MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'freezing'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911483&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fegg-freezing-%25e2%2580%2593-not-as-successful-as-you-might-think%2F2011.06.08 NPR is running a typical media hype story on oocyte preservation (egg freezing), featuring the standard happy family photo with their “miracle” baby born after thawing and fertilizing a cryopreserved egg. It’s a heartwarming story and a pretty photo, but far from a complete picture of what women need to know about this still experimental fertility preserving procedure. Nowhere does the article tell women the actual success rates of occyte cryo-preservation. So before you run out to freeze your eggs, know this – the chance of having a pregnancy after egg freezing is less than a 50/50 shot – at most about 39%, according to the latest data.  That’s about the same odds you’d have if you just wait till 40 to try to get pregnant on your own. In addition, while somewhere between 1... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911483 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:53 +0100 4911483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382811&cid=t_130927_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fhow-i-improved-my-vitrification.html HOW I IMPROVED MY VITRIFICATION TECHNIQUE !SAIPRASAD GUNDETI, SENIOR EMBRYOLOGIST, MALPANI INFERTILITY CLINIC PVT. LTD.Vitrification involves freezing the embryo about 600 times faster than ever before. This ultrarapid process is so fast that it literally allows no time for intracellular ice to form. As a result, vitrification avoids trauma to the embryo.In conventional (slow) freezing, 20-30% of embryos do not survive the freeze-thaw, and those that do survive have less than half the likelihood of generating a pregnancy as do fresh embryos. In contrast, vitrified embryos have a better than 95% freeze-thaw survival rate, and a pregnancy generating potential that is comparable to fresh embryos.Vitrification is now regarded as potential alternative to conventional (slow)freezing.Major advant... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382811 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:21:00 +0100 4382811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219746&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Foocyte-preservation-egg-freezing-readily-available-yet-still-experimental%2F2010.12.01 Oocyte preservation, or egg freezing as it’s popularly called, is now being offered by over half of U.S. fertility clinics, and half of those not offering it now plan to do so in the future. This according to a national survey conducted in mid 2009 and reported this week in Fertility and Sterility. Over two-thirds of the 143 centers offering oocyte cryopreservation will do it electively, as opposed to those that offer it only to women undergoing cancer treatments that threaten their natural fertility. Go West, But Be Prepared To Pay Centers located in the Western part of the U.S. are more likely to offer elective egg freezing than those in the East. Not surprisingly, centers that only accept out of pocket (as opposed to insurance) payments were more likely to offer the procedure, ref... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219746 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:00:59 +0100 4219746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061089&cid=t_130927_160_f&fid=38218&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwaronwarts.com%2Fgenital-warts%2Fhpv%2Fnew-york%2Flong-island%2Fgeneral-info%2Fanal-warts-in-men%2F What are anal warts? Anal warts (also called “condyloma acuminata”) are a condition that affects the area around and inside the anus. They may also affect the skin of the genital area. They first appear as tiny spots or growths, perhaps as small as the head of a pin, and may grow larger than the size of a pea. Usually, they do not cause pain or discomfort to afflicted individuals. As a result, patients may be unaware that the warts are present. Some patients will experience symptoms such as itching, bleeding, mucus discharge and/or a feeling of a lump or mass in the anal area. Anal warts, thought to be caused by the human papilloma virus, can grow larger and spread if not removed. It is important to know that Anal warts can be found both heterosexuals and in men who have sex wi... War On Warts blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061089 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:19:14 +0100 4061089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907604&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-the-expiration-date-of-harvested-organs-be-extended%2F2010.08.26 Currently, once a donated organ has been harvested it only has a few hours on ice before it “expires.” Lengthening this time period would be an incredible breakthrough that would allow patients in a wider area to potentially receive a transplant and also it would reduce some of the insanity surrounding the time pressures of organ transplantation. One proposed method of extending an organ’s shelf life is to alter the internal cell biology to allow cells to live longer at lower temperatures. The State University of New Jersey Rutgers-Camden just received a $385,419 grant from the NIH to study an enzyme system, AMP phosphatase, and how it can potentially create cold-tolerant Drosophila. The enzyme was originally identified in ice worms as the key enzyme that allows them to s... