Essure ® is a nonsurgical, nonhormonal permanent birth control device for women that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002. It consists of tiny coils made of nickel-titanium alloy that doctors insert into a woman’s fallopian tubes to permanently block them. Since it was introduced to the market, thousands of patients … Continued

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Much like a virus, scientists discovered a new prion, or mutated protein, that spreads through the brain causing neurological degeneration. This prion, which produces Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), causes tremors, much like Parkinson’s, but destroys brain matter at a more rapid rate. Fortunately, prions of this nature are rare, typically seen in cannibalistic cultures that … Continued

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Results from a recent study at University College London indicate that Alzheimer’s disease, commonly understood to have genetic origin, may actually be spreadable. When eight people were given contaminated growth hormone injections as children, they died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare brain disease similar to Mad Cow Disease. However, autopsies on their brains revealed … Continued

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