Efficacy of HIV Vaccine Could be Increased by Slowing Down Immune System's Brakes

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 03 Apr 2010

Researchers at University of Pittsburgh say that a special class of T cells may be limiting the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccines for HIV by slowing the immune system response too soon. Read More

Teens' Crack and Cocaine Use Triggers High HIV/AIDS Risk: Study

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 03 Apr 2010

Teens using crack or cocaine are at a higher risk of engaging in unprotected sex than youth who have never used these drugs, putting themselves at increased risk for HIV, according to a study in the A...

Virus Linked to Prostate Cancer and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Inhibited by Anti-HIV Drugs

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 03 Apr 2010

Researchers at Emory University/Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Utah have shown that Four drugs used to treat HIV infection can inhibit a retrovirus recently linked to pr...

Novel Stem Cell Therapy to Tackle HIV

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Sat, 03 Apr 2010

A novel stem cell therapy could in the future be used to treat HIV, say researchers. ...Read More

Mental Diseases Linked to Recession on the Rise

Posted in Adolescent Depression Support group on Sat, 03 Apr 2010

The on-going recession revealed yet another part of its impact on the general population after a new report revealed that the number of depression-related cases has risen sharply last year. ...Read Mo...

Obama's Historic Health Plan to be Put to Vote on Sunday

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 01 Apr 2010

Barack Obama''s historic plan to overhaul the US health care system that the president says will provide health insurance coverage to the overwhelming majority of Americans was to be put...Read More

Rape Laws to be Reviewed in India

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 01 Apr 2010

A high-powered committee (HPC) under the chairmanship of Union Home Secretary constituted by the Central Government is to review existing laws to prevent rapes in the country. ...Read More

"Female Infanticide" a Tradition in Asia Being Aided By Technology

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 01 Apr 2010

While having a scan, a pregnant woman in India is not allowed to learn the gender of her unborn child, but "ricks like colored folders are absolutely common," says Pinki Virani,...

Genetically-Modified Cow to Produce Milk Rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Posted in Achondroplasia Support group on Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The world''s first genetically-modified cow with high level of Omega-3 fatty acid has turned nine-months old, Chinese scientists have reported. They add that the animal is healthy and expected...

Crisis in Australian Hospitals Due to Crowded Emergency Departments

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 31 Mar 2010

Emergency department overcrowding in Australia�s public hospitals is creating access block with patients waiting for hours in the ED or giving up and going home,...Read More