Social Media, TV Addiction May Up Depression Risk among Teens

Posted in Depression Support group on Thu, 18 Jul 2019

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ICMR Starts Vaccine Trial to Prevent TB Among Close Contacts of Patient

Posted in Tuberculosis / Pulmonary Tuberculosis / Lung Tuberculosis / TB Support group on Tue, 16 Jul 2019

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) begins a vaccine trial to prevent the occurrence of TB (tuberculosis) among people present close to patients suffering from it....Read More

Grandparents Turn a Blind Eye to Children's Screen Time

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 09 Jul 2019

Children spend more screen time when they are left under their grandparents'' watch, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Children and Media....Read More

World’s First: HIV Completely Eliminated in Mice

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 06 Jul 2019

HIV-1, the virus that is responsible for causing AIDS was eliminated for the first time from the genomes of living animals by the researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University ...

PET/CT Aids to Evaluate Earlier Diagnosis & Treatment of TB

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 06 Jul 2019

Imaging with 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can assess Tuberculosis (TB) at a molecular level accurately, identifying diseased areas and guiding treatment for patien...

HIV Infection May Up Heart Failure, Stroke Risk

Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Thu, 04 Jul 2019

HIV infection can put you at a higher risk of developing heart failure and stroke, reports a new study....Read More

High-Fat, Low-Carb Keto Diet may Improve Brain Function, Memory in Older Adults

Posted in Alzheimer's Disease Support group on Sun, 30 Jun 2019

Eating a low-carb ''keto'' diet can improve brain function and reduce the risk of memory-robbing diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer''s disease, and dementia in older adults, reports...

Risk Prediction Model Aids to Know If a Lung Nodule Progresses to Cancer

Posted in Lung Biopsy Support group on Fri, 28 Jun 2019

Risk prediction model could help to classify individuals with lung nodules as having high or low risk for lung cancer using clinical and radiological features, according to a new study published in Re...

Novel Tool to Help Psychiatrists Encourage Patients to Quit Smoking Developed

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

A new webinar-based course for teaching psychiatry residents about tobacco use has been developed by Rutgers researchers. Psychiatrists often disregard their...Read More

Quit Smoking during Pregnancy to Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

Posted in Pregnancy and Complications / Complications of Pregnancy Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Expecting mothers who quit smoking during pregnancy are more likely to have a reduced risk of premature birth, reports a new study....Read More