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Reality bites for the McCartneys

LYING side by side on the pristine ice, with a fluffy white baby seal in the foreground, Sir Paul and Lady McCartney looked for all the world like a happy, committed couple. Helicoptered in to the ice floes of Canada’s Gulf of St Lawrence by the Humane Society International, the pair were there to help pressure the country’s government into stopping the brutal annual seal cull. Kitted out in matching red body suits and woolly hats, they spoke passionately about their desire for an end to the killing.
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Stem cell research would benefit disabled

I have a spinal cord injury and have used a wheelchair for nearly 32 years. I am healthy, happy and lead a very full and rewarding life. I am part of the disability pride and independent living movement. I am happily married, work full time, attend law school, pay taxes and vote. I do not consider my life a “tragedy” and I do not consider myself to be “suffering” from anything.
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Paradise lost

They looked the picture of innocence. But behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz, the actors playing the munchkins were said to be indulging in drunken orgies. Now Irvine Welsh has turned their story into a play – and sparked a storm
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Urinary Tract Infection

What is the urinary tract?

The urinary tract or system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The key players in the system are the kidneys, a pair of purplish-brown organs located below the ribs toward the middle of the back. The kidneys remove liquid waste from the blood in the form of urine, keep a stable balance of salts and other substances in the blood, and produce a hormone that aids the formation of red blood cells. Narrow tubes called ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, a triangle-shaped chamber in the lower abdomen. Urine is stored in the bladder and emptied through the urethra.
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Bacteria Enzyme May Help Regrow Spinal Cords

TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — A treatment that promotes the regrowth of injured spinal cord nerves has proven successful in rats, U.S. researchers report. A team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor used an enzyme called sialidase — isolated from bacteria — to treat a group of rats with nerve injuries. Within four weeks, the treated rats had grown twice as many new nerve fibers as untreated rats with the same kind of injury.
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New Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Reduces Relapse Rate By 90%

Multiple Sclerosis patients who receive a brief course of Mitoxantrone, and then Cupaxone, experience a reduced replase rate of 90%, according to a five-year study carried out at The Walton Centre for Neurology, Liverpool, UK. A further ten controlled studies are being launched at 10 centres in the UK. A reduced relapse rate of 90% means the difference between being bedridden and holding down a job and actively raising a family for many MS patients.
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