Neglected Tropical Diseases Burden India, South Asia

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are borne unevenly in India and South Asia, reports a new study. ...Read More

Failed Malaria Treatment Could Be Linked to Dormant Parasites In RBC

Posted in Malaria Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

University of South Florida researchers have for the first time found that the earliest form of malaria parasites can lay dormant in red blood cells and "wake up," or recover, following treatment with...

Chiral Metal Surfaces Aids in Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

New research has pointed out that chiral metal surfaces can help in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Read More

Progression of Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus Patients Not Halted by Statins

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

New research has revealed that atorvastatin therapy is ineffective in reducing progress of atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ...Read More

Hope for Thyroid Cancer Patients as Tumor Shrinkage Noted With Anti-Cancer Drug

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

The experimental anticancer drug lenvatinib may achieve at least a partial response in thyroid, endometrial, renal cancers and melanoma, phase I clinical studies have indicated. ...Read More

Over-the-Counter Thyroid Support Pills Pose Health Risks

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

A study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association says that people who use over-the-counter thyroid support supplements may be putting their health at risk. ...Read Mor...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma may be Triggered by Obesity and Dietary Choices

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Research indicates that body weight and dietary choices in young adulthood can trigger non-Hodgkin lymphoma in later life. In previous analyses of the Nurses'' Health...Read More

Sexual Well-Being in Women Improved by Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Women who undergo breast reconstruction after a mastectomy experience significant gains in psychological, social, and sexual well-being, a new study has found. These improvements are noticed just thre...

Ageing: The Mystery Could Soon be Solved

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could significantly reduce the time and cost to finding a cure for Alzheimer''s disease and help answer one of the greatest bio...

First-Ever Gene Treatment Procedure for Treating Incurable Form of Blindness

Posted in Achondroplasia Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Doctors at the Oxford Eye Hospital in Britain conducted the first ever gene treatment that makes use of DNA to correct an incurable form of blindness. The procedure was done for a 63-year old man, lea...