7 Year-old Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Escape Bullying

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 17 Apr 2011

A 7-year-old girl from South Dakota underwent a ear pinning plastic surgery called otoplasty, to improve the looks of her ear, its position and size. The girls mother said that her daughter was at the...

Research Says Higher CCSVI Confirmed in MS, but Meaning is Unclear

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

New research on the relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic cerebral venous insufficiency (CCSVI), a narrowing of the extracranial veins that restricts the normal outflow of blood fro...

Method to Probe Genes of the Most Common Bacterial STI Found

Posted in Achondroplasia Support group on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

Scientists have described successfully mutating specific genes of Chlamydia bacteria, which cause the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States as well as a type of blindness com...

Effective Option for Expanding Use of HPV Vaccine Could be Lengthening of Dosing Schedule

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

A study in the April 13 issue of Read More

Superbug Infections can be Treated With Manuka Honey

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Manuka honey which is known for itsanti-bacterial properties can be used against the superbug. Earlier it was usedin dressings but now scientists claim that it could also stop the rate at whichsuperbu...

US Meat, Poultry Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Bugs: Study

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Meat and poultry sold at US supermarkets and grocery stores is widely contaminated with "multi-drug-resistant" bacteria, according to a study. ...Read More

One-third of Restaurant Staff Lack Knowledge About Food Allergies

Posted in Food Additives Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

A new survey has found that even though most of the restaurant workers were trained in general food services, only about one-third had undergone any specific food-allergy training. ...Read More

Optical Illusion can Help Reduce Arthritis Pain

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Exercising arthritic joints are very painful for patients but a new study has revealed that the pain in joints could be reduced by as much as half through an optical illusion that tricks the patients ...

Dental Phobia

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Dental phobia can cause such intense traumatic anxiety that a patient may even cancel a dental visit, according to a survey. ...Read More

Japanese Doctors: Store Blood Cells from Nuclear Plant Workers

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 15 Apr 2011

Workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant should have their blood stem cells stored as a safeguard to treat radiation injury later, urge Japanese doctors. ...Read More