Elizabeth Taylor: Charitable Legacy for AIDS Research

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has left a "monumental legacy" of support for AIDS research. "Dame Elizabeth was without doubt one of the most inspirational figures in the fight against AIDS," the A...

India, S.E. Asia Face Imminent Threat From Yellow Fever: WHO

Posted in Yellow Fever Support group on Thu, 24 Mar 2011

A regional health adviser to the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that India and several other countries in South East Asia face an imminent threat from the dreaded yellow fever virus. ...Re...

Safflower Oil Might Help Keep Heart Disease at Bay

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

New research indicates that a daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in...

Prayer Calms Anger

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

A recent study found that one need not be religious to experience the calming effect of prayer, especially in controlling anger. Just saying a small prayer helped people calm down from a fit of anger....

Use of Fibrates To Lower Cholesterol On Rise Despite Uncertain Benefit

Posted in High Cholesterol / Hypercholesterolemia Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

The use of fibrates to reduce cholesterol levels has grown sharply in the U.S. over the past decade, despite mounting evidence that the drugs offer little benefit, ...Read More

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Gets Approval for Famciclovir

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

The US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) has given final approval for AurobindoPharma Ltd. for the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for famciclovirtablets 125mg, 250mg and 500mg....Read More

Suppressing Greenhouse Gases With Biochar

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

Tests conducted by scientists at Lincoln University in New Zealand have indicated that adding biochar to the soil could be used to suppress nitrous oxide derived from livestock. ...Read More

Domestic Violence Up 10 Percent After Football Upsets: Study

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Mar 2011

Calls to the police reporting men''s assaults on their wives or intimate partners rose 10 percent in areas where the local National Football League team lost a game they were favored to win, showed an...

Proceeds Of the US Cherry Blossom Festival To Aid Japan After Its Triple Disaster

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Proceeds from Washington''s famed Cherry Blossom festival, a highlight of the capital''s cultural calendar, will go this year toward helping quake-stricken Japan, organizers here said Wednesday....Rea...

Low Birth Weight may Predispose Babies to Obesity in Later Life

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Babies who are born with low birth weight are at an increased risk of suffering from obesity later in their lives since their brain makes them to eat more due to fewer pathways for signaling fullness ...