Healthy Older Brains Not Smaller Than Younger Ones

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 10 Sep 2009

The belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains has been deemed incorrect by Dutch researchers. The authors suggest that previous findings may have overestimated atr...

Lisa Ray Says She Has Multiple Myeloma

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 09 Sep 2009

Bollywood actress Lisa Ray has revealed on her blog that she has been diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer called multiple myeloma. ...Read More

World Suicide Prevention Day 2009

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 09 Sep 2009

World Suicide Prevention Day celebrated on September 10 each year aims to promote worldwide commitment and action to save desperate lives from suicides. This year’s theme, “Suicide Prevention in diffe...

Women Have Sex Not for Love but Out of Pity for a Man, Says Study

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 08 Sep 2009

Women indulge in sex not for love and passion, but for various other "unromantic" reasons- including relieving themselves of boredom, out of pity for a man and even to cure a migraine headache-says a ...

American Boffins Show How Diesel Fumes Cause Cancer

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 07 Sep 2009

For the first time, American scientists have revealed how diesel fumes causes cancer. Qinghua Sun, an assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Ohio...Read More

Maldives Uses Coconut Shells to Reduce Its CO2 Emissions

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Sep 2009

The Maldives government has launched a project to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using "biochar", a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells. ...Read More

Scientists Identify Single Gene Behind Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 06 Sep 2009

An international team of researchers has identified a single gene that promotes development of essential tremor in some patients and Parkinson's disease in others. In a study report published in Park...

Aussie Baby Boomers Still Enjoy Healthy Sex Lives

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 05 Sep 2009

Old age hasn't stopped Aussie baby boomers to enjoy a healthy sex life. A new survey has revealed that 40 per cent of men aged 75 to 79 said they were sexually active,...Read More

Megan Fox Suffers ‘Bouts of Schizophrenia’

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 05 Sep 2009

Hollywood starlet Megan Fox has revealed that she suffers "bouts of schizophrenia." ...Read More

Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Surgical Treatments to Alleviate Chronic Pelvic Pain

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 04 Sep 2009

A study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. says that a surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic...Read More