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BUSH Sure, but not to say cures are at our fingertips, because they're not with stem cells. I know what it's like to have a parent suffer from Alzheimer's. And to give people the idea that there is going to be a cure next year for Alzheimer's--or for anything else--is just not right...
...adults, but the drugs appear to be safe for these youngsters' bones. The authors of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine speculate that children with nephrotic syndrome who take oral corticosteroids--not to be confused with anabolic steroids, the drugs that some athletes abuse--don't suffer from osteoporosis because the drugs cause them to gain weight. Those extra pounds may stimulate bones to grow stronger to compensate. Not to worry: the study finds that obesity rates drop off once these patients stop taking the medication...
Calorie restriction has its downside, though, and it's not just hunger. Weindruch's monkeys experience changes in bone density, and other labs have reported changes in libido, menstrual cycles and body temperature in calorie-restricted monkeys. And Sinclair's worms and flies suffer from loss of appetite and fertility. Researchers hope to create drugs based on resveratrol or on the genetic research that would avoid those pitfalls...
Thai massage works on muscles, connective tissue and joints at the same time, says Minerva Noltee, of Mandala Med-Spa in Sarasota, Fla. "We pull and stretch the ligaments, muscles and the joints to their tolerance, never past their tolerance," she explains. Clients who suffer from mild muscular dystrophy and rheumatoid arthritis seem to benefit from the treatments, according to Noltee. There are other responses as well, she says. "The big one is 'I feel taller...
...times, a by-product of egalitarian marriages between working moms and involved dads, replacing the old "tender years" policy, in which mothers were routinely awarded primary custody and fathers were relegated to visitation. The reasoning behind joint custody sounds sensible. Divorce is traumatic for kids; why have them suffer the additional pain of losing a parent? Moreover, studies show children do better when two parents are involved. Kids have higher self-esteem, better grades and fewer behavioral problems. Add to that deadbeat-dad prevention: fathers with joint custody are more likely to share the expense of raising kids. Finally, there...