Decade of Advances in Medicine — 1999

New skin patch test developed for diabetes. Technique is discovered for growing replacement bones. Scientists succeed in using nerve cells grown from stem cells for healing spinal cord injuries. FDA approves new antibiotic for treating resistant killer bacteria infections. Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Günter Blobel (USA) for finding that proteins have their own way of signaling to control where they go inside our cells. Congress passes Patients' Bill of Rights. New inhaled medicine helps treat flu and shorten the length of the common cold.

Fast access to special machines for heart attack victims greatly increases survival rates. To learn about these lifesaving devices known as cardiac defibrillators, click here to read the full story.

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