Are pretty faces associated with positive trait?

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 Jan 2006

Ingrid Olson, a professor in Penn's Department of Psychology and researcher at Penn's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience conducted an experiment, which reported that people couldn’t resist a pretty fac...

A new database exclusively for autism

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 18 Jan 2006

Autism is a disorder, which damage one’s ability to speak, communicate and relate to others. The incidence is about one in 166 individuals. Hence Autism Speaks, a non-profit organization has come up w...

A first in Liver Transplant in India – Networking works well

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 18 Jan 2006

A 30 year old was declared brain dead in a hospital in Hyderabad. The family was very motivated to donate all the organs of their loved one. ...Read More

Canadians Grow Fatter By The Day

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 18 Jan 2006

Canadians are becoming increasingly obese, according to a new study. The number of people in the country who are morbidly obese has risen to 1.3% in 2003, from the 1990 figure of 0.3%, according to re...

Liver Donor Dies After Operation

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 17 Jan 2006

A 39-year-old liver donor of Indian origin has died in Singapore a few days after the operation, and this will be probed by a coroner's inquiry. The donor is reported to have suffered from a heart att...

Delaying Hernia Surgery Is Considered A Safe Option

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 17 Jan 2006

The level of discomfort and suffering encountered by men who underwent surgery for hernia was found to be similar to that of those who underwent delayed surgeries and felt almost no symptoms, after a ...

Bail Granted To The Doctor Despite Her Patient's Death

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 17 Jan 2006

In London a general practitioner (GP) was arrested after the death of her patient. Dr Shanta Dhar a GP practicing in London was arrested last Friday and was released on bail. ...Read More

Model Kate Moss - Re-Birth After Humiliation

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 16 Jan 2006

Supper model Kate Moss will be Turing 32 this week (January 16th 2006). Her most talked about 1950's - theme party, which had been exquisitely planned,has been canceled by the ...Read More

Gene Linked To Type 2 Diabetes Identified

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Mon, 16 Jan 2006

Scientist working at the DeCode Genetics Inc (Reykjavik company) was successful in identifying the gene that affects one fifth of the diabetic population in US. The Icelandic researchers said that th...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Be Prevented?

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 15 Jan 2006

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is experienced by people who had undergone various traumatic events like tsunami, hurricanes, rape etc. People suffer from recurrences of these bad memories which...