's pathological nail biters number 600 million or more. He saw that onychophagy was so widespread that... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892955/posts#comment Sat, 8 Sep 2007 04:26:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884132/posts Inventor from Erie, P.A. teams up with leading cancer center. The work has been quietly been going on for the last three years in a no-frills laboratory in Erie, Pennsylvania. Inventor, John Kanzius, working with Jim and Charlie Rutkowski, have been perfecting a device that will kill cancer cells with a radio frequency. This humble workspace could soon become the epicenter of one of the most stunning scientific breakthroughs in cancer treatment in years. Using the Kanzius RF machine and special nanoparticles, it appears that cancer cells can be targeted and killed without harming the rest of the body. This... WKYC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884132/posts#comment Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:23:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860921/posts "Those who cure you will kill you..." So, what's new? Zarr Chasm Chronical[sic] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860921/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jul 2007 21:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1834622/posts Could a graze on the head help cure baldness? Biologists had thought that once mammals lose their hair follicles, they are gone forever. Now George Cotsarelis at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his colleagues have shown that adult mice can regenerate follicles when their skin is wounded. newscientist.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1834622/posts#comment Wed, 16 May 2007 18:05:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827093/posts A BRITISH hospital has made the world's first attempt to treat blindness with a revolutionary gene therapy. Surgeons at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London operated on Robert Johnson, who was born with a rare sight disorder known as Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA), which deteriorates with age. Mr Johnson, 23, who had genes inserted into one eye, could see only outlines during the day and very little at night before having the procedure yesterday. He is one of a dozen young patients selected for the first clinical trial to test the new therapy, which has already proved successful at restoring... theaustralian.news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827093/posts#comment Wed, 2 May 2007 13:27:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781474/posts New Cure for Cancer: Truth or Dare? by Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, American Cancer Society, for ABC News There is the medical equivalent of a tsunami wave building out there, only we don't know where this one is going to land. It is called DCA, and we at the American Cancer Society are suddenly receiving requests for information about something few if any of us had heard about as a cancer treatment until this past week. I suspect some of this rapid explosion is fueled in part by the Internet and the rapid exchange of information, and some by advocates who... KTRE-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781474/posts#comment Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778434/posts New Scientist has received an unprecedented amount of interest in this story from readers. If you would like up-to-date information on any plans for clinical trials of DCA in patients with cancer, or would like to donate towards a fund for such trials, please visit the site set up by the University of Alberta and the Alberta Cancer Board. We will also follow events closely and will report any progress as it happens. It sounds almost too good to be true: a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers by switching off their “immortality”. The drug, dichloroacetate (DCA),... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778434/posts#comment Sat, 3 Feb 2007 03:33:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741606/posts Scientists have identified a population of human colon cancer stem cells that can initiate tumor growth and differentiate into mature tumors, according to two reports in Nature. Two groups, working independently, showed that a subpopulation of CD133+ cells within the tumor, representing just a small fraction of the overall cancer mass, behave as cancer-initiating cells, with the ability to maintain themselves in culture in an undifferentiated state, initiate tumor growth after xenotransplantation in mice, and differentiate into cancers that are phenotypically indistinguishable from the original human tumor. "This is for me a really exciting set of reports," said Jeremy Rich,... The Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741606/posts#comment Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:46:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741453/posts New discoveries that pinpoint bad seeds leading to a major redirection of research A spate of new discoveries about the basic biology of cancer is pushing researchers toward an astonishing conclusion: For decades, efforts to cure the disease may have targeted the wrong cells. Current therapies treat all cancer cells the same. They're aimed at shrinking tumours on the basis that the various cells within them all have similar powers to spawn new cancers and spread destruction. But mounting evidence suggests that cancer's real culprits -- the roots of perhaps every tumour -- are actually a small subset of bad... Globe & Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741453/posts#comment Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:09:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714593/posts Britons freed from chains in mullah's 'drug cure' prison By Isambard Wilkinson in Haripur (Filed: 06/10/2006) A Pakistani cleric has been arrested for running a private jail to which he lured dozens of drug addicts from Britain by offering a spiritual cure in return for money. Treatment: Maulana Ilyas Qadri In a raid this week, police found 113 people, aged between 12 and 50, bound in chains and shackled together at a madrassa, or religious school, in a remote village in northern Pakistan. At least seven were British nationals of Pakistani origin. Many prisoners, whose relatives consigned them to the... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714593/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 01:02:45 GMT