Hong Kong's Yoga Boom Sparks Injury Surge
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
During her fourth yoga class, Yvonne Kong attempted a seated twist to stretch her spine. She couldn't turn as far as the rest of her class, so the instructor pushed her into the position. ...Read More
Health Fair In Virginia Tends To America's Poor
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
They came in large numbers, America's uninsured and working poor, descending on this coal mining town in Virginia's southwest corner in search of the elusive medical care they...Read More
Britons Win Legal Fight Over 'Toxic Soup' Deformities
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
A group of young people in Britain who claimed their birth defects were caused by a "soup of toxic materials" in a former steel town won a legal action against the local authority on Wednesday. The 18...
Blood Transfusion During Heart Surgery Safe
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
Blood transfusion during heart surgery is indeed safe. Worries over cancer risk are unfounded, say Dr Bill Weightman and Dr Mark Newman of the University of Western Australia who studied the health of...
Italian Watchdog to Approve Abortion Drug
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
An Italian drug board is set to approve sales of the abortion-inducing drug RU486 in the predominantly Roman Catholic country, a news report said Wednesday. ...Read More
Can Tamiflu Tackle Swine Flu?
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 30 Jul 2009
Experts would be consulted on the way anti-viral drugs such as Tamiflu are used to tackle the swine flu pandemic, and possible drug resistance, said the World Health Organization. ...Read More