Is Obesity Hereditary? Yes, With Exception: Researchers

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 14 Aug 2011

Scientists have found a strong obesity link between mothers and daughters and fathers and sons. The link, however, appears to be missing over the gender divide....Read More

Rituximad Can Treat Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Study

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 13 Aug 2011

Researchers of Dana-Faber Cancer Institute has come out with a new therapy for treating chronic graft-versus-host disease...Read More

Among US Muslims, Religious Beliefs Shape Health Care Attitudes

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 13 Aug 2011

A first-of-its-kind study has discovered that the perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the health care beliefs and behaviors of American Muslims. ...Read More

Oz Church Opposing Ban on Corporal Punishment Says Smacking Kids is Ok

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 13 Aug 2011

It has emerged that a church in Australia has backed the right of parents to smack their children, as it opposes a push towards a ban on corporal punishment. Read More

Bristol Palin Had 5 Liposuction, Plastic Surgeries: Mercede Johnston

Posted in Obesity Support group on Sat, 13 Aug 2011

Mercede Johnston, whose brother Levi was twice-engaged to Bristol Palin, has claimed that her former would-be sis-in-law had gone under the knife up to five times. ...Read More

Immune Cells can Attack Nerves in Multiple Sclerosis After Viral Infection

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 11 Aug 2011

A new study has said that in young adults afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS), a virus infection can incite the body to attack its own nerve tissue by activating unusual, disease-fighting c...

Exercise & Its Positive Implications on Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetes

Posted in Diabetes - Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) Support group on Tue, 09 Aug 2011

Salameh.et al carried out the study highlighting the effects of treadmill and resistance exercises on type II diabetics. ...Read More

Resolve Regulatory Issues for Clinical Trials, DCGI Told

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 09 Aug 2011

The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) has warned that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) should resolve the uncertainty over the regulatory system of...Read More

Credit Card-sized Chip Can Accurately Detect HIV, STDs In 15 Minutes

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Tue, 09 Aug 2011

Researchers at the University of Columbia in New York have developed a new plastic chip that can detect STDs with just one pinprick of blood within 15 minutes and will cost only one dollar. ...Read Mo...

Implantable Device to Reduce Weight and Reverse Process of Diabetes

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 08 Aug 2011

Researchers in Britain claim that they have developed an implant device that could not only provide a safer way of reducing weight, but can also reverse the process of type 2 diabetes. ...Read More