C-sections on Rise

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

In the last 30 years, childbirth by caesarean section have seen an immense increase, reveals study. ...Read More

Effects of Childhood Stress

Posted in Others Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

Stress during childhood, shows up in the DNA. Children who spent their early years in state-run Romanian orphanages have shorter telomeres than the ones who grew up in foster families, according to a ...

Vaccination for Meningitis

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

A novel vaccine against Meningitis A - a strain which accounts for 80-85 percent of meningitis cases brings hope to Burkina Faso. Bacterial meningitis, which causes deadly epidemics, sparks fear in th...

Avandia to be Withdrawn from the Market by End of the Year

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

GlaxoSmithKlines diabetes drug, Avandia will be pulled off the shelves by the end of November after a number of studies showed that the drug increased the risk of heart attacks among type 2 diabetes p...

Fitness Test To Predict Risk Of Heart Attack In Middle-Aged

Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

How fast a middle-age person can run a mile can help predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men. That could be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease in�women too,...

Study Indicates Yoga Helps Breast Cancer Patients Better Than Stretching Exercises

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

A US study indicated Wednesday that breast cancer patients who practice yoga experience lower stress and improved quality of life compared to counterparts who do stretching exercises. ...Read More

Experimental Drug Delays Progression of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

A new study which will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago next month has shown that a new experimental drug developed by AstraZeneca delays the progress of ovarian ca...

First Person in Human History to Have Heart Disease was Egyptian Princess

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

Research has revealed that an Egyptian princess is known to be first person in human history with diagnosed coronary artery disease. Read More

Lady Allergic to Electricity

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

A lady from Britain has become allergic to electricity after she underwent chemotherapy to treat bowel cancer three years ago. Read More

Despite Drug Violence, Tourism is Booming in Mexico

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Thu, 19 May 2011

There is little sign the millions of foreign tourists who visit Mexico each year are losing much sleep over the gruesome headlines from Mexico''s drug war. Read More