Medical Breakthroughs 2008

Every year, people die of diseases of unknown cure. People die of SARS, sexually transmitted disease and many many other diseases which until now no cure has been found. Does it mean that there will never ever be a cure for all this diseases forever? With the medical breakthroughs every year, i believe that one day, a cure for all these diseases will be found and help those in need.This year, scientists, reseachers and doctors have brought smiles to people in need and these breakthroughs will really make you say "wow".
As for the brain, scientists have successfully watched a living human brain growing new brain cells(neurogenesis). It could help diagnose amd treat disorders like Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and depression, in which neurogenesis is disrupted. Also, researchers in germany have also successfully developed a new technique to see entire neural network in 3 dimensional, without any slicing or reconstructing.
On treating skin cancers, doctors remove cancer fighting cells from late stage patients, grow more and then give them back. This immunotheraphy can shrink tumours in about 75%.
Two kinds of vaccines has been created.Flumist, approved to two to five year-olds, takes the sting out of flu prevention.Menactra, though rare, but bacterial meningitiscan be deadly.
Fractures from fragile boneaffect half wimen iver 50.Two new medicationscan help repair them, and reduce the risk.Forteo stimulates the cells that makes bones larger and harder and there is a greater increase of mineral density in a shorter time. Now, dose of Reclast can strenghten bones and protect against fractures.
UCB developed neupro, improving movement and lets those early stage parkinson's stay more active during the day and sleep better at night.
With so much advances in medical sciences, it really seems like a near future whereby there is a cure for every disease. So i think that nothing is impossible in this world. We must look further ahead for a better and more healthy future.