I was recently shocked to discover that there are babies who have
become paralyzed from the neck down following accidents, at only
a few months of age. How long can such a baby be expected to stay
alive under the best circumstances? Does the body continue to

NIH bans all consulting
'Sweeping' new ethics regulations restrict stock ownership but allow
some teaching, writing
By Ted Agres

A very bizarre new study, published in a very reputable medical
journal.  It seems that increased DHT activity may be linked with
homosexuality.  
Anyway, some points from the abstract:

Aiims doctor attempts suicide  
By a Staff Reporter in Indraprasth (aka New Delhi)
The Pioneer
Wednesday, February 2, 2005

just wondering why it is that, during a pneumonia infection, bacterial
agents often get down to the lower respiratory tract before the virus
do, while the latter stay in the upper respiratory tract, or is it just
a misconception?

The Conspiracy Against VITAMIN C Revealed http://www.vitamincproject.com/

The success in Wadsworth by Dr Wolpaw to control a computer cursor by
reading and interpreting through language recognition software the
signals usually read only by EEG, suggests the possibility to direct
this kind of research toward the development of advvanced  prothesis to

Seems like cells are very good at knowing what type of cell they are
supposed to be. But, how do they know? I remember hearing from
somewhere that the DNA not used by the cell is blocked. But, how is it
known which portions to block out?

My mother and grandmother both have been diagnosed with vaso-vagal
syncope.  I too from time to time experience vaso-vagal symptoms and
pass out.  Then other times I experience dizziness and sweating and I
feel like I'm going to faint, and then I vomit and I feel fine.  Why is

I noticed that when a person goes to the doctor that the nurses
sometimes make the patient remove their shirt and pants and wear a
paper gown. What would happen if a patient refused to wear the gown?
Would the doctor refuse to see the patient or make them change into

vasectomy is one process suggested for family planning, could this
process lead to epididymitis ?
After reading information from www.EpididymitisFoundation.org., I
became concern about this.

Everyone today is telling you how you can send money to other people
through the mail and receive sometimes up to $20,000.  Do you realize
how many letters you would have to receive to do this.  Do the math.
At one dollar per letter....yea...thats way more than anyone wants.

What kind of exam (blood, urine, etc) could reveal that someone is
taking antidepressants such as Paxil?
I will have some os such tests made by my future employer and I would
not like them to know what I'm on antidepressants for x or y reasons.

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I'm 39 and a I've been healthy all my life.  Lately I've been having
these body feelings such as the one you get before getting sick with
the flu; it does not hurt, there's no cough, no runy nose, no fever,
just a physical feeling of losing energy; this has happened for two