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	<title>Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog &#187; Kidney</title>
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		<title>Diabulimia: Forced Weight Loss by Diabetics Can Kill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabulimia is a new term used to describe an eating disorder that’s beginning to victimize type I diabetics. As with any other eating disorder teens are the most likely to develop it. The complication is not limited to teenagers only. Any insulin dependent diabetic can become a victim. Diabulimia is developed when a type I ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/diabulimia-forced-weight-loss-by-diabetics-can-kill/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Diabulimia: Forced Weight Loss by Diabetics Can Kill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>What Matters Most To You &amp; Me As A Blogger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Darren Rowse posted an interesting question: &#8220;What matters most to you as a blogger&#8221;. Here&#8217;s my answer:
1. Blog as repository of knowledge. I am an avid reader; I learn new things everyday. However I keep my RAM (quick search memory) very small. Consequently I frequently refer to my blog and then to Google to find ... Read : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/what-matters-most-to-you-me-as-a-blogger/">What Matters Most To You &#038; Me As A Blogger</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Lies Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Objections or One Woman With Two Souls Ridicules Religious Zealots</title>
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Don’t you just love it when evidence emerges challenging unprovable religious preconceptions espoused by the Pope, the Roman Catholic Church, hardline Islamists, not to mention beloved President George Bush and his own fundamentalist Christian supporters.
What they all believe is that at the instant when an embryo is formed by fertilisation of a human egg by ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/the-lies-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research-objections-or-one-woman-with-two-souls-ridicules-religious-zealots/">Read more : The Lies Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Objections or One Woman With Two Souls Ridicules Religious Zealots</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/the-lies-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research-objections-or-one-woman-with-two-souls-ridicules-religious-zealots/</link>
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		<title>Drug for Diabetic Nephropathy in Phase 3 Trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speedel announced today the start of its Phase III study for SPP301, its once-a-day oral endothelin A receptor antagonist (ERA) in the indication of diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease). The ASCEND(1) study has begun with the first patient visit as per the schedule outlined by Speedel in March 2005 when the company reported successful completion ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/drug-for-diabetic-nephropathy-in-phase-3-trial/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Drug for Diabetic Nephropathy in Phase 3 Trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anouncement: The Stem Cell Blog - News and Hard Facts on Stem Cell Research and Treatment Options</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have forked of our coverage of Stem Cell Research news and views in our recently launched The Stem Cell Blog. You will find it much more active than it was under the folds of multi-faceted Simple Thoughts Blog. 

I think we can do better justice to this topic (Stem Cell Research) in an independent .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/anouncement-the-stem-cell-blog-news-and-hard-facts-on-stem-cell-research-and-treatment-options/">Anouncement: The Stem Cell Blog - News and Hard Facts on Stem Cell Research and Treatment Options</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consolidated Health News for the week ending June 12, 2005</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three Transplant Patiet have died due to rare infection (LCMV virus) from rats, raises concern for all transplant patients. On a different front educated women are less likely to suffer from insomnia. And it appears that milk is destined to make a comeback. It had really a bad press all along..... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/consolidated-health-news-for-the-week-ending-june-12-2005/" title="Consolidated Health News for the week ending June 12, 2005">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Senator Diana DeGette supports stem-cell research; Shouldn&#8217;t you too?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DeGette, a Denver Democrat, and Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., are sponsoring a bill that would add new ethical standards and increase the number of lines of embryonic stem cells available for federally funded disease research. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Alex Howard carries an ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/rep-senator-diana-degette-supports-stem-cell-research/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Rep. Senator Diana DeGette supports stem-cell research; Shouldn&#8217;t you too?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Korean  Study Demonstrates Feasibility of Efficiently Harvesting Genetically Identical Stem Cells from Egg Donors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Korean Scientists lead by Woo Suk Hwang and Shing Yong Moon of Seoul National University in Korea have successfully generated new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are exact genetic matches for individual patients, according to a new study.

The researchers derived stem cells from patients with spinal cord injury, a congenital immune disorder and ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/korean-study-demonstrates-feasibility-of-efficiently-harvesting-genetically-identical-stem-cells-from-egg-donors/" title="Korean  Study Demonstrates Feasibility of Efficiently Harvesting Genetically Identical Stem Cells from Egg Donors">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/korean-study-demonstrates-feasibility-of-efficiently-harvesting-genetically-identical-stem-cells-from-egg-donors/</link>
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		<title>Research discovers response to beta-blocker therapy genetically pre-determined - must read if you are on beta-blocker therapy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at University of Florida discovers that beta-blockers are not suitable for certain group of patients, which can be determined by their genetic makeup. In fact for this group beta-blocker therapy actually worsens the heart enlargement problem..... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/research-discovers-response-to-beta-blocker-therapy-genetically-pre-determined-must-read-if-you-are-on-beta-blocker-therapy/">Research discovers response to beta-blocker therapy genetically pre-determined - must read if you are on beta-blocker therapy</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/research-discovers-response-to-beta-blocker-therapy-genetically-pre-determined-must-read-if-you-are-on-beta-blocker-therapy/</link>
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		<title>Keryx announces positive interim results for mid stage trial drug for diabetic nephropathy treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) Announces Positive Interim Results From Phase 2 Clinical Study For KRX-101 (Sulodexide Gelcaps) For Treatment Of Diabetic Nephropathy.

