New Kidney Transplant Policy Could Give Preference to Younger Patients

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

I agree with this change of policy. Younger patients should be prioritized because they have a higher chance of living.

Manila Village Passes Unusual Ordinance

Posted in Condoms And Contraception Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

The ordinance passed by this village is stupid! Contraceptives should be bought over-the-counter. There are a lot of poor people who can't go to the doctor to have a prescription for the contraceptive...

Medical Students Must be Taught Health Policy Issues Facing Patients

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Medicine is not just about treating the patient's disease. It is more than that. The approach to medicine should be interdisciplinary.

Research Says Spinal Fluid Proteins Distinguish Lyme Disease from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

The discovery can greatly help the doctors in the treatment of an individual's diseases. Without the discovery of this spinal fluid proteins, some doctors could have prescribed a treatment for Lyme di...

New Blood Pressure Monitor Welcomed by Experts

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Finding a more accurate means of measuring the blood pressure is a priority. This new device is good because it feels like a wrist watch but it is not just an ordinary wristwatch. It can save a lot of...

Bangladesh Launches Massive Cholera Vaccine Trial

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Finding an alternative to expensive vaccines is a priority in impoverished countries since citizens can't afford the expensive vaccines. Hoping that the mass vaccination against cholera will be a succ...

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs may Help Fight HIV/AIDS

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

More research should be done about the effects of atorvastatin in HIV. If the drug is successful, it can help HIV patients around the world.

1-day Old Mice can Regenerate Their Cardiac Tissues

Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

If scientists can reawaken the regrowth mechanism in the heart, then this discovery will certainly help a lot of people especially cardiac patients.

Poor Facilities in Aurangabad Medical College

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Sure the facilities in the college are poor but this does not give the students the right to destroy further the facilities and properties. What the students did was wrong. Instead of solving the prob...

Tainted IV Fluid Kills 13 Pregnant Women

Posted in Pregnancy Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

This is outright negligence on the part of the manufacturer of the IV fluids. They should have proper quality control to ensure the safety and efficacy of their products.