Baffling MS often can be tamed with new drugs
Bradenton Herald Sat, 17 Mar 2007 0:14 AM PDT
Heather Fargo, mayor of Sacramento, Calif., is battling multiple sclerosis, a baffling disease with no known cause or cure. But the progression of the disease can be slowed with newer drugs, and many diagnosed with the illness continue to lead full, productive lives.

UCSF human embryonic stem cell research fueled with CIRM funding UC San Francisco Fri, 16 Mar 2007 3:29 PM PDT Eight UCSF faculty members intent on using human embryonic stem cells to explore treatment strategies for a variety of disorders -- heart disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and blood disorders -- were among the 29 scientists awarded major grants today by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

The Next Generation: Intel Science Talent Search honors high school achievers Science News Fri, 16 Mar 2007 1:34 PM PDT Using objects that might clutter the basement of any optics-loving physicist, Mary Masterman built a home-made Raman spectra system. This achievement won the 17-year-old from Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City the top prize at the Intel Science Talent Search on March 13.

HEALTH HAPPENINGS Bradenton Herald Sat, 17 Mar 2007 0:12 AM PDT The Bradenton Herald welcomes information on free or low-cost health-related events open to the public. The deadline for submitting information is noon Friday, eight days ahead of Saturday publication. Information - including time, date and place - can be dropped off, mailed to the Bradenton Herald, P.O. Box 921, Bradenton, FL 34206, or faxed to 745-7097. Complete listings can be found at ...

Seattleites don't get enough 'sunshine vitamin'
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 16 Mar 2007 5:40 PM PDT
Seattleites, more than people in most of the rest of the nation, need more vitamin D, a vitamin researchers now say could prevent many diseases.