No Evidence to Support Many Off-label Uses of Atypical Antipsychotics

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 21 Jan 2007

Some newer antipsychotic medications approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being prescribed to millions of Americans for depression, dementia, and other psychiatric disorders...Read...

Act Now To Cleanse Highly Polluted River Hindon, Says Study

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 21 Jan 2007

The Hindon in western Uttar Pradesh has become one of India's most polluted rivers due to callous industries as well as indifferent authorities and is causing serious diseases ...Read More

China Considering Evidence That Male Circumcision Could Reduce Risk of HIV Infection

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Sun, 21 Jan 2007

China is considering evidence that routine male circumcision could reduce a man's risk of HIV infection but likely will not implement such a campaign nationwide, Ru Xiaomei, deputy director general of...

FDA To Reconsider Standards for Reviewing Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 20 Jan 2007

FDA in documents released Thursday announced it is reconsidering its standards for reviewing the failure rate of new oral contraceptives with lower doses...Read More

Vitamin D Tablets to Cure Prostate Cancer

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 17 Jan 2007

Novacea , a drug company has designed a vitamin D tablet, Asentar, to treat advanced prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men...Read More

Long Term Opioid Drug Usage May Lead to Addiction

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jan 2007

Back pain is one of the most common complaints that physicians face all over the world, afflicting up to 19 percent of working adults. Opioid drugs, such as Oxycontin and Vicodin ...Read More

Uterus Transplant- A Future Reality

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jan 2007

For those passionate about having a child, it’s a research they will back all the way through. Doctors at a New York hospital plan the first uterus transplant with the aim of getting the recipient pre...

New Test Kits for Dengue, Hepatitis Developed

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 13 Jan 2007

New Delhi: Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Friday unveiled two test kits that can diagnose dengue and Hepatitis-C diseases in just an hour....Read More

A New Cattle Vaccine to Keep E.coli Out of Food

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 11 Jan 2007

Canadian researchers have come up with a new cattle vaccine that would keep E. coli bacteria out of food products...Read More

Indian Students Thrilled to Talk to Sunita Williams

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 11 Jan 2007

To the students gathered for a live chat with Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, it was extremely exciting to view her as she spoke from her zero-gravity...Read More