Infertile Men Have Hope Now - Scientists Grow Test tube Sperm

Posted in AIDS / HIV - Treatment Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

For the first time Japanese scientists have accomplished a feat thought to be impossible - they have produced fertile mammalian sperm in a test tube. The technique holds significant promise for male i...

Diabetes and Exercise

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Diabetes is one disorder wherein lifestyle modification (physical activity and healthy eating) plays as important a role as medications to control sugar. Regular exercise could bring about a change f...

Mobilizing Community To Combat Diabetes

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Mobilizing the entire community in any neighbourhood can be effective tool in combating diabetes, it has been found.Read More

Bangladeshi Transgenders Ignored By Nation's Census

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Bangladesh''s transgender community lodged complaints on Tuesday that officials were refusing to count them during a national census. Read More

931 Dead in West African Meningitis Outbreak: UNICEF

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

A meningitis outbreak has killed 931 people in four West African countries since January, with most of the deaths occurring in Nigeria, the UN children''s fund said Wednesday. ...Read More

Transplant Hope For Humans Arises from China's First GM Cloned Piglets

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Chinese scientists hope the country''s first group of genetically modified (GM) cloned piglets could help in the successful transplant of animal organs into humans....Read More

Elizabeth Taylor Dies, Stars Pay Tribute

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

Hollywood actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor died in Los Angeles at the age of 79 and a host of Hollywood stars have paid tribute to the ''extraordinary woman''. Read More

New Hope for Kids With Milk Allergies

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

Milk allergy, the most common form affecting affecting 2.5 percent of children under age 3. In a recent study it was found that an allergy drug called omalizumab, allows children to build up resistanc...

"Be a Friend' Clothing Line Launched by US Mums To Tackle Adolescent Bullying

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

Two North Carolina mothers have launched a new clothing line - Be a Friend custom clothing, designed to generate dialogue about the importance of being a friend and standing up for anyone who is bulli...

New Warning Signs That may Predict Kidney Transplant Failure Revealed

Posted in Kidney Transplantation Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

A new study has suggested that kidney transplants that show a combination of fibrosis (scarring) and inflammation after one year are at higher risk of long-term transplant failure. ...Read More