Ayurveda’s Brand Ambassador Launches Online Portal

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Medical tourism in India is flying high. Estimated at $330 million in 2004, this figure is expected to rocket to $2 billion by 2012. These estimates set by the Indian ministry of tourism are based ...

Hospitals Asked to be on Alert for Swine Flu

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Hospitals in Mumbai are being warned to be on a watchful lookout for swine flu symptoms after three people died in the city due to the H1N1 virus. Read More

‘Search and Destroy’ operation against dengue mosquitoes in Philippines

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 09 Jun 2010

The Philippine health department on September 10, sent a warning against dengue fever in the midst of an outbreak in many areas in and around the capital...Read More

Nasal Anesthetic Spray Could Replace Dentist's Needle

Posted in Tooth Decay Support group on Wed, 09 Jun 2010

A new discovery may replace the needle used to give local anesthetic in the dentist''s chair for many procedures. ...Read More

India's First Dental Stem Cell Bank is Now Open

Posted in Bleeding Gums Support group on Tue, 08 Jun 2010

The first-ever dental stem cell bank in India called "Store your Cells" has now been launched. This unique bank is the venture started by dentists at Dhruv Polyclinic, Mumbai. ...Read More

Meet the Four-Year-Old Heavy Smoker of China

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 07 Jun 2010

Watching a four-year-old boy smoking a cigarette is enough to shock anyone. But what about knowing that he is a heavy smoker?

Doctors Find Cure to End Growth for Woman With Gigantism

Posted in Acromegaly Support group on Sun, 06 Jun 2010

A young woman, who has been suffering from a rare form of gigantism that made her gain 336 pounds and grow to nearly 7-feet tall, has been given hope of beating the illness by doctors who have f...

Doctors Welcome Panel, but are Cautious

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Jun 2010

The constitution of a new six-member panel for taking charge of the Medical Council of India (MCI) has been welcomed by Indian medicos worldwide, but they are very cautious in opining if this panel wi...

Concerns Over Health Effects Of BP Oil Spill

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Jun 2010

There is no sign as yet of any significant success by the BP to staunch the oil flow from the wrecked rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Six thousand barrels of oil were captured through a new technique -� bu...

GenY Has An Extremely "inflated Sense of Self" Compared to Their Parents

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 05 Jun 2010

Generation Y, a term in popular culture for those born between the 1980s and 90s, generally believe they have a right to entitlement and lack work ethics, according to a new study. ...Read More