Symmetrical Faces Don't Actually Make For Good Looks

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 26 Mar 2011

The myth that people with symmetrical faces are better looking has been set straight by a photographer, who studied the faces of 11 subjects. Read More

Antibiotics may Not Help Bring Relief to Acute Cough

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 26 Mar 2011

One of the most common reasons for a visit to the GP is acute cough. A recent Cardiff University study has revealed that antibiotics prescribed for those suffering acute cough with discolored phlegm, ...

Surgery Saved Patient's Leg

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 26 Mar 2011

During a radical surgery to treat a rare form of bone cancer, surgeons removed half of a patient''s pelvis and saved the entire limb instead of amputating. The patient was able to walk with assistance...

Drug for Diabetes Prevention

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Actos (pioglitazone) a pill that is used to treat adult onset diabetes, is also found to prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes in high-risk people. ...Read More

Death From Severe Malaria Could Be Averted With Herbs Used in Chinese Medicine

Posted in Herbal Medicine Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Scientists have found that antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from herbs used in Chinese medicine, is more effective than quinine at preventing death in patients with severe malaria....Rea...

Advanced TB Vaccine Testing

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Around 2,784 volunteers in South Africa underwent a two-year-trial of the new and advanced tuberculosis vaccine and scientists hope that it will lead to a more effective inoculation against tuberculos...

Electroshocks for the Severely Depressed to be Banned in India

Posted in Adolescent Depression Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Electric shocks or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been in use since the 1940s as a last resort for the severely depressed who do not respond to other forms of therapy. ECT is likely to be banned ...

National Rural Health Mission is a Fiasco According to Public Accounts Committee

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

In a report to the Parliament, The Public Accounts Committee(PAC) has described the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) as a fiasco andhas requested for complete restructuring of the project. ...Read...

Acupuncture in Cancer

Posted in Acupuncture Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center receives grant for the study of acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine in head and neck cancer treatment. Dry mouth (Xerostomia) , side effect caus...

Social Change Could Reverse Brain Aging in Humans as in Bees

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

A study conducted by a Norwegian scientist at the Arizona State University hasfound that bees can become mentally young again by making few alterations totheir fixed routine....Read More