Stem Cell Research Reveals Spectacular Breakthroughs

Recent successful Stem cell research for positive treatments of diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson’s are the breakthrough discoveries this year. The research of the stem cells finding new horizons of treatment for the main culprits involved in causing these diseases.

Technological research carried out on inducing human cells to change into the type of stem cells that are created by the human embryo is a medical advancement known as cellular reprogramming. According to the scientists the embryonic cells have the potential to grow into any type of cell within the body and they are harvested by the embryos grown in labs.

The stem cells are actually blank cells and they are yet to develop into specialized ones as they are in the early stage of development and can grow up into any part of your body organs. There are basically different tissues of stem cells as the embryonic stem cells are originally from the embryo and the embryonic germ cells from the testes while the adult germ cells can be found in your bone marrow. According to recent medical breakthrough it is found that the adult cells can be changed into repair tissues and this sure could bring personalized regenerative medicine to step into the real world.

For these type of Stem cells you don’t need to generate stem cells as the adult cells can be obtained from the human own cells. The fascinating fact is that the stem cells can be developed to become any type of cell from repairing tissues to treating many diseases really raises new hope in the field of medical science.
The first human trial of this kind of discovery was experimented on patients with spinal cord injuries and the first part of the trail consisted of determining if the treatment works out safe without any harmful side effects. Through stem cells there is a possibility of cloning but it is restricted by the government and this is all in the best interest of people.

But the ethical issue involved in this type of research requires human cells that can be obtained from left over fertility clinic embryos. There are certain guidelines that we have to keep in line with as research can be carried out on the Vitro cells that are useless for reproductive purposes. This surely restricts human cloning which is not allowed in any case as stem production can’t be carried out to substantiate and develop human cells for repairing the bodily organs. Plus there should not be any commercial or financial transaction when this research is carried out. The embryos used in this research shouldn’t be more than fourteen days old plus combing the human cells with non human stem cells is also not allowed.

But the real question is, is it right to start of human cloning and disrupting the human cycle as these are situations that are best left to nature. Is this breakthrough really positive or will it start off another speculation and debate? Another negative aspect of this situation can arise when people start to adopt negative ways and sell human embryos o fill up their pockets.

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Physical Fitness Kindles Hope in Life Of Cancer Patients

People suffering from cancer have always been prescribed to have loads of bed rest in the past to help them conserve their energy to fight against the diseases, however latest research speaks otherwise. Today, it has been proved that people who are active and participate more in physical activities have a better chance of fighting for the survival of cancer than the ones who are inactive. There are numerous healthy benefits associated with exercise that even the American College of Sports Panel has considered adding several new drills and workouts for athletes.

Just like other normal people, cancer patients should strive to get 15 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise daily. Until now doctors have been recommending patients to take it easy and not to push themselves but this theory has certainly changed due to the recent discovery. Through exercise the patient’s body can withstand the withering effects of cancer treatments of Chemotherapy and Radiation. Promising evidence has increased the hopes of the cancer patients and they are more lively know with the new found hope to enjoy life with a little precaution.

A good exercise routine recommended by the medical experts turns out fruitful results as they lessen the need for the use of drugs and increase the production of the red blood cells because of chemotherapy. Resistance training turns out the best healthy exercise of the breast cancer patients.

The loss of red blood cells is the main culprit that causes fatigue in cancer patients undergoing treatment. It is also found that you will need less medication if you are active. Most patients end up losing muscles and bone mass density during chemotherapy but latest evidence has found that regular exercise patterns can help accentuate that comes from wasting away that come from the cancer treatments. Some cancer treatments end up making your bones more brittle and weak and so starting of exercises that will place less stress on the patients will work in your favor.

Though doctors don’t expect the cancer patients under going chemotherapy to keep up to the same level of activity as normal people as they understand the trouble that patients undergo during chemotherapy yet it is recommended that they should still be physically active as much as they can.

Thus the quality of life of cancer patients improves with inculcating regular workouts and adopting exercises as par t of their daily routine and keeping physically active.

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Another Pakistani Plane Crash Leaves No Survivors

A private airliner filled with 21 Pakistani passengers and an Italian travelling to the site of a foreign oil company crashed near the Karachi airport as soon as it took off. This was a charted flight by an Italian company carrying its employs at work for their weekly shift.

