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While
the invasiveness of organ transplantation and implantation sent people in the
past bristling at the very idea of submitting to them, and perhaps some people
at present may react similarly, but their capacity to give people a new lease in
life will never be denied. Replacements, substitutes, organ-analogs, whatever we
may call them, they are one of the more dynamic areas in medical research and
development -- all for improving our quality of life.
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The Cyborg Cometh
Will the
time come when everybody will get their brains implanted with silicon chips to
coordinate their activities with machines? [More]
Origins
Great advances have already been achieved in the area of stem cell research and
application, says Dr. Sheila Alcantara. She talks to Dr. Honorata Baylon
on how far these have gone in the country. [More]
Shared Marrow, Shared Lives
Paul de Guzman follows the story of nine-year-old Nicole who was waged
the war against leukemia with the help of bone marrow transplantation. [More]
Coiled Hopes
Lucio Victor Jr. writes about the latest in transcatheter
treatment--endovascular embolization, which has made headway after the wide
scale International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial. [More]
At First Sight
The Santa Lucia Eye Bank continues to pass on the gift of sight to those who are
in dire need of corneas By Lucio Victor Jr. [More]
The Heighteners
So you want to be taller? The "Fitbone" technology may be the best scientific
solution to your problem, writes Michelle Ciriacruz. [More]
Beauty Implanted
Breast augmentation, nose implants, and others--to what lengths will people go,
Michelle Ciriacruz asks, for beauty? [More]
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