Protein Link Between Nicotine Addiction and Autism: Study

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 20 Nov 2008

New studies have indicated towards two proteins in the brain that are apparently linked to both nicotine addiction and autism, say researchers at Ohio State University's College of Medicine. More impo...

Fake Drugs Worth 6.6 Million Dlrs Seized In Asia: Interpol

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Police across Southeast Asia have arrested 27 people and seized 6.6 million dollars worth of counterfeit anti-HIV drugs, antibiotics, and other medicines, Interpol said Tuesday. The global ...Read Mor...

Saudi Arabian Doctors Crusading Against Female Genital Mutilation

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Two Saudi Arabian doctors, crusading against female genital mutilation (FGM), are painstakingly a huge volume of evidence to prove that the practice is detrimental to women’s sexual satisfaction. It i...

Psoriasis may Find a Cure in Traditional Chinese Indigo Ointment

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Indigo naturalis is a dark blue plant-based powder which has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. Now, a report has suggested that an ointment concocted from this powder may harbor a treatm...

Tiny Sacs Released By Cancer Cells May Offer Effective Cure for Brain Tumour

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers say that brain tumour cells release tiny sacs called microvesicles, which contain information that may prove helpful in developing an effective treatme...

Obama - ‘Healthcare Messiah for the USA’

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 18 Nov 2008

On Wednesday, the 5th of November, several nations of the world awoke to a change unprecedented in history. The Americans, on the other hand, were winding up after a long day. Many of them could not g...

Unapproved Melanotan Hugely Popular in UK

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Melanotan, still undergoing clinical trials, has become a hugely popular tanning drug in the UK. It is sold illegally online and in salons and gyms and many are lapping it up and injecting themselves ...

Stem Cell 'Living Bandage' can Help Heal Knee Injury

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Scientists at Bristol University have managed to grow a "living bandage" from a patient's own stem cells in a bid to heal a common sporting knee injury. Every year, many people suffer tears to the me...

High Intake Of Saturated Fat Linked To Cancer Of Small Intestine

Posted in High Cholesterol / Hypercholesterolemia Support group on Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Dietary intake of saturated fats has been identified as a possible risk factor for cancer of the small intestine. Individuals with this cancer are at increased risk of developing a second primary mali...

Chinese Herb may Harbour HIV Cure

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 15 Nov 2008

A new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that a chemical from the Astragalus root, frequently used in Chinese herbal therapy, may help in the fight against HIV. Like other kinds of cells, immune cell...