Computational Approach Predicts New Targets to Control HIV

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

New targets for human proteins that can control the spread of HIV have been predicted using a novel computational analysis, finds study published in PLoS Computational Biology. ...Read More

10,000 Steps to Make Boss Happy

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

According to an Australian study, tenthousand steps a day and pumping iron thrice a week could make employees extraproductive and extend their lifespan by five years! ...Read More

More Funding Needed to Combat Kala Azar

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

Funding for wider access to treatment could reduce the number of deaths from the worst outbreak of a deadly parasite known as kala azar. ...Read More

Pregnant at 61

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

In Brazil, a woman at 61, due to give birth to her first child became pregnant with a donor egg. ...Read More

FDA to Ban Asthma Inhalers That Contain CFCs

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed that it is going ahead with the ban on asthma inhalers that use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) since it harms the environment. ...Read More

Akshay Kumar Wins More Hearts by Becoming the Ambassador for Heart Patients

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

The well-known Bollywood action hero, Akshay Kumar, has recently put his heart and soul into a different project far removed from the make-believe world of films. ...Read More

Anemia Drug, Eprex, Recalled by Johnson & Johnson

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

Johnson & Johnson has announced the recall of close to 200,000 syringes of Eprex, a drug used to treat anemia. Read More

Millions of Arthritis Patients Given Some Hope by New 10 Pounds-a-Day Jab

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

A 10-pounds-a-day jab can repair damaged joints and could benefit millions crippled by osteoarthritis, researchers at New York''s University of Rochester Medical Centre have suggested. ...Read More

Common Dietary Supplement May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

The dietary supplements which are easily available over-the-counter may help inhibit development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, that are the markers of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic sy...

Heart Drug to Treat Respiratory Failure

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 27 Sep 2011

In a recent research work it was found that a drug used to treat acute heart failure may be a possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure. ...Read More