16th November 2006
Limb lengthening is a surgical procedure used to treat a limb-length discrepancy (LLD) of the arm or leg. The goal is to achieve equal length with the corresponding opposite limb. LLD is the difference between the lengths of the upper arms and/or lower ar...
16th November 2006
Limb lengthening and reconstruction techniques can be used to replace missing bone and lengthen and/ or straighten deformed bone segments. The procedures may be performed on both children and adults who have limb length discrepancies due to birth defects,...
07th September 2006
Growth hormone is a protein hormone of about 190 amino acids that is synthesized and secreted by cells called somatotrophs in the anterior pituitary. It is a major participant in control of several complex physiologic processes, including growth and metab...
07th September 2006
Tallness is a subjective term, what one person might consider as tall may be considered short by someone else. Nevertheless the advantages that you will have by being taller are beneficial, in fact, they're ecstatic!
Discover the five psychological adva...
01st September 2006
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is deeply disappointed that Starbucks continues to drag its heels on a five-year-old commitment to offer consumers an alternative to milk and dairy products derived from cows injected with Monsanto...
31st August 2006
So you are wondering all about your bones and "HOW TO MAKE OUR BONES GROW" huh?? Well there are 206 bones in the human body. Although adults have 206 bones, that number actually decreases as we age. Certain bones fuse, joining individual bones into a fus...
31st August 2006
Short stature may be the normal expression of genetic potential, in which case the growth rate is normal, or it may be the result of a condition causing growth failure with a lower-than-normal growth rate. Growth failure is the term that describes a growt...
21st August 2006
When Vincent van Gogh was thirty-one years old, in the fall of 1883, he travelled to the bleak moors of northern Holland and stayed at a tavern in the village of Stuifzand. The local countryside was hardly inhabited then—"Locus Deserta Atque ob Multos Pal...
06th August 2006
The following articles report on research completed, in whole or in part, under a grant from ACFAOM. Thanks to all those whose voluntary contributions to ACFAOM's Research Fund make such grants possible. Comparing Negative Casting Techniques: Foam versus ...
25th July 2006
The following articles report on research completed, in whole or in part, under a grant from ACFAOM. Thanks to all those whose voluntary contributions to ACFAOM's Research Fund make such grants possible. Comparing Negative Casting Techniques: Foam versus ...
