Some Vitamin Supplements May Reduce Benefits Of Exercise

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 13 May 2009

A new study suggests that some vitamin supplements may reduce some of the beneficial effects of exercise. Michael Ristow, of the University of Jena in Germany, has shown that antioxidant supplements l...

Kava Extract Effective in Treating Anxiety, Depression: Study

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 13 May 2009

A traditional extract of Kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, may be safe and effective in reducing anxiety as well as depression, a study has found. In the study, researchers at the Univer...

Patrick Swayze Refuses To Undergo Life-Saving Lung Surgery

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 13 May 2009

Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze has reportedly refused to undergo life-saving lung surgery, thus prompting fears that he is close to the end of his cancer battle. ...Read More

Popular US Breakfast Cereal is a Drug: FDA

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 13 May 2009

Popular US breakfast cereal Cheerios is a drug, at least if the claims made on the label by its manufacturer General Mills are anything to go by, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said. "B...

Nagpur Doctors Take The Path Of Superstition - For Good Health of People

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 13 May 2009

In a strange ritual, doctors in Nagpur invoked the Gods by performing a fire prayer for the good health and longevity of the people. "All the doctors sitting here are praying that their patients be bl...

Rapper Eminem Blames Mother For His Drug Addiction

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 11 May 2009

Rapper Eminem has blamed his mother Debbie Mathers for his drug addiction in his new track. Eminem's latest album 'Relapse', which has leaked online just 11 days before its official release, has alrea...

Snuff Out That Cigarette: You'll Be Way Happier!

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 11 May 2009

A 30-year follow-up study has revealed that non-smokers live happier and longer lives, free of the burdens of heart disease - a luxury not available to those who still swear by the...Read More

Exercise Can Cut Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Even in School Children

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 11 May 2009

Even school children as young as 11 can cut the levels of several known risk factors for cardiovascular disease if they undergo a daily exercise regimen. Started four years ago in the German city of ...

HIV Transmission Not Helped By Herpes Drug

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Mon, 11 May 2009

The widely drug for herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) is ineffective in cutting risk of HIV transmission, an international clinical trial has shown. The trial subjects were people infected with both HIV ...

Japan Confirms Fourth Case of Swine Flu

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 10 May 2009

A student who recently returned from North America has tested positive for swine flu in Japan's fourth confirmed case of the virus, a government official said Sunday. ...Read More