Health Insurance
Posted in General Support group on Wed, 17 Feb 2010
Be very careful about taking a health insurance policy with Mediassist Insurance company in India. They do not pay the hospital hence many corporate hospitals may not accept their customers. Also refe...
Prostate Cancer / Cancer of Prostate
Posted in Prostate Cancer Support group on Mon, 18 Jan 2010
Abiraterone in prostate cancerThe big news in oncology has been Johnson and Johnson purchasing Cougar Biotechnology for $1 billion. They have just bought promising prostate cancer compound, abirater...
Cystic Fibrosis
Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Dec 2009
As the above article mentions, cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease and testing for carrier status has been available, but screening policies differ widely. An interesting screening study...
Headache / Cephalgia
Posted in Headache / Cephalgia Support group on Mon, 28 Dec 2009
Cluster headache is a name given to an agonising form of migraine headaches (on one side of head) with autonomic eye swelling, watering and nasal congestion. It usually presents in bouts i.e cluster...
Cystic Fibrosis
Posted in General Support group on Sun, 20 Dec 2009
Cystic fibrosis in India is rare. Also there is less awareness among medical staff. Apparently frequency of common mutation F508del in Indian children is between 19% and 34%. The cystic fibrosis word...
Anabolic Steroids
Posted in General Support group on Tue, 29 Sep 2009
Don't take these hormones to build muscles. They make you prone cancers of the liver and hepatitis The side effects can lead to death. I know someone who is a victim.