
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Pioneering Stem Cell Surgery Announced New York Times - By ALAN COWELL PARIS -- Physicians at four European universities have completed what they say is the first successful transplant of a human windpipe using a patient’s own stem cells to fashion an organ and prevent its rejection by her immune system, ... 1st Trachea Transplant From Stem Cells Easyjet 'risked windpipe op' |
![]() SmartAboutHealth | Ginkgo biloba doesn't prevent dementia, study finds Los Angeles Times - A clinical trial involving people ages 75 to 96 showed no relation between taking the supplement and boosting brainpower or staving off the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Herbal supplement Ginkgo doesn't stop Alzheimer's Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's |
![]() eFluxMedia | Genentech's Avastin linked to vein-clotting risk in analysis San Jose Mercury News - By John Lauerman Genentech's Avastin, widely prescribed for colon cancer and some lung tumors, was linked to significantly higher rates of vein clotting in an analysis of earlier studies. Genentech disputes new Avastin research data Genentech Disputes Avastin And Blood Clot Risk |
![]() ABC News | Lean Cuisine Recall: Meals Could Be Contaminated with Pieces of ... AboutLawsuits.com - Nestle Prepared Foods company has recalled over 875000 pounds of frozen Lean Cuisine chicken meals because they may contain small pieces of hard plastic that could cause injury for consumers. Lean Cuisine entrees recalled Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Chicken Dinners |
![]() Fresh News | Wash. pays $300K to man disfigured after prison misdiagnosis USA Today - Taxpayers will pay $300000 to a man who lost his penis and a testicle after doctors misdiagnosed a case of flesh-eating bacteria while he was being held in a Washington state prison, local news organizations report. Mason County Man Agrees to Settlement in Disfigured Groin Case Man Loses Several Pounds of 'Flesh' to Bacterial Infection |