Dear Angie: Is it OK to repair plaster before repainting? Our ceilings have peeling paint that we're pretty sure was caused by past water damage. The water problem is no longer an issue, so can we ...

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Plaster sags from ceilings or bulges from walls when the plaster keys embedded around the wood lath break loose. To repair plaster walls, you’ve got two choices. You can break out all the loose stuff ...

SCIENTISTS have developed thumb-sized plasters that can help repair the heart after an attack. The patches, sewn in place during surgery, contain stem cells programmed to turn into heart muscle cells.