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Bioartificial Organs In tests, the bioartificial kidney has saved lives. A mix of living and manufactured parts (a cartridge full of tiny plastic fibers bearing thousands of working kidney cells), the device is a temporary fix for patients awaiting a transplant (the cells die after a few weeks). A bioartificial liver is also in the works. Other possibilities: a bioartificial heart, lung and pancreas...
...natural substance produced by the pituitary gland, but taking more than your body makes on its own can cause problems. Athletes and body builders who buy HGH on the Internet to increase muscle mass have developed all sorts of strange abnormalities, from misshapen hands and faces to enlarged livers, kidneys and hearts. Nobody knows what the long-term effects on children might be, but, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, they could include metabolic changes, kidney problems and a higher risk of cancer. The committee also warns that the treatments could backfire, reinforcing a negative self-image...
Epps, who suffered from diabetes, had previously experienced health troubles while dean. He underwent double-bypass heart surgery in August 1995, and he received a kidney transplant four months later from his wife...
...abundant in junk food. An estimated 25 million dieters have tried to follow his edict that if deprived of carbs as a source of energy, the body will burn fat. Although doctors and dietitians dismissed the Atkins plan for years--many blamed it for everything from bad breath to kidney damage--the fat-intensive diet was recently validated when short-term studies showed a lack of negative health effects...
Epps, who suffered from diabetes, had previously experienced health troubles while dean. He underwent double-bypass heart surgery in August 1995, and he received a kidney transplant four months later from his wife...