Scientists discover stem cell origin of neck and shoulders
Research published in Nature tomorrow (21 July) will outline for the first time the stem cell origin of the structure of the neck and shoulders in vertebrates. The scientists believe that instead of groups of stem cells creating the skeletal and muscle structure separately they actually appear to make them together as a sort of 'composite'. This could have significant implications for clinical me...Female Antarctic seals give cold shoulder to local males
Female Antarctic fur seals will travel across a colony to actively seek males which are genetically diverse and unrelated, rather than mate with local dominant males. These findings, published in this week's Nature, suggest that female choice may be more widespread in nature than previously believed and that such strategies enable species to maintain genetic diversity. Scientists from the...Soap Opera: Advertisement Throws ‘Head & Shoulders’ Off Balane
The ASA has demanded that the television commercials for ‘Head and Shoulders’ Shampoo, that claims cent percent dandruff free efficacy of their products, is required to be// modified. Adverts for ocean spa and cool menthol varieties of the shampoo are the ones working up more soap than required. Procter & Gamble, the maker of Head & Shoulders, has clarified its stance, insisting that...New Drug For Treating Chronic Shoulder Pain
The patients suffering from chronic shoulder pain were left with only two options previously, either to take Advil or to go for a surgery//, after the safety concerns surrounding Vioxx and other Cox-2 inhibitors were raised. But a research done by Columbia University Medical Center has found that sodium hyaluronate, a drug approved by FDA for treating osteoarthritis of the knee can also be used f...An Effective Drug Identified for Shoulder Pain
According to the study conducted by Theodore Blaine, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and an attending// surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital sodium hyaluronate, a drug that is FDA-approved for osteoarthritis of the knee, is also effective for shoulder pain. This study was mainly conducted after the rise in safety concerns surro...Sodium Hyaluronate Shows Promise In Treatment Of Shoulder Pain
A novel study conducted by Columbia University Medical Center has shown that sodium hyaluronate, originally intended for use in osteoarthritis, could be effective// in the treatment of chronic shoulder pain as well. Until now, drug treatment with Cox-2 inhibitors or surgery was the only treatment options left for patients with chronic shoulder pain. Approximately 1.5 million patients...Drug Trial Lawyer Given the Cold Shoulder
The lawyer, who is taking up the cause of four men whose lives took a turn for the worse after drug trials were conducted by the German company// TeGenero and medical research company Parexel, has received no replies from the companies involved. Martin Day, who is handling the case, has felt ignored after receiving no response to his repeated attempts to solicit information about the tests conduc...Foundation Total Shoulder System
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