Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
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... professor of communication arts and sciences. One tactic would be for parents to ask teens what they hope to gain from use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco (e.g. relaxation, especially around the opposite sex; greater peer acceptance). The parent can then suggest wholesome alternatives to achieve the same end...Engineered stem cells can home in on tumors and deliver drug payload in mice
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...uting free samples purely as a defensive marketing tactic to maintain market share....Managing anger, boosting activity helps substance abusers stick with treatment
...t, according to Kohn, suggests that this avoidance tactic may actually be productive among chemical users. This interpretation, she adds, is supported by previous findings that chemical users are less likely than the general population to engage in leisure and social activities that are not related to alc...Transplanted human neural stem cells improve memory in rats
...own stem cells, which are not differentiated. This tactic allowed the host brain to take over, dictating where the stem cells should migrate and what types of cells they should become. As a result, Sugaya said, the transplanted cells became functionally integrated into the neuronal circuitry of the host ani...Copper-lowering drug stabilizes advanced cancer in anti-angiogenesis trial
... Merajver, "These initial results suggest that the tactic of preventing angiogenesis through copper deficiency holds significant promise. Through this and other therapies, we may one day be able to turn cancer into a chronic or controllable disease or to contribute to its eradication. Still, much more resea......ity found that the key to ensuringsuccessful scare tactic campaigns is to give individuals specific informat... about a desired health behavior change,then scare tactic campaigns may cause people to deny they're at risk forexperiencing health hazards, says Kim Witte, P...