By now we’ve all heard about the amazing deals on Europe’s low-fare carriers. Industry leader Ryanair even goes so far as to occasionally offer seats for free (passengers pay only the flight taxes and service charges, generally $25 and up each way). At this point there are around 60 upstarts crisscrossing the Continent, many with names that don’t exactly instill confidence in the average American, such as Geneva-based Flybaboo. Combine that with the recent failures of JetGreen, Duo, JetMagic, Volareweb.com, and V Bird, and many travelers are uneasy about booking with a low-fare carrier, no matter how cheap it comes.
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THE GLOWING skin and glossy hair are compensation of a kind for the other, less attractive, realities of being pregnant (the morning sickness, the piles, the constipation). But now researchers think that pregnancy offers benefits beyond the merely cosmetic (and a baby). It seems that the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy could provide the key to curing medical conditions ranging from migraine to skin disorders.
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — When the drug Tysabri was introduced to treat multiple sclerosis just three months ago, there was “a lot of buzz” among people with MS eager to embrace new hope, said Michele Maglione, who was diagnosed with the incurable disease four years ago.
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One in six people who take cannabis for pain relief say their doctor advised them to use it, a survey suggests.
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Geri Glass fought her way back from death nine years ago in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Vincent Healthcare.
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LONDON — European drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said yesterday it had suspended clinical trials of an experimental drug to treat multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease, in line with a US regulator’s ruling.
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Doctors are moving closer to being able to diagnose multiple sclerosis using a simple blood test, allowing for earlier intervention against a disease that is often hard to identify. MS is an unpredictable disorder of the central nervous system brought about by the immune system’s attacking of myelin, the substance that insulates nerves and speeds electrical conduction of nerve signals.
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Biogen Idec’s multiple sclerosis drug Avonex might cause severe liver damage in rare cases, according to the company and the Food and Drug Administration.
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COPAXONE(R) Only MS Therapy Available Without Warnings or Precautions for Liver Damage
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BERKELEY – A major step in the development of the vertebrate embryo – the establishment of a back that morphs into a brain, spinal cord and muscles – turns out to be so important that the body uses at least three signals to make sure it happens properly.
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Monday the Supreme Court considers whether ‘foreign flag’ cruise lines have to follow US legislation.
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LONDON, England (CNN) — British scientists are developing a tiny robot to fit inside MRI machines, which will improve the accuracy of biopsies taken to screen for prostate cancer.
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Japanese electronics firm Hitachi has unveiled its first humanoid robot, called Emiew, to challenge Honda’s Asimo and Sony’s Qrio robots.
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TOKYO — Hitachi’s robot on wheels avoids obstacles, responds to simple voice commands and reads the weather forecast.
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Κάθε μέρα διαπιστώνω όλο και περισσότερο, με κίνδυνο να καταντήσω γρα-φικός, το πόσο ζοφερά είναι τα πράγματα για την αναπηρία στην Ελλάδα και πόσο αστείοι είναι πολλές φορές ορισμένοι εκπρόσωποι των κινητικά αναπήρων στις διεκ-δικήσεις τους αλλά και τις προσωπικές τους φιλοδοξίες, χάριν των οποίων πολλές φορές τελματώνουν τα πάντα, υπονομεύοντας το βιοτικό μας επίπεδο.
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