Austrian Doctors Remove Eight-Kilo Tumor From 75-Year-Old Woman

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 06 Sep 2014

A tumor weighing around eight kilos was removed from the stomach of a 75-year old woman in Austria, doctors have revealed. "We have never seen such a large and heavy tumour," doctor Gerhard Wolf from ...

Cadmium and Lead Found in Chocolates

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 06 Sep 2014

Previous studies have shown the health benefits of eatingchocolate. It contains high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids that may helpreduce heart disease and cancer risk. Read More

Sugar Substitutes are Not All That Sweet

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 06 Sep 2014

Participants in a recent study indicated that the non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than the real thing, although the substitutes are believed to be more intense that sugar, reveal Penn S...

Spinach Helps Curb Cravings For Junk Food

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 05 Sep 2014

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden in a new have found that spinach could curb the cravings for fast food, which is a major cause for the obesity epidemic across the United States....Read More

Losing Weight is Not Enough to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 04 Sep 2014

A new research report says what you eat and not just the number of calories, is a significant factor in diabetes risk. So you''re wrong if you think losing weight is enough to prevent Type 2 diabetes....

Home Air Pollution Cause Health Problems

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 03 Sep 2014

Air polluted at homes by fires made for cooking and heating could cause ill health and early death in nearly three billion people who merely breathe the air, researchers said. ...Read More

Breakthrough Battery-less Pacemaker For The First Time

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 03 Sep 2014

Researchers in a revolutionary breakthrough have developed a new battery-less cardiac pacemaker for heart patients. Based on an automatic wristwatch and powered by an alternative energy source - the h...

Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Common Among Adolescents, Study Finds

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 02 Sep 2014

Around 40 percent of cannabis-using adolescents receiving outpatient treatment for substance use disorder experienced symptoms of withdrawal, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigat...

Consuming Fruits Helps Reduce Heart Disease Risk

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 02 Sep 2014

Eating fruits on a regular basis can minimize the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) up to 40 percent, says study. Read More

Wash Your Hands Off Your Antibacterial Soap

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 02 Sep 2014

Dust and germs are ubiquitous. In a normal household with children, often you hear a mother asking "Did you wash your hands?" Moms always make sure that kids are following...