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907604 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:00:26 +0100 3907604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346424&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Ffreezing-breast-tumors-might-be-your-best-bet%2F Filed under: Research, Daily newsFreezing breast tumors has helped stop the spread of cancer in mice and may be a suitable way of tackling cancer in humans, according to a new University of Michigan study. "Cryoablation (freezing) has strong potential as a treatment for breast cancer," lead author Dr. Michael Sabel, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, said in a news release. "Not only does it appear effective in treating the primary tumor with little cosmetic concerns, but it also may stimulate an immune response capable of eradicating any cells that have traveled throughout the body, reducing both local and distant recurrence, similar to giving a breast cancer vaccine." Researchers tested two freezing techniques in mice with breast cancer. A ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346424 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3346424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146226&cid=t_130927_160_f&fid=38218&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwaronwarts.com%2Fgenital-warts%2Fhpv%2Fnew-york%2Flong-island%2Funcategorized%2Fbumps-on-the-penis-is-a-biopsy-necessary%2F as a urologist i see a lot of patient with growths or bumps on the penis some patients ask do I have cancer? do I need a biopsy?  Most patients with a classic wart or HPV do not need a biopsy, patient who are uncircumcised or recurrent growths may consider a biopsy. Freezing a wart with liquid nitrogen, cauterization, or topical treatments like aldara (imiquimod topical cream) if you have a wart get to a doctor and have it treated.  A biopsy is not a  bad idea but no always necessary thanks for all of stories and questions I hope this site can help you fight your personal war on warts.  the wow team is committed to helping you with the most sensitive topics! click find a physician for a team member physician in your area! (Source: War On Warts) War On Warts blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146226 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:24:27 +0100 3146226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092826&cid=t_130927_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fhow-dry-i-am-winter-with-sjogrens-syndrome%2F Those good old western movies I watched as a child, or maybe it was the war movies, have left their influence. That old song, usually sung by a drunken sot, “How dry I am, How dry I am, nobody knows, how dry I am.”  Come to think of it, that’s pretty nonsensical because they aren’t dry at all. Now as for me, I know about dry. Even in the midst of winter, the dryness of eyes, mouth and nose extends to many other areas of the body. We inhale cold freezing air and it does its aeration all the way to the lungs. There are so many times that I, like you, just want to say “Bollocks!” to all the precautions. I want to live my life. Isn’t it bad enough I have to do it with pain in my sitter, pain in my knees, pain in my ankles, etc as well as extreme changes in my skin. I slather on ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092826 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:08:33 +0100 3092826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594476&cid=t_130927_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F12%2Fswearing-reduces-pain%2F Back in March, I reported on a study by Timothy Jay describing how and why humans swear. As a researcher studying swearing for 35 years, Jay had some interesting insights. Now add one more reason to the list — we swear not merely as a reaction to pain, but because it can actually reduce our sense of pain. The new finding comes from research that tested the hypothesis with a bunch (67) of college students and some ice cold water. Students were given a choice when they plunged their warm hands into the freezing water — chant a neutral word, or repeat a swear word instead. Those students who chose to swear reported less subjective pain than the neutral word chanters, and could endure the icy cold water with their hands for about 40 seconds longer on average. Some researcher spec... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594476 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:51:54 +0100 2594476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2261882&cid=t_130927_160_f&fid=38218&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwaronwarts.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fusing-liquid-nitrogen-to-treat-hpv%2F by: Michelle Lipke Liquid nitrogen is a popular destructive treatment for warts.  It is readily available in both dermatology and primary care offices.   Verucca-Freeze and many similar brands available over the counter are a liquid applied from a spray can, but only freeze to -70C.  Warts may not resolve with the over the counter freezing due to the fact that they do not freeze as fast as the liquid nitrogen available in the clinic setting; as well as the proper application technique may not always be used. The wart virus, known as human papilloma virus (HPV), is not destroyed by the freezing procedure.   Liquid nitrogen freezes at -196C and works by destroying the skin cells which in turn release the wart virus.  They body responds to this process by causing an immune response to ... War On Warts blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2261882 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:27:30 +0100 2261882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169383&cid=t_130927_81_f&fid=38248&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCostellokidsNews%2F%7E3%2F534776737%2F Another late night, and the outside temperature is down past -5 Centigrade. Manchester is in the grip of the coldest winter for the past 20 years. What is great about our support group is the wide range of places our families live, we are spread across the world like a small band of nomads. This picture is a view Looking from Scouthead across Dobcross, Uppermill and Diggle towards Standedge.