From Health magazine
We’re ready. A cure for cancer. A safe, long-term weight-loss pill. A dark chocolate that cures what ails us. These are the modern medical breakthroughs we’ve been waiting for. OK, only the chocolate has actually made it onto our list of advances this year.
That’s all right, though—there are 19 other milestones from the front lines of women’s medicine that will make news and change lives. There’s no cure for cancer, but there are several promising developments in cancer treatment and diagnosis, including targeted radiation for breast cancer. There’s no miracle weight-loss pill, but researchers hope that by manipulating the hormone leptin they’ll be able to help those who do lose weight keep it off.
And to make things even more exciting, a Viagra-inspired sex lotion for women has created a big buzz in the lab (and in test bedrooms nationwide). We knew there was a reason we loved science.
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Excellent article about important advances. The diabetes-related findings are particularly encouraging in view of the epidemic of elevated blood sugar. By itself, diabetes is a significant health challenge. Its complications can cause or contribute to increased health risks from heart disease to blindness. Gum disease, for example, interferes with management of blood sugar levels. Diabetes and gum disease interact in ways that worsen both conditions. Fortunately, routine dental therapy can lower blood sugar and even reverse gum damage. We write about this extensively at http://dentistryfordiabetics.com/blog.
- Charles Martin, DDS
Founder, Dentistry For Diabetics