Bird Flu Survivors at Increased Risk of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Aug 2009

An animal study conducted by experts at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has suggested that at least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at...Read More

Scientists Unveil New Way to Analyse Tooth Enamel Using Lasers

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 22 Aug 2009

A collaborative study conducted by Australian and Taiwani researchers has led to a novel way to analyse the health of human teeth using lasers. Described in the...Read More

How Did a Paedophile Manage to Get Viagra on the NHS?

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Aug 2009

Serial paedophile Roger Martin who had abused an eleven year old girl and not received a jail term due to several medical problems, was still receiving the libido-enhancing drug Viagra on the NHS. How...

Common Diabetes Drug Boosts Heart Failure Risk: Study

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Aug 2009

Commonly prescribed diabetes drug increases the risk of heart failure compared with a similar medication, says a new study. The research, published on bmj.com, has...Read More

Watchdog Indicts Channel Nine Over Hypnosis Programme

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Aug 2009

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has come down strongly on Channel Nine over a programme on weight loss through hypnotherapy. The channel was guilty of breaching the Commercial Televi...

Romantic Candle-lit Dinners can Lead to Cancer: Study

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 20 Aug 2009

A candle-lit dinner with your date may prove to be harmful for the environment, and lead to cancer, suggests a new study. The research claims that burning candles made from paraffin wax could mean exp...

Shortfall Expected in US Swine Flu Vaccines

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 20 Aug 2009

US health officials said Tuesday they expect a large shortfall in swine flu vaccines, with only 45 million doses due to be ready in time for the start of a vaccination program mid-October. ...Read Mor...

Orthorexia Nervosa: New Eating Disorder Hitting the Rich, Educated Middle-Class

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 20 Aug 2009

Had your fill of news spewing information on eating disorders? Well, you haven't heard the last of it then! Here's a new one coming your way - orthorexia nervosa....Read More

Scared Public Take to Facemasks to Prevent Swine Flu

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 19 Aug 2009

People in Kolkata are taking precautions against swine flu or H1N1 influenza as the number of cases is on rise in the country. Residents are wearing facemasks or...Read More

Stem Cell Banks - Hope for a Healthier Humanity – An Interview

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Stem Cell is the current mantra to cure all kind of conditions that have never seen the light of an effective cure. The stem cell excitement caught the medical world’s imagination ever since a child w...