Better Health Management in India Demands More Professionals

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 23 May 2008

Whatever the economic progress achieved by India, its record on the health front leaves a lot to be desired. Better health management demands more professionals, experts say. ...Read More

Electricity from Garbage Has Immense Potential

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 22 May 2008

As global warming is increasing remorselessly, various options are being tried. Generating electricity from garbage is one such. The methane route seems attractive for many. ...Read More

Leg Artery Surgery on Five-day-old Baby in Southern India

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 22 May 2008

Doctors in southern India have successfully performed a leg artery thrombolysis surgery on a barely five-day-old child. The surgery was done at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on ...

Pakistan Govt Promises New Health Policy

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 22 May 2008

Pakistan’s Health Minister Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday that the new government accorded priority to strengthening key elements of health systems at all levels and it would soon...Read More

Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery in Lethal Dengue Fever

Posted in Dengue / Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever / Dengue Shock Syndrome Support group on Thu, 22 May 2008

Scientists in Taiwan believe they can explain how a form of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that is triggering widening concern, reaps its deadly toll. Dengue is caused by four types of virus. ...

Cannabis Doubles Schizophrenia Risk Among Users

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 21 May 2008

Crack smokers are at a 40 percent greater risk of developing schizophrenia and a regular intake can increase the risk two fold, says a new study. Australian researchers...Read More

Hemophilia Patients Could Be Treated With Modified Blood Protein

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 21 May 2008

A chemically modified protein that may help in treating genetic bleeding disorder Hemophilia A has been discovered by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. With lac...

A Cup of Coffee Before Breakfast may Spike Blood Sugar Levels

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Wed, 21 May 2008

Researcher Terry Graham of the University of Guelph in Canada hassaid that people who drink a cup of coffee before breakfast face the risk ofelevating their blood sugar levels. ...Read More

Sex Workers in India Get Life Insurance Cover

Posted in Health Insurance Support group on Tue, 20 May 2008

Sex workers in India now have the option of taking out life insurance cover -- a move they hope will speed up their bid to legalise the profession, a charity said Monday. ...Read More

Efficient Co-ordination Ensures Prompt Heart Transplant in Indian Public Hospital

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 18 May 2008

Efficient co-ordination ensures prompt heart transplant in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The hospital situated in New Delhi, capital of India, has been in the news for all the w...