'Rape Cards' Authored By Jailed Rapist Raking in Moolah Over the Internet

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 17 Jun 2009

With websites willing to sell is 'rape cards', a notorious East Harlem rapist who is serving life in prison for three rape-murders, is shamelessly selling disgusting handwritten accounts of his r...

CPAP Treatment Improves Complaints of Fatigue and Tiredness in People With OSA

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy was found to improve complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study in th...

Indian Railways To Convert 1,500 Stations Into Disabled Friendly

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Indian Railways has plans to introduce special facilities for the physically challenge's convenience at over 1,500 stations in the country. According to senior Railway Ministry officials, special fac...

Spice Up Your Diet With Soya Sausages!

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

If you crave for fried sausage and bacon, and giant plates of steak but are also on a diet, researchers at the Rowett Institute, Aberdeen have come up with a healthy alternative - soya sausage. B...

Boffins To Improve Usage Of Common TB Vaccine

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Researchers at Saint Louis University's Centre for Vaccine Development are probing to find whether the "standard" tuberculosis vaccine (used in foreign countries) offers better protection as a shot, d...

Severity Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Worse In Winter Or Spring Than In Summer

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who had the disease's symptoms in winter or in spring have more severe outcomes at six months, than those whose symptoms first appeared in summer, says study. ...Rea...

Importance of Mediterranean Diet

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Mediterranean diet involves plenty of fruits and vegetables and does not contain any meat. Many studies have emphasized the importance of this diet in staying healthy and preventing the onset of disea...

Stem Cells may Cure Baldness

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 15 Jun 2009

In what may be welcome news for people going bald, Australian scientists are trying to use stem cells to grow a potentially endless supply of new hair. If proved successful, cloning would overcome the...

India's HIV Victims Find Solace In Marriage

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Taking medicines on time is a big part of a successful marriage for Ravi and Nima, an HIV-positive couple who met as a direct result of the enduring stigma attached to AIDS in India. ...Read More

Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Benefit from IFX Anti-TNF Therapy

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 15 Jun 2009

After five years of receiving infliximab (IFX) anti-TNF therapy, 61.8% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) showed substantial clinical benefit (ASAS40, ASsessment in AS, 40-response) and 27.6...