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Here's how it works: using only his hands, Barral coaxes the kidneys, liver, stomach and other soft tissues back to their natural movement by applying soft pressure to the abdomen, thorax and urogenital areas. In this way, he claims to have successfully treated ailments ranging from chronic back and joint pain to indigestion, infection, incontinence, migraines and even impotence and sterility...
...research team, led by Dr. David Brenner of Columbia University, estimates that of the 1.6 million children who get CAT scans to the head and abdomen each year, about 1,500 will eventually die from a cancer induced by the radiation of those scans. Children are especially vulnerable because their rapidly dividing cells are more susceptible to radiation damage and also because they will live long enough for even slow-growing cancers to take their toll. Perhaps the biggest risk factor, investigated by the second study, led by Dr. Lane Donnelly at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital, is that...
...experiment, sponsored by Transkaryotic Therapies Inc., Roth and his research team harvested skin cells from each of six test patients, added DNA for Factor VIII to these cells and surgically implanted the cells into each patients' abdomen. At least four of the six patients improved their prognoses...
...wanted to climb a mountain. Kois told Gilmour he was crazy, but Kois, Gilmour and Cummings started working on the Back Balancer, a 10-in.-wide oval-shaped pad that, when retrofitted to a normal backpack, acts as a spine-supporting brace. The pad pulls on the abdomen, creating a hydraulic lift to save wear on back muscles. Kois' patient raved about the device, and outdoor outfitter Kelty snatched...
RECOVERING. "JODIE," 3 months, conjoined twin of "Mary"; in Manchester, England. The twins were born attached at the abdomen. An operation separated them and ended the life of Mary, who depended on Jodie's heart. The parents opposed the separation but were overruled by the court...