Large Proportion of Colorectal Cancer Deaths Could be Prevented, Report Says

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Mon, 07 Mar 2011

A large proportion of the 141,000 cases and 49,000 deaths from colorectal cancer expected in the United States this year could be prevented by increasing the use of established screening tests and by ...

F.D.A. Gets Lenient on Eligibility for Use of Band Device

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 07 Mar 2011

It is not necessary for people to be really obese to be eligible for weight loss surgery. People with a BMI of 30 with an associated health condition are now eligible for the lap-band stomach restrict...

Cavities in Childhood can be Prevented by Initiating Early Care

Posted in Bleeding Gums Support group on Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Initiating preventive dental care right from childhood can go a long way in reducing the instances of early childhood cavities among children from low income groups, a new report published in the jour...

Rosiglitazone Can Overcome Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted in Diabetes - Essentials Support group on Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug belonging to the thiazolidinedione group of drugs. Its major role is in insulin sensitization and making insulin more easily available to the cells. It does this...

Monk in Bhutan Jailed for Tobacco Possession

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Mon, 07 Mar 2011

The first person jailed Bhutan''s draconian anti-smoking law is a monk. This was after a court handed him a three-year prison sentence for smuggling tobacco worth $2.50. Read More

Study Uncovers How HIV Affects Brain Function in Its Initial Stages

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Mar 2011

A new mouse model closely resembles how the human body reacts to early HIV infection and is shedding light on nerve cell damage related to the disease, researchers have revealed. ...Read More

Indian Nurses' Future Bleak in Australia After Government Raises English Language Requirements

Posted in Medical Job Support group on Sun, 06 Mar 2011

Australia''s decision to raise the English language bar among its nursing professionals could mean bad news to immigrants hoping to work there. The country plans to deport...Read More

Poll Finds Only Six Percent Chinese Happy

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Mar 2011

A survey has found that regardless of efforts put in by the government to improve the sense of happiness among people, only six percent of Chinese see themselves to be happy. ...Read More

Study Says Men in Low Income Neighborhoods Drink More Than Women

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 06 Mar 2011

A study led by St. Michael''s researcher Flora Matheson says that men living in low-income neighbourhoods consume more than three times as many alcoholic drinks each week compared...Read More

India's World Yoga Capital Proves an Attractive Destination for Foreigners

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Sun, 06 Mar 2011

Hundreds of foreign tourists are flicking to the Himalayan town of Rishikesh in northern India for its annual yoga festival, with visitors keen to learn the ancient art by the sacred River Ganges. Rea...