Cholestasis of Pregnancy

Cholestasis of Pregnancy Cholestasis of pregnancy causes severe itching and sometimes jaundice. Most frequently occurring in late pregnancy, cholestasis affects 1 or 2 women out of 1000. Women carrying multiples, who have a family history of cholestasis, getting pregnant through the use of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or who have suffered previous damage to their liver…

Correlation Between Pranayama and Stem Cells Culture

Correlation Between Pranayama and Stem Cells Culture What are Stem Cells? Stem cells are undifferentiated cells, found throughout the body after embryonic development. They can make identical copies of themselves for long periods of time and multiply by cell division to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues for self-renewal and self-healing. The stem cell…

What Is Regenerative Medicine?

What Is Regenerative Medicine? When Adrienne Shapiro’s daughter Marissa was diagnosed with sickle cell disease, the doctors said that she would not live till her first birthday. However, when Marissa managed to live past that benchmark, it did not mean the end of Adrienne’s worries. In fact, it was the beginning of many painful years…

Treatment of Leukimia

Treatment of Leukimia Treatment of leukemia depends on the type and level of disease and tailored for each patient. In general, chemotherapy-the use of drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells are the main treatment for acute or chronic leukemia. In acute leukemia, intensive chemotherapy and the use of some drugs, either simultaneously or sequentially, to…