Most HIV/AIDS Patients do not Disclose Status: Report

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Tue, 25 Jul 2006

This is not surprising. HIV/ AIDS faces similar stigma as Leprosy. People in India where 'untouchability' is still practictised in the society AIDS and HIV is easily accptable in the psyche

Need To Promote Awareness To Control Population

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 14 Jul 2006

Very sensible statement by a Health Minister of a state. 176 babies are born each minute worldwide- this is a huge burden to the society that has lower death rate then birth rate.

Online Medical Counseling In UP Lacks Transparency: Students

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 14 Jul 2006

The whole concept of counselling for professional seats in India has the wrong terminology. Wonder why it is called counselling when what this means is that the seat status is known in various college...

Study Says - Blocking 'aP2' Protein Prevents Airway Diseases

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 14 Jul 2006

Great news for asthmatics. I hope some long term cure can be soon found.

Private Nursing Home in Madhya Pradesh Fined For Negligence

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 14 Jul 2006

The case here sounds a little weak; though the court has awarded a small compensation to victims family. Sutures taken off on day 12 and lading to pus formation is unusual in surgery. There maybe some...

One Of China's Conjoined Twins Dies

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 11 Jul 2006

this kind of surgery is always a risky surgery. Similar Conjoined Twins from both Iran and N.Delhi passed away soon after surgery in recent times. The efort involved by the surgical teams is very str...

Indicators of Dementia Found In Blood

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 09 Jul 2006

Amyloid protein- Aß1-40 and Aß1-42 are associated with an increased risk of dementia. I hope our labs will soon offer these tests.

AIIMS Strike Enters Second day, Support Continues To Pour In

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 09 Jul 2006

Look at the state of hospitals run by govt. in various states of India. The bureaucrats and politicians have made this institutes 2nd class and private medicine now flourish in this country. I don't k...

Using Mobile Phones For 45 Minutes Causes Excitation In The Brain

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Jun 2006

Well cell phones are still not been given a clean chit. This is the most commonly possessed and used 'modern toy' by a human being. In fact in the history of mankind there has never been something as ...

Top 10 Reasons Why People Are Obese

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Jun 2006

Most of the items listed are associated with the modern lifestyle. Some trade off for the current progress we are making as human race. Question is what havoc are we causing to mother nature and ourse...