The pilot reported the control tower of engine immediately after takeoff and while returning back it crashed into an open field. According to the civil aviation authorities the Black box of the aircraft ahs be been recovered and they are trying to investigate the real cause of the crash. According to the airline company’s spokesman the plane was fit to fly and there was no problem with it but nothing can be said officially about the circumstances that lead to the plane crash until an investigation is carried out.

The bad news is that all passengers were killed on board and their bodies are unidentifiable because the plane set of in flames and everyone on board was burnt to death. They have been shifted to the Agha Kahn Hospital for DNA test through which they can be identified as there is no way they can be identified physically. They will be handed over to their family members after the reports of the test.
21 passengers were Pakistani wheel there was also an Italian board the flight. The cries and the heart rendering wails of the relatives of the victims in the crash could be heard all around. The plane was literally broken into pieces and the tail of the plane was separated from the charred wreckage.

This was the second plane crash in less four months and all passengers on board were killed .While in Thursday night a Cuban State airliner carrying passenger from Europe and Latin America also crashed without any survivors the night before and the next morning the Pakistani plane crashed .The important point is that there were no survivors of the plane crash and all passengers were killed. What is the world coming to as these are crashes that are becoming a common day occurrence as you get to hear of plane crashes more than ever?

According to the Pakistani civil aviation authorities this was a weekly flight to an oil and gas field located near Bhit Shah and the plane was checked before take off and given through clearance .Plane crashes are really unpredictable but the loss of the victims of the crash can’t be compensated for as nothing can compensate for eth valuable lives of people. Rescue workers worked voluntarily helping to remove the bodies of the victims of the plane crash and the scene was so devastating that it brought tears the eyes of every rescue worker.

These are very heart touching incident when you are taken by surprise and it becomes even more painful when you are even unable to identify the bodies of your relatives in such disastrous situations.

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Discovering the Extremophiles – An Organism that can Bear it All

Larger than life bacteria that can seen with your naked eye were found off the coast of Namibia and these Extremophiles bacteria have the potential to adapt to extreme conditions. There are places on earth that can’t support human life but these species of bacteria that can be found there. You can even find the wildest of creatures that can be found in the earths crust. Though high concentrations of salt end up killing the bacteria but there are even some that can survive the salt conditions and are known as Halophiles. Etremophilies are even found under the arctic ice and scientists believe that there are species of bacteria that grow on stimulated Mars and through experimentation it has been proved that some bacteria have returned back alive from the moon.

The search for the Extremophiles continue on this Earth and beyond because what may be extreme for us Earthlings may end up being normal business else where. These are really organisms that thrive in hostile conditions and the discovery of Extremophiles and their extraordinary adaptability of primitive life forms. There are also some species of bacteria that can tolerate high concentration of acidity and alkalinity.

The fact that communities of bacteria are found to thrive in extreme environment raises the possibility of life on our planet and the universe is always there. There are certain limitations that we humans can’t survive without but this doesn’t mean that the other life forms are limited by these essentials of life.

It has been found that life forms have evolved to fill every possible niche even in those areas which need to support life. The proof of living Extremophiles has opened the eyes of the scientists that the incredible range of conditions in which living things can exist. So in a way wherever you can find essentials of life there is always a possibility of life forms.

A very strange species of microbes are found below sea level and they are able to resist the temperature for baling point for water whose pressure is enough to submerge a submarine.

As life is possible in every niche of the earth there is also a chance that other life forms different forms may exist in the universe. By studying the Extremophiles on this planet the scientists will be prepared to recognize strange living creatures in other planets too.

It is beyond us to understand the limit that life can push beyond its boundaries and the maybe the extreme conditions here are the normal ones out in space. This is a puzzle that needs to be solved and one thing is for sure that there will never be a perfect answer as life goes on and extreme conditions can intensify.

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Inadequate Sanitation leads to Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Relief Camps

At least about 300 people have died in Haiti due to the Cholera outbreak which is a disease that is caused due to drinking contaminated water. The Haitians living in relief camps are also the victims of the Cholera outbreak .These people have yet to recover from the earthquake disaster and they are in serious trouble again with the outbreak. Cholera patients are being treated in hospitals while some are under treatment in camps. The unsanitary conditions and the contaminated water are the result of the Cholera outbreak. This is not the problem faced by people living in relief camps but it has also affected permanent communities too.