Around 40% of diabetic patients progress to diabetic nephropathy. So far the progression can be delayed by tight blood sugar control etc. However there is no known cure.
In the Phase II study, 24 percent of .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/keryx-announces-positive-interim-results-for-mid-stage-trial-drug-for-diabetic-nephropathy-treatment/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Keryx announces positive interim results for mid stage trial drug for diabetic nephropathy treatment</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/keryx-announces-positive-interim-results-for-mid-stage-trial-drug-for-diabetic-nephropathy-treatment/</link>
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		<title>Research (animal study) indicates cranberries are good for heart too</title>
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Cranberries are long known for beneficial effects on UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). Diabetic and immunosuppressed patients (after kidney or heart transplant) are more susceptible to recurrent UTI problems, women much more then men.
Recent animal study conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison indicates they may be good for heart too.

Early results from studies indicate that feeding cranberry .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/research-animal-study-indicates-cranberries-are-good-for-heart-too/">Source &nbsp;: Research (animal study) indicates cranberries are good for heart too</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New study gains significantly better understanding of antibiotic resistance, leading to new antibiotics development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to recent statistics published in the Nature (cited by Thomas A. Steitz, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Yale University), hospitals in the United States see about two million cases of antibiotic-resistant infections each year; 90,000 patients die annually from such infections.
Antibiotic resistance is a big problem for renal transplant recipients and is ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/new-study-gains-much-better-understanding-of-antibiotic-resistance-leading-to-new-antibiotic-development/">Original article on  : New study gains significantly better understanding of antibiotic resistance, leading to new antibiotics development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New test of biomarkers for diagnosing and treatment of organ transplant rejections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital are developing a revolutionary new test to diagnose and facilitate treatment of organ rejection in transplant patients.

Patients with end-stage vital organ failure depend on transplantation, but the process has its remaining challenges. Immune cells that normally protect patients can cause rejection and destruction of the very .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/new-test-of-biomarkers-for-diagnosing-and-treatment-of-organ-transplant-rejections/">New test of biomarkers for diagnosing and treatment of organ transplant rejections</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/new-test-of-biomarkers-for-diagnosing-and-treatment-of-organ-transplant-rejections/</link>
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		<title>Russian clinics and beauty salons peddling stem cell therapy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the rest of the world is cautiously experimenting with stem cell therapy, Russian clinics and beauty salons have claimed that they are already using both adult and embryonic stem cells to treat everything from wrinkles to Parkinson&#8217;s disease to impotence.

Scientists warn that while stem cells are still being researched in laboratories, treatment by clinics ... Read : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/russian-clinics-and-beauty-salons-peddling-stem-cell-therapy/">Russian clinics and beauty salons peddling stem cell therapy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three stem cell clones developed from existing cells in Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[News-Medical-Net reports
In an Australian first, UNSW researchers have developed three clones of cells from existing human embryonic stem cells. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson&#8217;s disease and spinal cord injury.


&#8220;This cloning of cells involves a new technique, which is a very accurate way of extracting and then growing .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/three-stem-cell-clones-developed-from-existing-cells-in-australia/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Three stem cell clones developed from existing cells in Australia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cells cultivated from Hair Follicles can transform into Neurons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the opposition to stem cells stem from the assumption that human embroys are required for stem cell production. However recent research indicates other viable sources (like placenta) of stem cells. The following appears to me a very promising avenue.

research published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides new insight ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/science-technology-at-scientific-americancom-stem-cells-from-hair-follicles-can-change-into-neurons-study-shows-2/" title="Stem Cells cultivated from Hair Follicles can transform into Neurons">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/science-technology-at-scientific-americancom-stem-cells-from-hair-follicles-can-change-into-neurons-study-shows-2/</link>
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		<title>Biocavity laser is now used to study stem cell functions</title>
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The biocavity laser can show scientists the inner workings of a single cell. Paul Gourley and his colleagues at Sandia proved the laser could do that by studying cancer cells.
Researchers are now using the laser to study stem cells, since cancer cells and stem cells are similar in several ways.
Source: Wired News
We will hopefully know ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/biocavity-laser-is-now-used-to-study-stem-cell-functions/">Biocavity laser is now used to study stem cell functions</a>.]]></description>
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