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Best News Ever! A Cure for Cold Sores?

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Ok, maybe not the best news EVER. But I suffer from these horrid little creatures and have painful bouts several times a year that last about 10 days every time. Even highly touted creams like Abreva have done nothing for me.


     
     
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Regenerative Medicine: Adult Stem Cells May Heal Bone Fractures

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A new study out of UNC (University of North Carolina) may have found a way to use adult stem cells to heal broken bones.

According to Science Daily, the stem cells in human bone marrow, called mesenchymal stem cells, can turn into bone, cartilage, fat, muscle and blood vessel cells. This new treatment could help millions of adults with osteoporosis and other chronic bone conditions.


     
     
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Two men indicted in black market sales of human body parts

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Things that make you go.....euuw.

Henry Reid (former director of UCLA's cadaver program) and a business man, Ernest Nelson, have both been indicted in a Los Angeles court on charges that they conspired to sell human body parts for profit, making a million dollars in profit.

According to the district attorney's office, the body parts were allegedly sold by Reid to Nelson, who resold them to various pharmaceutical and research institutions. The thefts occured over a period of 5 years and Reid was able to use his status at UCLA to hide the thefts.