Self-management Program Benefits COPD Patients

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 31 Jan 2019

A self-management program for patients with COPD successfully reduced rates of emergency room visits and hospitalization, and the burdensome symptoms and limitations caused by the condition, reported ...

Flu Vaccination Benefits COPD Patients

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 31 Jan 2019

Flu vaccination was found to keep chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients out of the hospital, stated new study published in CHEST. Read More

A Key Protein Involved in Insulin Production Discovered

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Tue, 29 Jan 2019

A protein that helps the hormone insulin to acquire the right structure by assisting in the formation of foldings has been discovered in a recent study. The finding could help develop new treatments f...

Stitch In Time Saves a Tanzanian Police Officer's Life: Delhi

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Jane Gumbo, 42, weighed 123 kilograms and was suffering from deep vein thrombosis, a clot in the heart and pulmonary embolism. She had a big ball-like clot in her heart which was bobbling in the ven...

Why Do Autoimmune Diseases Take a Long Time to Cause Organ Damage?

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

When an individual and his organs are affected by an autoimmune disease, the organs tend to fight back by metabolically �exhausting" autoimmune disease cells, finds a new study....Read More

New Method Using Umbilical Cord Stem Cells May Help Repair Cleft Palate in Infants

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

New technique uses umbilical cord blood stem cells for repair of cleft palate in babies, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in Read More

Air Pollution may be Associated With Increased Mouth Cancer Risk

Posted in Oral Cancer Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

High levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and to a lesser extent, ozone may be the key to a heightened risk of developing mouth cancer, suggests study published in the Journal of Investigative Me...

Novel 3D Bioprinting Method Can Create Artificial Blood Vessels, Organ Tissue

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

New 3D printing technique is developed with promising biomedical uses such as the engineering of artificial arteries and organ tissues that imitate real ones. The findings could lead to better, more p...

Managing High Blood Pressure May Prevent Life-threatening Organ Damage in Diabetics

Posted in Hypertension / High Blood Pressure Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Managing high blood pressure in people with diabetes may help prevent life-threatening organ damage, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Read More

New Method to Study Swallowing Could Lead to Improved ALS Treatments

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Scientists have identified how to mimic human swallowing problems in a rodent model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The rodent model allows more targeted study on how to...Read More