The worst is still not over in Haiti even after ten months, nothing could be done to improve the devastation caused by the Haiti earth quake. The flow of patients suffering from Cholera never seems to stop. Its misery and heart burn all the way when you look at the misery filled faces of the Haitians who are looking helpless and have nowhere to go then you sure can read the untold stories that can be seen in their eyes. About 30 to 40 percent children under the age of eighteen are affected with severe diarrhea which is the miserable condition of cholera. There are not even enough hospital beds to treat the patients and many of them are being treated in open air and intravenous drips are attached to trees while the moans and convulsions of the patients really create a depressing feeling.

Cholera is caused by waterborne bacteria which if left untreated can kill patients within a short time. Haiti is a poor country and even before the earthquake access to clean water and sanitary conditions was not possible for many Haitians and after the earth quake the situation has worsened and ruined the infrastructure.
UNICEF along with the UN council are working up so that they can stem the problem of Cholera as soon as they can .Creating awareness among the people is very important as the spread of the disease could be controlled to some extent and health workers are teaching the Haitians the way to wash their hands and maintain hygienic conditions so that they can get rid of contagious disease. This will educate the people to be clean and hygienic and thus help in preventing the infection to spread.

By adopting such positive measures the death rate has slowed down and this sure increases hope that the Haitians will pull through this disaster quickly as possible. The dehydrated condition of the Cholera victims will improve if proper sanitation measures are adopted and people become aware of how to deal with the diseases. Cholera is a disease of poverty ridden areas where sanitary conditions and lack of clean and pure drinking water outbreaks.

Hope is eth motivation factor that keeps the UNICEF and the Government of Haiti working to avert the loss of the Haitians. All defensive counters, measure are being adopted to pull the victims out of the Cholera problem and save their lives giving them a new hope to continue on with their life’s journey.

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Mount Merapi Unleashed its Volcanic Ash Killing Innocent Indonesians

Monday morning Mount Merapi unleashed another violent explosion which made the Indonesians run for their lives. The Indonesian authorities had failed to admit to their short comings in handling the Tsunami and a volcano that killed about 500 people in a week. The residents who had returned back to tend to their livestock after lasts weeks disaster went running back to their shelters. The city came to a stand still when the gray plume of ash shot up to the sky enveloping the area in grey cries and wails could be heard everywhere.

Though there has not been a report of casualties uphill now but thousands have fled to the over crowded shelters looking for relief. The head of the volcanic eruption Centre was expecting more eruptions but didn’t know the strength with which they would happen.

The Indonesian authorities are already being accused of inadequately helping the Tsunami victims in which at least 450 were already dead. Storms and strong wind delayed the rescue operations .Though the military and Red Cross assisted providing aid even through the helicopter but due to lack of coordination among the rescue workers the food and supplies were being spilled due to improper handling.

According to the Indonesian authorities the workers had been educated to handle emergency situations but everything happened so suddenly that those workers didn’t get any warning and were taken by surprise. What people fail to forget that natural disasters just happen you can adopt prevention methods beforehand but you simply can’t wait for warning signs.

According to the locals the recent eruption was stronger and devastating then the last week eruption. Around 47.000 people have been displaced and are staying at government camps but due to lack of co-ordination the authorities fail to provide them the relief that is due to the suffering victims of eth volcanic eruptions.
Alert level have been raised as it has been reported that there are signs of volcanic eruptions in the other four volcanoes of Indonesia. So its time the Indonesian started of to be more serious about enforcing the exclusion zone that so that valuable lives of people can be saved.

There search operations are being carried out looking for the dead victims while some dead bodies are being buried by their close relative .The Indonesians in the relief camps are suffering from respiratory infections due to the volcanic ash and they are also facing symptoms of throat burn. We should all try to play our part and help human lives as much as we can by supporting the Indonesians as you never know in which form we may end up facing natural disasters.

Mount Merapi’s spiritual gate keeper of Mount Merapi is also dead who till his last breathe hanged around protecting the volcanoes hidden spirit. He was a devoted spiritualist and took his job seriously. The people of Indonesia are the happy go lucky type though they are constantly facing threat of erupting volcanoes as they always hope for the best and this is what keeps them on their two feet.

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