Road accidents greater threat than AIDS, TB: WHO

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 15 Feb 2006

WHO (World Health Organisation) today projected that by 2020 road accidents will be the third highest threat to public health, outranking public health issues like tuberculosis, diarrhoea and HIV/AIDS...

Surgeon Attempts to Create A Surgical Hernia Feat

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 15 Feb 2006

A surgeon in Chennai performed 41 hernia surgeries in 13 hours, 41 minutes and 19 seconds said a press release of a hospital here in Chennai. ...Read More

Early Detection Of Lung Cancer Using CT Scan Is Curable

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 14 Feb 2006

Lung cancer is one of the major health problems in US. If detected early then it can be completely cured. Computed tomography (CT) scan identifies lung cancer at the early stage. ...Read More

Breast Cancer Funding To Be Extended By Another $30 Million: Pharmac

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 14 Feb 2006

It has been proposed by Pharmac, to hold a meeting regarding extension of funding for the cancer drug Herceptin that would allow the provision of drug to women with early breast cancer. ...Read More

Yoga Guru Ramdev Invited to Tap Ayurveda Potential by Jharkhand Govt

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 13 Feb 2006

It has been proposed by the Jharkhand government to donate nearly 100 acres of land to guru Baba Ramdev to exploit the potential of Ayurveda....Read More

Booby Trap: Instant Remedies for that Well endowed look

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 12 Feb 2006

Women are rushing off at lunch breaks, coughing up £4,500 for Jiffy breast implant operations. A clinic in Cheshire is gaining popularity for such breast implant operations...Read More

Persistent Fatigue Could Be An Early Indicator Of Postpartum Depression

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 10 Feb 2006

A new study says that constant fatigue immediately after birth may be the best indicator of subsequent postpartum depression. The study also says that women who felt fatigues two weeks after the birth...

Gum Disease Affects Diabetic Children Earlier Than Anticipated

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 10 Feb 2006

Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have found that the lethal impact of diabetes can affect the gums much earlier than anticipated. Researchers from the Mailman School of Public H...

New Chemical May Halt HIV Infection

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Fri, 10 Feb 2006

Infection from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be blocked by a chemical called CSA-54, according to US based scientists. The disease is reportedly responsible for 25 million deaths across t...

India Can Become Major HIV Drugs Producer

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Fri, 10 Feb 2006

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that India can easily become a market leader in the manufacture and supply of medicines for HIV across the world. Several people in the African Contine...