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Biliary Tree Stem Cells
A Type 1 diabetes cure is conditional on finding a reliable source of islet cells. Stem cells have been mentioned as a potential source but not all stem cells can become insulin-producing cells....
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Recently diagnosed, challenged, or confused with Diabetes?
Diabetes can be overwhelming. Your medical team guides you on the clinical treatment of diabetes but the emotional support is paramount to the success of diabetes management. Having lived with diabetes...
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Join the Allie’s Voice About Diabetes e-newsletter to hear the latest podcast, see the latest YouTube video, and shop the Amazon aStore for useful diabetes products. Subscribe and join me! Join the...
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You’ll Never Know If You’re Eating #GMO, Thanks @HouseFloor
GMOs or genetically modified organisms were deemed so safe that labeling isn’t necessary in foods, according to a recently passed law. Labeling foods that contain GMOs would require a vast overhaul of...
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#Immunosuppressed? #Cancer Prevention Tips
For my fellow transplant recipients, cheers to living a good life. Albeit immunosuppressed, it’s important for us to remember we’re at an increased risk of infections and cancers. Instead of being a...
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@salkinstitute Where #Skin Regulates #bG
Did you know that your “gamma” could make insulin? The problem with insulin-producing cells is that we can only get them harvested from a cadaver or harvested from a human embryo. Both of those...
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@Pfizer Unknowingly Aids #LethalInjections? #Psh #PFE
A death sentence by lethal injection is done in a 3-step process: anesthesia, a paralytic, and finally cardiac arrest. Needless to say, US drug makers have stopped making the drugs to facilitate...
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#DonateLife – There’s an #App for That! @AppleSupport
Not too long ago, President Obama vowed to help mitigate the organ donor shortage in the United States. Apple, being the simplistic problem solvers, have hatched a life-saving idea. The health app in...
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#NailBiting a Good #Habit?
As a kid, I used to bite my nails. I broke the habit with positive reinforcement. I would reward myself with a manicure when I hasn’t bitten my nails. Besides the unsavory side effect of funny-shaped...
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#ZapZika with GMO #Mosquitoes
It’s summer and we’re all looking for a safe-haven from Zika. Would you believe that the FDA has approved the release of genetically-modified mosquitoes to fight the virus? Yep. Birth defects like...
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Lessons Learned from #Obamacare
Depending on who you ask, Obamacare was a raging success or an abysmal failure. It’s not just a hot political opinion, either. Yes, democrats can be singing the praise and justifying a stay in the...
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Who’d Be a #Healthier #President?
Pardon the redundancy but this story keeps getting juicier. It didn’t help that Hillary Clinton collapsed at a 9/11 ceremony Sunday. She was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and told to take 5-days...
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When #GeneEditing Goes Too Far #Gattica
We’re far from a world of designer babies but let’s be clear – there needs to be some ground rules established for this magical and potentially futile tweaking of genes. Relax. It’s not yet perfect....
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Smart #StemCells in #WisdomTeeth!
Sometimes we find the mother lode of gold in the most unsuspecting places. Those teeth many of us have removed and tossed away like garbage have a jackpot of stem cells, according to a new finding from...
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More Daddy Time Means Healthier Baby
Time with dad may be the most valuable commodity, for new babies. A study explains why its evidently healthier for a newborn to spend more time with dad. Babies who look more like their father are...
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