Friday, February 23, 2007 Researchers with the University of Calgary in Canada have found that prolactin, a hormone produced during pregnancy, may reverse the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a paper published this week in The Journal of Neuroscience. The study, led by Drs. Samuel Weiss and V. Wee Yong of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, compared virgin and pregnant mice with MS-like lesions introduced by lysolecithin, a chemical which destroys the myelin sheaths around neurons. They found the pregnant mice developed smaller lesions and fewer damaged neurons, and…
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FDA recalls “Mama’s” brand smoked salmon
Sunday, April 10, 2005 A nationwide alert for consumers to avoid the ‘Mama’s Smoked Nova Salmon’ product in 8-oz. bags was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when the threat of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes was discovered. Listeria is a bacteria organism which can be serious and sometimes cause fatal infections, particularly in the young, frail or the elderly. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Symptoms vary with the ability of the patient’s immune…
Your Truck, Business And You Need Truck Insurance
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Forklifts Sydney Submitted by: Patricia Gabbett Even bicycles need to be insured, what more for big vehicles like trucks? Trucks are normally used for commercial purposes like delivering of goods in short or long distance and in small or large fleets. If you are an owner-operator of trucks, you know already the process of getting truck insurance. But take a second thought; the company where you are getting your insurance may not be the best auto insurance company out there. First, consider a…