(Oldham Manchester) around 10 miles form our house, the hills as far as the eye can see are a carpet of snow. So at almost 2 am I sit look through the window at the carpet of white, the heating set to high, and wish for a good summer. It could be worse, as is shown in this photograph, kindly sent by one of our Australian families, I could be watching my plants die in the baking  heat. I think for now ... CostelloKids News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169383 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:03:20 +0100 2169383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173768&cid=t_130927_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fsalt-lowers-freezing-point-of-water.html This morning, my kids are listening eagerly to the local radio to hear if their school will be closed? Why? Because we’re in England, a few millimetres of snow has fallen, it’s a little chilly, and the nation in in chaos. Airports are shut, driving conditions are almost impossible, and schools are closing across the country. The radio meteorologists are telling us it’s the worst snow “event” since the early 1990s, although it was worse almost exactly twenty years ago as I seem to recall tramping to work in snow when I first moved to Cambridge. Anyway, what has all this go to do with salt lowering the freezing point of water? Well, The Highways Agency, which looks after our main roads has had its fleet of gritter lorries spray pink grit across the roads. So, wh... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173768 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:04:58 +0100 2173768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021522&cid=t_130927_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fstopping-biological-clock-freezing-eggs.html IVF labs have been routinely freezing sperm and embryos for many years. However, freezing eggs has always been a challenge. This is because the egg is the largest cell in the body and contains a large quantity of water. Using conventional slow freezing techniques meant that this intracellular water would often form ice crystals while the egg was frozen, resulting in the egg being damaged. However, using a new technique called vitrification ( vitros = glass) or flash freezing, we can now reliably freeze eggs as well. How does vitrification work ? The principle is simple. This new method of cryopreservation allows ultra-rapid freezing. We put the eggs in very small droplets of vitrification solution in special straws, and plunge them directly in liquid nitrogen. This means the egg is cooled ... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021522 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:19:00 +0100 2021522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677267&cid=t_130927_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FpHTts5PZIl0%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Try something different to keep your youngster busy while you care for Grandma or Grandpa.  (Perhaps even the grandparents will enjoy watching.)  In other words…take some time for family fun. In keeping with the theme, Winter in July, at another of my blogs, One Book Two Book , you’ll find a link to instructions for making snowballs.  Then have a snowball toss or “fight.”  (Even though it’s now August, pretend these are snow and will cool you down!  End the session with a snow cone.) No, we didn’t have a freaky snow storm (although back in 1816 there were records of snow in New Hampshire during the “freezing year.”).  Char, at Camp Weary Parent, who collaborates with us on theme weeks, has the idea for Summer Snowb... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677267 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:31:13 +0100 1677267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=744826&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F19%2Fnew-treatment-freeze-the-heart%2F Filed under: Research, Alternative therapiesMy friends often joke that because I didn't cry at the Notebook, my heart is ice-cold, frozen from all compassion and feeling. But as That's Fit has reported, there's a new treatment out there that will involve freezing the heart -- literally.A condition called Atrial Flutter may respond to treatment using Nitrous Oxide to freeze the heart for a few seconds. Freezing the heart, in turn, treats the areas around the heart that are responsible for abnormal rhythms. It sounds interesting ... and dangerous. Even if it's only frozen for seconds, the thought of intentionally stopping a heart gives me ... well .... heart flutters. What about you?The FDA hasn't approved the treatment yet, but their advisers are recommending they do.Read | Permal... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=744826 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 744826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=727288&cid=t_130927_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F11%2Feggs-from-young-girls-with-cancer-successfully-matured%2F Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Chemotherapy, Research, Daily newsChemotherapy is harsh, which is good when it comes to killing cancer. What's not-so-good is that it can also cause hair loss, inflict nausea, and disable the proper functioning of all sorts of organs -- including the ovaries. Chemotherapy, therefore, can affect female fertility. In some cases, doctors have extracted immature eggs from adult women about to receive chemotherapy, matured them in a laboratory, and then implanted them when the women are ready to have children. Until now, no one had ever tried this with eggs from young girls -- girls who have not yet undergone puberty. But it's just recently happened. Doctors have removed eggs from young female cancer patients and for the first time, have brought the eggs to matur... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=727288 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 727288