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Important Breakthroughs in Health  
BESTS 

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These are the most important scientific breakthroughs in the world of human health.

	allergy medicines
	anesthesia - greatly reduces pain in operations and child birth
	Angioplasty - improved heart surgery
	Anthrax vaccine
	Asacol - medication used to treat Crohns' Disease in the intestine
	CAT scans - helps diagnose brain problems
	chemotherapy - greatly improved cure rates
	Chicken pox vaccinations
	cloning - will eventually be a highly debated human health issue in the world
	dental implants
	discovery of AIDS
	discovery of DNA - revolutionized health care
	down syndrom testing in the womb
	Ezetimibe, Ezetrol - a cholesterol drug
	feto-maternal medicine - detecting and treating medical problems in the fetus
	gene therapy and mapping the human genome - allows for breakthroughs in health care
	glucosamine chondroitin - helps joints function better, reduces pain
	HIV testing
	HPV vaccine - prevents women from dying from cervical cancer
	I.V. therapy - allows for fluid replacement and antibiotic administration
	insulin - improves people who suffer from diabetes
	invitro - improves pregnancy and child bearing process
	Kidney dialysis
	MRI - improved health care
	pacemakers - keeps people with heart problems alive much longer
	Plant Stanols - blocking effect on cholesterol
	polio vaccine
	proton knife - allows for a non-evasive procedure to remove in-operable tumors
	Prozac and other antidepressants
	robotics - revolutionized hospital operating rooms
	stem cell research - helps to find cures for diseases
	the Pill - revolutionized birth control
	transfusion medicine
	transplant technology - not just heart, kidney, lungs and liver; now corneas, skin, muscle tissue and bone matter
	Viagra
	zinc tablets - helps prevent colds
	Zomig, Imitrex and other migraine medication

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