Hip and Knee Replacements Becoming More Patient-friendly

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 21 Jul 2007

Minimally invasive techniques for total knee replacement are becoming the order of the day, orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Raymond Eric Randle from the John Flynn Hospital, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia sa...

Red 2G Food Colour to Be Banned by EU Due to Cancer Fears

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 21 Jul 2007

The European Union is to ban the use of Red 2G food colouring in breakfast sausages and hamburgers due to concerns that it could cause cancer, the EU's executive body announced Friday....Read More

Math Model Helps Identify Genes That Attack Hepatitis C Virus

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 21 Jul 2007

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that identifies genes that battle the hepatitis C virus, which attacks the liver....Read More

Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 21 Jul 2007

Three friends in North Wales are trying their bit to solve the problem of carbon emission. They have developed a box known -green box- which can convert car fumes into biofuel....Read More

China Closing in on US for Highest Number of Web-users

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 20 Jul 2007

China looks set to overtake the United States as the world's biggest user of the Internet after its numbers online hit 162 million, according to a government report seen Thursday....Read More

PETA Hails McCartney for Boycotting Animal-testing Charities

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 Jul 2007

Animal rights group PETA has commended Sir Paul McCartney for his decision to boycott cancer charities that test on animals...Read More

20 Mg Rimonabant Per Day may Help to Quit Smoking

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 Jul 2007

Using rimonabant at a dose of 20 mg per day can help people quit smoking, can help them to remain abstinent, and can help prevent the weight gain that so often accompanies attempts at stopping smoking...

CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 19 Jul 2007

An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from ...Read More

Poor Ventilation may Cause Lung Disorders Inn Inuit Children

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 18 Jul 2007

Inadequate ventilation and overcrowding may contribute to the high incidence of lower respiratory tract lung infections...Read More

Flavonoids In Orange Juice Make It A Healthy Drink, Despite The Sugar

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 18 Jul 2007

Orange juice, despite its high caloric load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of flavonoids, a study by endocrinologists at the University...Read More