Public Coverage of Essential Medicines May Improve Access and Save Billions

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 27 Feb 2017

Funding essential medicines can cover the cost of half of all the prescriptions in Canada. This may remove the financial barrier for Canadians by saving $3 billion per year....Read More

Bono Praises US Vice President Mike Pence's Defence of AIDS Bill

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 25 Feb 2017

During a meeting in Germany, Band U2''s frontman Bono praised US Vice President Mike Pences defence of AIDS Bill. ...Read More

New RNA Interference Treatment Could Help Treat Eye Inflammation

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 24 Feb 2017

Inflammation plays a central role in vision-threatening eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. More commonly, it causes uveitis, or inflammation of the uvea, t...

Biological Clock in Cancer Cells Influences Tumor Growth

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 22 Feb 2017

Most of the cells in the human body have an internal clock that sets a rhythm for the activities of our organs according to the time of the day. Cancer cells, however, often have a non-functioning or ...

Diabetic Kidney Disease Prevented for the First Time

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 22 Feb 2017

The progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) has been successfully prevented for the first time by an Australian pharmaceutical company. DKD is an often fatal long-term complication of type 2 diab...

Is Your Low Back Pain Coming from Your Hip, Spine or Both?

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Lower back pain can be caused by a variety of problems. Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and even knees. The challenge for patients, and often their do...

Heart-Healthy Habits Can Save Medicare Costs

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Mon, 06 Feb 2017

Cardio-vascular risk can be reduced and more than $41 billion a year in Medicare costs can be saved, if all beneficiaries achieve ideal levels for five to seven heart-healthy habits,...Read More

Here's How To Keep Acne At Bay

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Mon, 06 Feb 2017

Acne come uninvited, and can stay on for long, it is a common problem that most of us go through. Drinking lots of water, eating a balanced diet and keeping the skin clean can help you keep them at ba...

Pregnant Women Should Avoid Liquorice

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 06 Feb 2017

HighlightsLiquorice contains a natural sweetener, glycyrrhizin, that can affect the development of the growing fetus if consumed during pregnancy....Read More

Law Aids Picking Up Hearing Loss in Infants Due to Congenital Cytomegalovirus

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 04 Feb 2017

Cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital infection, affecting about one in 150 children or 30,000 newborns in the United States each year. In Utah that equates to roughly one baby born per day. R...