Kosovo Hamlet Keeps Tradition Alive With Mass Circumcision

Posted in Phimosis / Tight Foreskin Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

In a tiny Muslim hamlet deep in the mountains of south Kosovo, the cries of young boys usher in the dawn once every five years in a ritual of mass circumcision to set them on their journey to manhood....

Areas Around Fukushima Nuke Disaster Could Be Uninhabitable For Decades

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

The areas surrounding the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant could remain uninhabitable for about 20 years, warns Japanese Government. ...Read More

Survey Finds 40 Percent of Television Workers Suffer Bullying

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

Bullying in the television industry has become significantly worse, with almost 40 percent of workers saying they have been victims of it, says a new survey. Read More

Researchers Say Violence Still a Leading Cause of Death

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

Researchers say that the estimated annual cost of medical care and productivity lost because of violence each year is estimated at more than 70 billion dollars. Read More

New Drug may Aid in Muscle Loss

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

A drug in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of heart failure can help in age-related muscle wasting, reveals report. ...Read More

Use of Adrenaline to Treat Cardiac Arrest

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

A recently conducted study provides the best evidence supporting adrenaline use in the treatment of cardiac arrest. ...Read More

Painkillers can Reduce Severity of Postpartum Breast Cancers

Posted in Breast Cancer / Carcinoma of the Breast Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

A new study found that anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen, could reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models. ...Read More

Heart Failure: New Drug Proves Effective

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

A novel drug offers different approach in treating heart failure has shown to improve heart function in heart failure patients, finds clinical trial study. ...Read More

Apixaban Superior To Warfarin In Preventing Stroke

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

A large-scale trial finds that patients with atrial fibrillation treated with apixaban, a new anticoagulant drug, had fewer strokes and ...Read More

PET Scans Confirms Efficacy of Estrogen-blocking Breast Cancer Drugs

Posted in Breast Cancer / Carcinoma of the Breast Support group on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

Using PET scans Seattle researchers have confirmed the effectiveness of using estrogen-blocking drugs on breast cancer patients. ...Read More