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...everything from chemicals in the carpets to infectious pets. One citizen counseled the President to slather lemon juice over his throat and chest to soothe his hyperactive thyroid. Others admonished him to eat his hated broccoli since it contains small amounts of a naturally occurring substance that restrains the organ...
...tests and pharmacy, all in one convenient location. We have fresh coffee and croissants in the waiting room, as well as a fax machine, current issues of all the magazines and a concierge. And we promise you'll never have to wait more than 15 minutes, or the next organ transplant...
...growth of cells can be formative," said Michaelson. The mechanisms of development, he adds, produce a smaller number of cells than would be expected with regular growth rates. This process leads to the organization of cells within the organ, he says...
...severe burns, chemotherapy or major abdominal surgery -- allows these rod-shaped bacteria to multiply out of control and invade other parts of the body, eventually entering the bloodstream. Once there, one part of the bacterial cell wall called endotoxin can trigger a cascade of lethal effects, culminating in multiple organ failure and death, sometimes within hours...
Rather than excising the organ which is playing host to the tumor--often a dangerous or impossible procedure--the Harvard researchers found that they could inject a drug to halt the growth of blood vessels near the tumor, thus starving the cancer...