Breast Cancer - Prevention and Management with Lifestyle Changes

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast start multiplying abnormally. Two types of breast cancer are common � 1. Ductal cancer in which the cells lining the ducts that carry mi...

Loneliness Boosts Risk of Inflammatory Diseases

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

Chronically lonely people are at higher risk for certain types of inflammatory diseases, says a study. Feelings of social isolation in lonely people triggers the activity of pro-inflammatory immune ce...

Walking in the Park - Key to Better Health

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

Researchers have found that people stay physically fit because parks and other recreation sites increases the fitness level of residents. ...Read More

Increase in Non-communicable Diseases in South Asian Countries

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

A recent World Bank report has issued a warning about the drastic rise in Non-communicable diseases in India and other South Asian countries, almost on the brink of a health crisis. ...Read More

Consuming Cheese Daily Linked to High Risk of Bladder Cancer

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

A new research has warned that eating a slice of cheese every day could increase the risk of bladder cancer. Read More

New Heart Therapy More Effective in Women

Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

A new study has revealed that a therapy to prevent heart failure by using adefibrillator to shock the heart back into synchronized rhythm is twice as effectivein women as in men. The cardiac resynchro...

Dogs - Key to Active Teens

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 11 Feb 2011

In a new study that was conducted on dog ownership and adolescent physical activity it has been revealed that dogs can get your sedentary ''teen'' off the couch. ...Read More

Stop Ageing Start Walking

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 10 Feb 2011

Ageing, like Death, spares none! It affects friends and foes, kings and paupers, misers and benevolent alike. Read More

New Diagnostic Kit to Distinguish Chikungunya from Dengue Developed

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 10 Feb 2011

An outbreak of chikungunya virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala has prompted researchers to develop a new diagnostic test to distinguish chikungunya from dengue viruses, the science site...Rea...

Laser To Help Predict Foot Ulcers In Diabetics

Posted in Diabetic Retinopathy Support group on Thu, 10 Feb 2011

Scientists with the Industrial Research Limited, New Zealand,�have demonstrated that laser light scattering techniques could be used to predict foot ulcers in diabetics. Read More