Men With Twin Sister Risky of Developing Anorexia

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 04 Dec 2007

Findings have established that having a twin sister appears to be quite risky for men as they are more prone to develop the eating disorder anorexia nervosa than other males, including those who have....

Pine Tree Extraction may Act as Natural ‘Viagra’ for Erectile Dysfunction

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 04 Dec 2007

Men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED), a sexual disorder characterised by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis, may now look to the French maritime pine tree for natura...

New Classification System Improve Diagnosis for Rare Infant Lung-diseases

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 02 Dec 2007

Scientists have devised a new system of classification of rare lung diseases in infants...Read More

Tobacco as Medicine, Indian Research Institute Wins Patent

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 02 Dec 2007

Folk medicine has always found some therapeutic value in tobacco. Now the Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI) based in Guntur in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has bagged the patent...

Marijuana Poses Newer Problems for Afghanistan

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 02 Dec 2007

A U.N. report has lauded the efforts of the Balkh province as an exemplary effort worthy But the report also voices concern over the increase in marijuana cultivation...Read More

Novel Drugs To Combat Diseases Of Ageing Including Diabetes Type 2

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 30 Nov 2007

A pharmaceutical company has developed drugs that hold the potential of treating diseases of aging, including Type 2 Diabetes, by targeting...Read More

Kanye West’s Mother Succumbs To Dangers Of Plastic Surgery

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 29 Nov 2007

The untimely death of hip-hop artist Kanye West's mother after plastic surgery once more gathers eyeballs and wagging tongues. Discussions on the relentless and often abnormal obsession with...Re...

Chennai Gets Stem Cell Research, Banking Center

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 29 Nov 2007

Leading US stem cell research firm LifeCell has helped set up a Rs 50-million cord blood stem cell banking and research facility at Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai to help stem cell and bo...

Compound in Red Wine may Help to Cure Diabetes

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Thu, 29 Nov 2007

Adults suffering with type 2 diabetes could some day be treated with a drug derived from a chemical compound in red wine....Read More

School Canteens Can Blow Up Diet Plans Of Sensible Parents

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 26 Nov 2007

Calorie-conscious parents are finding out that it's not enough for them to be so. School authorities and school canteens must toe the line too if they want to avoid unleashing obese and disease–ridd...