World Hemophilia Day 2011

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

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128,000 Are Hospitalized Every Year Due To Food Poisoning

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

It''s a miserable experience to have ''food poisoning.'' Anyone who has ever consumed bacteria-contaminated food and experienced "food poisoning" can tell you that. Yet it''s an all-too-common one, wi...

Newly RECIST Guidelines can Help Measure Cancer’s Response to Treatment

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

New insights into Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria can help us compare the effectiveness of different treatments across different research trials more effectively found a...

Study Uncovers the Novel Role of Platelets in Blood Clotting

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

Blood clotting is a lifesaver when you''re bleeding, but gone awry, it causes heart attacks, strokes and other serious medical problems. If a clot grows in size, pieces may be dislodged by blood flow ...

Phone-Based Videomicroscope Useful to Treat River Blindness

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

River blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, is a parasitic infection that can cause intense itching, skin discoloration, rashes, and eye disease that often leads to permanent blindness. The parasit...

Outsmarting the Cancer's Immunosuppression

Posted in Skin Biopsy Support group on Tue, 14 Nov 2017

Natural Killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic immune cells which play a major role in the immune response against tumors. However, tumor cells can circumvent this immune defense by establishing a microenvir...

Blood Clotting Factor in the Brain Halts Myelin Repair

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 03 Nov 2017

Imagine a bare wire, without its protective insulation coating. It becomes exposed to the risks of being degraded and without insulation it cannot conduct electricity as efficiently as a coated wire. ...

Smoking Can Cause Colitis, Crohn’s Disease

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 02 Nov 2017

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Seasonal Flu Vaccine may Protect Against H7N9 Avian Flu

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 26 Oct 2017

Antibodies that protect against H7N9 avian flu have been isolated in individuals who received seasonal flu vaccinations, finds a new research. ...Read More

YouTube Videos on Seasonal Influenza Evaluated

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 26 Oct 2017

Influenza videos on YouTube were evaluated for their educational quality. Most of the information provided was by either professional societies or health-care providers, reveals a new study. ...Read M...