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Pioneering hair transplant therapy gets Government green light

Government gives green light for firm to BANK people’s frozen hair follicles for pioneering transplant therapy to combat baldness A company has been given permission by the Human Tissue Authority  Cells within the follicles can be multiplied in the lab and stored for future use The cells are injected back into the scalp to produce […]

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Microneedle technology gets green light

Innovators at Cardiff Medicentre have pioneered microneedle technology that could end certain types of injections. Picofluidics Ltd – based at Cardiff University’s medtech incubator—has completed rigorous proof of concept tests. Working with scientists from Coventry University and backed by funding from Innovate UK, Picofluidics is preparing to go to market. Thinner than human hair, microneedles […]

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30 million Green prescriptions issued

For 15 years, cash patients receive in the doctor’s office more and more often a so-called Green recipe. Many statutory health insurance companies reimburse now a part of the cost of medicines, which are prescribed in this way. Doctors in North Rhine-issued to their patients since then, about 30 million Green recipes. Since the beginning […]

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Is It Dangerous To Drink Too Much Green Tea?

If you’ve ever worried that you’re a slave to coffee, you’ve likely considered going green. And why not? Research suggests that—thanks to good-for-you antioxidants called catechins—green tea boasts a slew of health benefits. It’s linked to everything from an improved working memory to cancer prevention. Plus, there are fun ways to use it (like in […]