The Future of Heart Transplants in India
Posted in General Support group on Tue, 03 Feb 2009
Medindia spoke to Padmashri Dr. K.M. Cherian, MBBS, MS, FRACS, DSc (Hon), DSc (HC), who pioneered the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery, Infant Heart surgery, first Heart Transplant in Adult...
Gastric 'Condoms' Could Save Obese From Bypass Surgery
Posted in General Support group on Tue, 03 Feb 2009
A removable device that lines the gut and stops body from sucking in calories may soon offer hope for people who are dangerously obese. Inserted into the gut through the mouth, the EndoBarrier, develo...
New Study May Help Solve Mystery of TMJ Jaw Pain
Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 02 Feb 2009
For millions of people with mysterious pain of the jaw region, there may be help on the way. Researchers at the University of Maryland Dental School hope their new seven-year, $17 million study of 3,4...
Eat Potato Chips: Gain Weight But Dodge Cancer!
Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 02 Feb 2009
The lowly chip has long been maligned and left out of regular diets. Now here’s the catch! While dieticians are advising against ‘chip-the junk food’, a new study is proclaiming that the very same, fa...