'Yamuna River-Cleaning' Echoes In Delhi

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 24 Feb 2009

To save the River Yamuna from further pollution, hundreds of students, environmentalists and residents have joined hands in a campaign. Holding placards and banners, they gathered at the Jamia Milia I...

Vitamin D Boosts Immunity, Prevents Colds, Flu: Study

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 24 Feb 2009

Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) School of Medicine, Massachus...

Pregnant Teen Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Trailer

Posted in Respiratory Diseases Support group on Tue, 24 Feb 2009

A 19-year-old pregnant woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in her trailer in Houston, US. Apparently fumes from a generator had seeped in. Four other females, aged 13 to 19, were ta...

India Moves To Patent Yoga and Stop 'Knowledge Piracy'

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 24 Feb 2009

India, in a bid to stop all those blatant "patent pirates" from stealing its "traditional knowledge", has set up a team of Hindu gurus and 200 scientists to identify all ancient yoga positions or asan...

Campaigners Enraged Over Duffy's Diet Coke Ads

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 23 Feb 2009

Welsh singer Duffy's multi-million pound Diet Coke ads have enraged campaigners. According to them, the 24-year-old singer is setting a bad example for her young fans because she is riding illegally...

Bon Jovi Fears That Hair Loss May Render Him Bald

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 22 Feb 2009

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is afraid that hair loss may render him bald, and has started to devise treatments to save his prized locks. The 46-year-old singer, who has been long been known for his long tres...

Lying And Embellishment Disrepute Job Applicants

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 21 Feb 2009

A British research has revealed that more than 30 per cent of job applicants admit to having lied on CVs to boost their chances of getting work. The survey of about 1,300 adults was carried out by the...

Rudest Insults in Lesson on Bullying Written by Church School Pupils

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 20 Feb 2009

A church school has caused anger amongst parents after it asked its pupils aged 10 to write down the worst swear words they know for their lesson on bullying. The children are said to have filled thei...

Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy to Treat Sports Injuries

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 20 Feb 2009

Takashi Saito, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and approximately 20 other soccer professionals have undergone PRP therapy which, sports medicine experts say, has the potential to successfully treat chroni...

Egg Proteins Help Lower High Blood Pressure

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 20 Feb 2009

Here's another reason for egg lovers to savour their favourite food - it helps lower high blood pressure. Canadian researchers have found that egg proteins can help reduce BP in hypertensive patients....