Women May Find Protection from Endometrial Cancer from Diabetes Drug

Posted in Endometrial Cancer Support group on Mon, 11 Apr 2011

Metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes and also women with Polycystic Ovary syndrome (PCOS), may potentially provide protection against endometrial cancer, researchers at the University of Warwick h...

Children Grow Up Early Owing to too Much TV, Internet Exposure

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 11 Apr 2011

A new study has claimed that many 88% parents believe their children are underpressure to grow up too quickly. They believe that celebrity culture, adultstyle clothes, internet and music videos are en...

Lyme Disease Girl Undergoes Treatment for Another Insect Bite

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 11 Apr 2011

10-year-old Sasha Hughes has had to undergo treatment for yet another insect bite following on from her initial diagnosis of Lyme disease in 2008. Sasha''s case has come to light in the tick bite pre...

New Developments: 'Biochemical Battle of the Bulge'

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 11 Apr 2011

The three-day program on obesity will concentrate on the latest growth in the biochemical battle of the bulge. This program is a part of the Experimental Biology 2011 conference in Washington, D.C. .....

Study Links Herpes Virus to Alzheimer's Disease

Posted in Alzheimer's Disease Support group on Sun, 10 Apr 2011

A new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections growing inside cells has been developed by laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear ...

New Protein Test to Detect Pulmonary Cancer

Posted in Lung Biopsy Support group on Sun, 10 Apr 2011

A novel protein test to detect early-stage, asbestos-related pulmonary cancer have been developed by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center. The test can accurately identify proteins secreted from ...

Government Ban Likely on Lavish Afghan Weddings

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Sun, 10 Apr 2011

Afghan Ahmad Mahfooz, a civil servant, earns nearly 10 times the average annual salary in his impoverished homeland, but he still cannot afford to marry his fiancee. Read More

Scientists Grow Kidneys in Lab

Posted in Acute Renal Failure Support group on Sun, 10 Apr 2011

Scottish scientists have succeeded in growing kidneys in a laboratory that could help tackle the shortage of organs for transplant. ...Read More

Exomphalos

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 10 Apr 2011

Exomphalos is a weakness of the baby's abdominal wall where the umbilical cord joins it. This weakness allows the abdominal contents, mainly the bowel and the liver to protrude outside the abdominal c...

Under-18’s Banned from Using Sunbeds

Posted in Others Support group on Sat, 09 Apr 2011

According to a new legislation, under-18sin England and Wales are banned from using sunbeds in hotels, tanning salonsand gym. This will reduce the incidence of skin cancer among children andteenagers....