Novel Drug Olaparib May Help Treat Women With Genetic Breast Cancer

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 02 Jun 2009

Olaparib, a new drug, may help thousands of women suffering from genetic breast cancer, if results of the first tests on patients are to be believed. ...Read More

Australian Woman Undergoes Leg Surgery To Increase Height

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 02 Jun 2009

Australia’s Hajnal Ban asked doctors to keep her conscious as they broke her legs and attached them to stretching frames since she wanted to remember it as the moment that changed her life. ...Read Mo...

HIV/AIDS Patients Use Marijuana As A Symptom Management Approach

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Mon, 01 Jun 2009

A significant percentage of HIV/AIDS patients use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms, and rate it as effective as prescribed or over the counter (OTC) medicines, says study. ...Read More

Solar Power Via Salt – Keenly Watched Project in US

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 30 May 2009

Among the green power projects in the works, the molten salt technology to tap solar power is receiving wide attention. The sun could be an efficient source of energy, but...Read More

Immunization Refusal Increases Pertussis Infection Risk In Children

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 30 May 2009

Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanent...

Aussie Women As Keen As Men To Indulge In Group Sex

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 30 May 2009

A new study has revealed the "kinky" world of Australians. The shocking study found that ladies are as keen to have group sex as men, and they initiate it almost as...Read More

New Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Muscular Dystrophy

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 30 May 2009

Scientists have come up with a new therapy that has the potential to treat people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease and the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children. In the m...

World No Tobacco Day 2009

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 30 May 2009

“Tobacco health warnings”—the theme for this year’s No Tobacco Day on May 31st, reinforces the need to step up graphic warnings on tobacco packages to discourage consumers from using tobacco in any fo...

Six Months' Jail for Female Circumcisers in Senegal

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 29 May 2009

A Senegalese court sentenced two women to six months in jail Thursday for circumcising a baby girl, rights watchdog Raddho said of a case that sparked clashes between religious protesters and police. ...

Attacks on Indian Students Not Racially Motivated, Australian Police Assert

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 29 May 2009

Police in the state of Victoria continue to maintain the recent spate of attacks on Indian students are not racially motivated at all. Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said there was no indication th...