Economic Growth Has Not Helped To Reduce Child Malnutrition Woes in India

Posted in Why Do We Eat - Nutrition Facts Support group on Mon, 21 Mar 2011

Economic growth in India has in no way helped to reduce the prevailing undernutrition among children, finds a new study. ...Read More

Dukan Diet- The Secret Behind a Slim Physique

Posted in Obesity Support group on Mon, 21 Mar 2011

The secret behind the thin physique of French people is Dukan Diet and this notion is fast spreading among US citizens. ...Read More

Impact of Television on Young Children

Posted in Others Support group on Mon, 21 Mar 2011

One in five children in UK aged 4 and younger have a television set in their bedrooms, says survey.The growing trend has critics fearing that the TV sets are replacing parents in terms of soothing, en...

V-Guard Boss Chittilappilly Donates Kidney to Save Life

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Mar 2011

Chairman of V-Guard Group Kochouseph Chittilappilly has donated one of his kidneys to save the life of a man suffering from end-life renal failure. ...Read More

Are Females More Prone to Cocaine Addiction?

Posted in Alcohol abuse / Alcohol dependence / Alcoholism Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

Cocaine is a drug of abuse that causes severe addiction. It can be smoked (this form is commonly called �crack�), snorted as well as injected directly into the blood.� It stimulates the nervous system...

Health Ministry Bans Gatifloxacin and Tegaserod

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

The health ministry has issued a banon the manufacturing and sale of two drugs- Gatifloxacin and Tegaserod....Read More

Specific Form of Selenium Supplement can Help Prevent Cancer

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

The controversy behind whether selenium can fight cancer in humans might come down depending on which form of selenium people take. Researchers say that not all forms of selenium are same, but there i...

African Schools Test Kids For AIDS

Posted in AIDS/HIV Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

A tiny prick made a drop of blood on Nkosi Minenhle''s finger, as the 15-year-old underwent an HIV test in a mobile clinic set up on her high school grounds. ...Read More

Helpline for Soldiers Who Served in Middle-East

Posted in Others Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

A 24-hour helpline service has been set up whichwill cater mental health advice for traumatized soldiers coming home from theMiddle-east. It is estimated that about 1 in 4 of those who served in Iraqs...

Ethnic Groups Overlooked In Research Studies on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 20 Mar 2011

Major clinical studies that evaluate prevention strategies for heart disease and stroke fail to consider a participant''s ethnicity, a factor that can more than double the rate of death in some groups...