Vitamin C Does Not Reduce Effects of Chemotherapy Drugs: Expert

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 08 Mar 2009

Challenging a recent study, an Arizona nutritionist has claimed that vitamin C does not reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatment. ...Read More

Most Physicians Do Not Support Private Banking of Umbilical Cord Blood

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 07 Mar 2009

A survey of physicians has found broad support for the position that parents should not bank their newborns' umbilical cord blood in a private blood bank unless another member of...Read More

Turmeric Ingredient is a Panacea for All Ills: Study

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 07 Mar 2009

Revered in India as "holy powder," the marigold-colored spice known as turmeric has been used for centuries to treat wounds, infections and other health problems. In recent years, research into the he...

Mad Cow Disease Claims Its Fifth Victim In Spain

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 07 Mar 2009

The Spanish government late Friday confirmed the country's fifth fatality from the human variant of mad cow disease, a woman who died in the northern city of Santander in January. ...Read More

Uniting to End Violence - International Women’s Day 2009

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 07 Mar 2009

International Women’s Day celebrated around the world on March 8 each year has been earmarked by the United Nations as the day to review the economic, political and social achievements of women and to...

Penile Extender May Help To Increase Flaccid Length by Almost a Third

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 06 Mar 2009

Men who wore a penile extender every day for six months were able to increase the flaccid length of their penis by up to 32% and their erectile function by up to 36%, according to an independent clini...

Tweaking With A Particular Gene Prevents Fructose-Induced Insulin Resistance

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 06 Mar 2009

Transcriptional coactivator PPARg coactivator-1b (PGC-1b) - Wonder what that is? Well, that's the name of the gene, scientists say, when "knocked down" has protected mice on a diet loaded with high-fr...

Left-Handedness In Children Maybe Linked To Congenital Disorder

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 05 Mar 2009

According to a new study, kids with a congenital disorder, known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM), are more likely to develop left-handedness. HFM is the second most common birth defect after cleft lips...

Manipur Hosts a Workshop for Co-operative Leaders on HIV

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Thu, 05 Mar 2009

A workshop for co-operative leaders on mainstreaming of HIV in the education and training system of cooperatives was held in Manipur to spread awareness about the diseases and ways to prevent it. The...

Protein Possibly Linked to Asthma and Bronchitis Discovered

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 05 Mar 2009

Swedish scientists say they have discovered a new protein KCNRG that is possibly linked to ashtma and bronchitis. Researchers at Uppsala University say the previously unknown protein is found in the c...