Airsonett’s Asthma Device, Protexo Improves Quality of Life in Asthma Patients

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

A new study published in the journal Thorax has revealed that Swedish clinical air flow technology developer, Airsonetts asthma device, Protexo provides a higher quality of life for asthma patients wh...

FDA Approval for Philips Whole Body PET / MR Imaging System

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Royal Philips Electronics NV''s combination scanner that can scan the body for cancer using both positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been approved by the US FDA...

Critical Window for Heart Attack Transfer Patients is Missed by Most Hospitals, Says Study

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Yale School of medicine researchers report that most heart attack patients transferred between hospitals for the emergency artery-opening procedure called angioplasty are not transported as quickly as...

Women Who Have Had Children are at Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Disease

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

A new study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has revealed that women who give birth to at least four children have a lower risk of dying due to heart disease compared to women who do n...

Link Between Depression and Heart Disease Risk

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

People who suffer from depression could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to people who are not depressed, suggests study. ...Read More

22-Hour-Old Baby Undergoes Open Heart Surgery in Britain

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

A 22-hour old baby became the youngest person to undergo an open heart surgery in Britain after he was diagnosed with a rare condition affecting one in 5,000 births. Read More

Glenmark Receives FDA Approval to Market Generic Montelukast in the US

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals revealed that it will be marketing generic Montelukast Sodium tablets in the United States from August next year after it received approval by the US Food and Drug Administrat...

Gene Exchange may be Triggered by Antibiotics in Swine Feed

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Adding antibiotics to swine feed causes microorganisms in the guts of these animals to start sharing genes that could spread antibiotic resistance, says a study to be published in the online journal m...

Violent Video Games Affect Cognitive Function and Emotional Control

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Violent video games lower brain activity in regions associated with cognitive function and emotional control, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine. These brain alter...

Key Player in the Formation of New Blood Vessels Identified

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Shc(pronounced SHIK) that plays a key role in the formation of new blood vessels has been identified by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine scientists. ...Read More