Anti-dementia Helmet Undergoing Trials

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 15 Jul 2008

Trials are on, for what could be a new treatment for sufferers of dementia. This method, which is the first of its kind, employs the use of anti-dementia helmet that emits reduced...Read More

World's First IVF Baby Turns 30

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 15 Jul 2008

The first ever IVF baby born in the world turns 30 thismonth. Louise Brown has come a long way since 1978 and so has the techniquethrough which she was born. Fertility pioneers Patrick Steptoe and Ro...

HIV-positive Kenyan Waitress Receives Compensation for Unfair Dismissal

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Mon, 14 Jul 2008

A HIV-positive Kenyan woman is to receive $35,000 as compensation from her employer for unfair dismissal. A High Court ruled that it was unlawful to end employment on the...Read More

Research Sheds Light on Link Between Lifestyle and Dementia

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 14 Jul 2008

A study conducted by Australian researchers has revealed that people who do not engage in complex mental activity over their lifetime have twice the shrinkage in a key part of the brain in old age. Mi...

Concentration in Children may Be Improved by Sugary Snacks

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 14 Jul 2008

Snacks and drinks containing a generous helping of sugar may improve concentration in children. That's the conclusion of a new study, which found that a sugary drink improved primary school pupils' me...

Pakistani Immigrant Strangles Daughter to Death Because She Wanted to Divorce and Marry a Man She Loved

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 12 Jul 2008

Honour killing now in the US too. There is no stopping conservative Muslims wherever they might live, it seems. Chaudhry Rashid of Jonesboro in Georgia, has been charged with strangling his daughter t...

New Insight into Protein That Keeps Skin Cancer in Check

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 12 Jul 2008

The role of the signaling molecule Smad2 in skin cancer has been explained in detail by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. Xiao-Jing Wang and colleagues from the university...

British Expert Blames Knife Crime Rise on Culture of Greed and Rudeness

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 12 Jul 2008

As Britain is wringing its hands helplessly over the recent spurt in the teen knife and gun crimes, a senior adviser to the government blames it all on the culture of greed and rudeness plaguing the n...

World Population Day

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 10 Jul 2008

July 11, 2008 ‘Plan in Place - plan life, plan families, plan resources for a healthy planet’  World Population Day falls on July 11, 2008, also the 19th anniversary of the initiatives ...Read More

ADHD may Be Caused by Genetic Change in Dopamine Transporter

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 10 Jul 2008

A mechanism that might be responsible for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids has been uncovered by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre. ...Read More