Hidden Fetal Cells May Protect Mom

Is pregnancy similar to an alien invasion?  According to Dr. Hilary Gammill it is! The fetus has different genes than the mom. So in a sense, she is a foreigner inside the mom's body. Fetal medicine experts are beginning to figure out what these cells are actually doing and how they may be involved in how cancer and autoimmune diseases affect woman.

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Video:  The Sick Gut in Scleroderma:  A Focus on Nutrition and Probiotics

Dr. Tracy Frech discusses nutritional concerns in scleroderma at the 2015 National Patient Education Conference. This session also includes a great discussion on the gastrointestinal tract and a review of diet considerations and probiotic use.

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The Importance of Children in Clinical Studies

Children have often had to accept medicines and treatments based on what is known to work in adults. As a society, we should not agree to this "hand-me-down" approach. To improve clinical care of cildren, researchers are now conducting more studies focused on children's health and developing treatments, drugs, and devices specific to children.

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Art Therapy - How Creative Expression Can Heal

Human beings have used art as a mode of expression for thousands of years, art therapy was not recognized as a distinct profession until the 1940s. Art therapy is based on knowledge of human developmental and psychological theories and is an effective treatment for people with developmental, medical, educational, social, or psychological problems. Is art therapy right for you?

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