Drug Based on Poisonous Flowers Could Halt Breast Cancer Spread

Posted in Breast Cancer / Carcinoma of the Breast Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

''Foxgloves'', one of Britain''s most popular flowers, could soon be used as treatment to stop spread of breast cancer, ...Read More

Depression and Anxiety Not Connected to Delayed Resolution of Abnormal Mammograms

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Depression and anxiety may not be connected to delayed resolution of abnormal mammograms.Read More

'Health Time Bomb' Ticks Away on Elder’s Bad Diet

Posted in Diet, Lifestyle and Heart Disease Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Many elderly people in Britain face the risk of chronic health conditions like osteoporosis, heart disease and stroke because of a bad diet, warned experts....Read More

Drug Laws Do Not Provide Adequate Protection to Children

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Drug laws may not provide adequate protection to children. Read More

Teens' Body-Image Insecurity Being Exploited by Quick-Fix Diets

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

A new study has revealed that diet companies are said to be exploiting young people''s insecurity about their body image to sell quick-fix weight-loss plans that do not work. ...Read More

Low Calorie Diet Benefits Obese Patients

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, intake of restricted calorie diet improves heart function, reveals study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSN...

Only 1 in 4 is a Home Cooked Meal for Brits!

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Since the eighties, a drop of 30 percent is observed in the home cooking front, i.e. only one in four meals is prepared at home, new research has found....Read More

Strides Arcolab Receives FDA Approval for Two Generic Cancer Drugs

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Bangalore based pharmaceutical company Strides Arcolab has revealed that its subsidiary company, Onco Therapies Ltd has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration...Read More

Anti-Clotting Drug Apixaban Receives NICE Approval

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

British drug regulator National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of the anti-clotting drug manufactured by Pfizer and Bristol-Meyers, apixaban, in preventing bl...

India’s Local Leaders' Initiative Almost Eradicating Polio, WHO Notes

Posted in Poliomyelitis Support group on Mon, 28 Nov 2011

The World Health Organization observed that polio is on the verge of eradication in India; however Pakistan continues to struggle to counter the disease. ...Read More