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"Miracle Cure For Alzheimer's Disease?"
cakebelly
by cakebelly  10-6-2008    2
 continues: The new study documents a dramatic and unprecedented therapeutic effect in an Alzheimer's patient: improvement within minutes following delivery of perispinal etanercept, which is etanercept given by injection in the spine. Etanercept (trade name Enbrel) binds and inactivates excess TNF. Etanercept is FDA approved to treat a number of immune-mediated disorders and is used off label in the study. Griffin and Mark are pioneers in the field of neuroinflammation. Griffin published a landmark study in 1989 describing the association of cytokine overexpression in the brain and Alzheimer's disease. "It is unprecedented that we can see cognitive and behavioral improvement in a patient with established dementia within minutes of therapeutic intervention," said Griffin. "It is imperative that the medical and scientific communities immediately undertake to further investigate and characterize the physiologic mechanisms involved. This gives all of us in Alzheimer's research a tre
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Nasoethmoidal fractures are very common with road traffic accident, assault and severe trauma to fac
jthomasparuch
by jthomasparuch  7-20-2008   
 -Nasoethmoidal fractures are very common with road traffic accident, assault and severe trauma to face. -nasal packing should be avoided for control of epistaxis d/t nasoethmoidal and cribriform frx b/c of the risk of intracranial injury
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Low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of hypocretin are diagnostic for narcolepsy.
fewstingscorpio
by fewstingscorpio  7-1-2008   
 A little prick in the back goes a long way...Sounds like a good tool if you happen to be having one anyway. For the whole article in it's entirety: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443623
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It Really Is Brain Surgery!
neochonetes
by neochonetes  11-12-2007   
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Civil Servant With Small Brain
AtlLiberal
by AtlLiberal  10-18-2007    5
 Excuse the title. I couldn't resist. And apologies to civil servants everywhere.
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You may have B12 deficiency though the doctor says its OK
jaanest
by jaanest  6-19-2007   
 Still 200 pg/ml is commonly accepted as the lower acceptable level of B12. Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause Alzehimers dementia, depression, sleep and concentration disturbance and impaired postural balance. Therefore, check this quote when you test B12. Most physicians use the outdated normal values with harmful consequences. Over 40 percent of all Americans have B12 deficiency according to research sponsored by USDA, see http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2000/000802.htm
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