, according to a new report in the journal
. The child had a rare, deadly brain disease called ataxia telangiectasia, or A-T. The disease can lead to degeneration of a region of the brain; most people with A-T die by their teens or early 20s. The boy had traveled to Russia at age 9, when he was injected with fetal neural stem cells in his brain and spinal cord, the Associated Press reports. He received two additional sets of injections at ages 10 Read the rest of this entry »

Former President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was sent to the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (亞東醫院) at around 8 p.m. yesterday after having remained on hunger strike since arriving at the Tucheng detention center last Wednesday. Chen will spend the night at the hospital for further examination.
For the past five days, Chen has continued to push away trays with his breakfast, lunch and dinner in protest against what he describes as judicial Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Executives from Allergan and Medicis will keep a close eye on a Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday, as experts weigh stricter standards for injectable gels used to smooth facial wrinkles.
The FDA is scheduled to ask a panel of plastic surgery experts to discuss the safety of dermal fillers, including Allergan Inc.’s Juvederm and Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.’s Restylane. Plastic surgeons use the injections Read the rest of this entry »