Knee Replacements and Other Medical Devices - One Size Does Not Fit All

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

In a perspective article in the October 20 issue of New England Journal of MedicineRead More

New Tool to Help Surgeons During Brain Surgery

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Brain cancer surgery could be improved with novel tool, finds report in ACS'' journal Analytical Chemistry. ...Read More

Cellulite may be Wiped Away by New Home Ultrasound Device

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Researchers have developed a new ultrasound machine that can help get rid of unwanted body fat and cellulite in weeks. Read More

Siemens Launches iScan for Hearing Aids

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Siemens has introduced a better and faster version of its ear impression scanner, called the iScan. Read More

Risks of Vitamin Supplements Highlighted

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Recent research sheds light on the value of vitamin supplements, with results indicating that taking too many supplements could be harmful. ...Read More

Study Explores Use of Hypertension Drugs to Treat Dementia

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

A new study explores if certain types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension, might have beneficial effects in reducing the increasing number of new cases of Alzheimer''s...

Over-prescription of Acid-suppressing Drugs in Infants

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Physicians frequently prescribe acid-suppressing drugs to infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finds study published in the October 20th issue of The Journal of PediatricsRead More

New Avenues for Drug Development

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Scientists are looking in new directions for drug development as microbes grow increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. A new paper, published Oct. 19 in the online journal Read More

Current 3-Drug Regimen For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Found Harmful

Posted in Lung Biopsy Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

A clinical trial has found that people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) receiving a currently used triple-drug therapy consisting of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) had wo...

Post Kutcher Infidelity Claims, Demi Moore Skipping Meals

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Demi Moore is quite upset about her husband Aston Kutcher''s sex scandal rumours and has not been eating well, her friends have revealed. Read More