| The Third-Most Odds-Defying Discovery in Targ's "Prayer and Healing ...
Targ originally chose to study AIDS because it was a "gnarly disease," medical science's greatest riddle.
During the AIDS pilot study, one of the patients developed brain cancer. Amazingly, this patient did not die and eventually made a full recovery. As it turned out, he had been in the treatment group - he had been prayed for. Fred Sicher, Targ's coauthor, reminded her of this patient after a confirmation study was completed. Although AIDS was no longer a death sentence, brain cancer still was. Could a healer 1,500 miles away really shrink a brain tumor? Targ learned all she could about a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. In 2000, she applied to the National Institutes of Health's Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine for $1.5 million to cover two 150-patient trials - one on brain cancer, and another confirmation study on AIDS.
Healing touch therapy thrives despite skeptics
It's not traditional medicine but patients love it: an unconventional therapy called the healing touch that is gaining acceptance in some U.S. hospitals. The technique uses light touch and deep breathing to address energy imbalances, its advocates say. Though research on it is limited, the therapy is practiced at 30 U.S. hospitals and by nearly 2,000 certified therapists, according to Healing Touch International, based in Denver. "Healing touch raised my awareness and brought me a deep state of relaxation, which is not something you can get just by taking pain medicine," said Sarla Santos, 40, a nurse who underwent lung surgery in October and receives healing touch therapy at New York University Medical Center. "Pain medication takes the pain out but doesn't make you feel good or calm," she said.
Digestive tract cancers on the rise
Malignant gastrointestinal tumors are an increasing threat to Yemenis' lives, according to a new study. The 2006 study was conducted on 200 Yemeni patients with gastrointestinal tract tumors, registered in the archive departments of the al-Jumhoury, al-Kuwait and al-Thawrah public hospitals in Sana'a governorate from January 1 to December 31, 2003. It was conducted by a team of ten researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sana'a University with the aim of determining the incidence, pattern and anatomical distribution of gastrointestinal tract tumors among Yemeni patients. The gastrointestinal tract is the part of the body that deals with the intake and defacation of food products, beginning with the mouth (oral cavity) and including, in order, the salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, and the colorectal area.
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association to Honor ...
The National Latino Technology Achievers Awards Gala honors top Latinos industry executives from across the country on their commitment to excellence in corporate America. The award will be presented to Maria Alvarez Mann at The National Latino Technology Achievers Award Gala, October 25th, 6pm, the Fairmont Hotel, Washington DC.
Maria Alvarez Mann was selected via a comprehensive LISTA member survey from a group of her peers in information technology.
The award is sponsored by Nielsen Media Research, State Farm, DELTA Airlines, PTG, Cisco, Pinnacle, NBC, Google, Wachovia, I Hispano, Bast Services, Pharma, Telemundo, HITN, Staples, Lehman Brothers and many others.
"Maria should be duly recognized and lauded for her accomplishments, in an industry mostly dominated by men and where women account less than two percent.
Exercise, Psychological Counseling Could Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer patients suffering from symptoms of fatigue might find some relief through regular exercise and psychological counseling to deal with stress, according to a new review.Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of patients with cancer and those undergoing treatment with radiation and chemotherapy. According to the American Cancer Society, 90 percent of patients in cancer treatment experience fatigue that can range from �mild lethargy to feeling completely wiped out.�The reviewers, led by Paul Jacobsen of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., said that fatigue affects patients� quality of life, with one-third feeling that it, �interferes with their ability to work, relationships with others and physical and emotional well-being.�There has been growing interest in helping these patients manage the symptoms of exhaustion with nonpharmacological treatments, and the systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological therapy and exercise in meeting the goal.The review appears in the November issue of the journal Health Psychology.
Higley schools, Google in talks for online partnership
Arizona State University began offering Google Apps to students in October 2006 because of the system's large capacity for e-mail storage and enhanced spam filtering, according to an ASU press release. The Google Apps system has also received praised because it allows multiple users to edit a document at once. Moore said he said he expects the partnership, as well as Google Apps, to be beneficial to Higley students and "K-12 education across the country." .
Police: Man who fell from roof here illegally from Mexico
It seems like the people who love to scream and shout about how it's all going to hell in a handbasket are the same ones who live out West and complain about having to actually WALK places on the rare ocassions when they actually do grace us with their presence. It is terrible that someone died, I hope that there was no foul play involved (it doesn't sound like there was), and I'd like to remind everyone that it can and does happen in other areas of town. .
Brain stem cells sensitive to space radiation
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists recently led a team of researchers to study potential effects of space radiation on astronauts. The results of their study are revealing and will provide the foundation for ensuring the safety of crew members participating in long distance space travel. Measures to protect astronauts from health risks caused by space radiation will be important during extended missions to the moon or Mars, say researchers in a paper currently online in Experimental Neurology. Full story � .
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