Passion Fruit Extract can Reduce Severity of Asthma and Lower Blood Pressure

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 29 May 2008

Passion fruit extract can reduce severity of asthma and lower blood pressure, New Zealand researchers say. In a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial run in...Read More

Diet Pill Possible Alternative to Obesity Surgery

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 28 May 2008

Scientists are working on a new pill that can help dieters lose weight and make tummy tucks unnecessary. Tesofensine, which alters the brain chemicals controlling appetite and makes a patient feel ful...

Stem Cell Treatment Given by Indian Doc Gives Paralyzed Oz Man New Lease of Life

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 27 May 2008

Using a special kind of stem cell treatment, Indian doctor Geeta Shroff has been successful in enabling a paralyzed man breathe on his own for the first time in 14 years. ...Read More

Gum Disease can Lead to Cancer: Study

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 27 May 2008

People with gum disease are at an increased risk of developing cancer, suggests a new study. A team of researchers at Imperial College have found that people suffering from gum disease have a 14 per ...

Haunted by Iraqi Killings US Veteran Commits Suicide

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 27 May 2008

The death of a US soldier who felt haunted by the ghost of an Iraqi he had killed highlights the trauma experienced by many Iraq returnees. The story widely publicized in...Read More

Shortage of Blood in India as Blood Banks Do Not Maintain Buffer Stocks

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 May 2008

India feels acute shortage of blood during emergencies like bomb blasts as many blood banks do not maintain buffer stocks as required. According to the protocol specified by National AIDS Control Orga...

Indian Hospital Chain Introduces Online Testing of Nursing Skills

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 26 May 2008

The Wockhardt Hospitals Group, a leading Indian chain, has introduced an online testing of nursing skills. The Wockhardt Nursing Skill Test (NST), launched in association with Careersindia, would seek...

Rat Meat, the New Delicacy in Demand in Southern India

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 26 May 2008

Rat meat is selling like hot cakes in certain pockets in southern India. There is a growing demand for the new delicacy hamlets in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Villagers swear nothing tastes better. Tha...

Depressed Over Poor Academic Performance, Indian Student Kills Himself

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 25 May 2008

A 21-year-old Indian youth, depressed over his poor academic performance, shoots himself to death with his father’s gun. Vinod Singh, a second-year student of a Delhi University's distance learning co...

Teen Girls Dating Gang Members More Likely to Become Pregnant

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 25 May 2008

Girls who date gang members are twice as likely to become pregnant as compared to those not seeing boys involved with gangs, according to a new study. Researchers at RTI International, the University ...