Largest Study Ever Confirms Kidney Failure Risk for Organ Donors 'Extremely Low'

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 20 Feb 2016

The largest study ever conducted of kidney disease risk in living kidney donors confirms that the risk of a kidney donor developing kidney failure in the remaining organ is much lower than in the popu...

Cultural Acceptance of Organ Donation in India

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 20 Feb 2016

There are twoaspects to the cultural acceptance of organ donation in India: publicacceptance and professional acceptance. Both are current impediments towidespread knowledge about organ donation and d...

Nourishing Foods You Must Eat Before and After Blood Donation

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 20 Feb 2016

Check out this list of nourishing food items that you must eat before you step out of your house to donate blood on World Blood Donor Day Friday. Once you are done with the good deed, consume food ite...

A Swipe On Tinder App Can Make You a Organ Donor in England

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 20 Feb 2016

The importance of organ donation and the need for increased donors is rising all over the world. As a part of its contribution to organ donation, the popular dating app, Tinder has collaborated with t...

New Therapeutic Target Unveiled for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 19 Feb 2016

A specific enzyme is being discovered by neuroscientists that plays a critical role in spinal muscular atrophy, and that suppressing this enzyme''s activity, could markedly reduce the disease''s sever...

Researchers Find Link Between Ritual Circumcision Procedure and Herpes Infection in Infants

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 17 Feb 2016

A rare procedure performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 and ...

Drug Targeting Opioid System may Relieve Major Depression

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 15 Feb 2016

Modulation of the endogenous opioid system may improve the effectiveness of drugs that target the action of serotonin and related monoamine neurotransmitters, finds a clinical trial of an experimental...

Inner Workings of Ebola Vaccine Trial To Be Presented

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 14 Feb 2016

An experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus in West Africa combined with an innovative way of vaccinating people has resulted in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine -- and the approac...

Canada Aims to Protect Blood Supply from Zika Virus

Posted in Mosquito Diseases Support group on Thu, 04 Feb 2016

Canadian blood agencies announced a temporary restriction on blood donations to keep away the Zika virus out of the nation''s blood supply. ...Read More

Maintain a Correct Posture While Sitting and Standing to Avoid Low Back Pain

Posted in Back Pain Support group on Thu, 14 Jan 2016

Lower back pain affects one out of 10 people worldwide, and causes more disability around the world than any other condition. It accounts for a third of all work-related disability, revealed a study b...