Pain Relief and End of Life Care Needs Focus in India

Posted in Back Pain Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Theconcept of Pain and Palliative Care needs an urgent makeover among the generalpublic in India. Although most often associated with non-profit institutionsdiligently serving the ...Read More

Poor Facilities in Aurangabad Medical College

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Medical students in Aurangabad destroyed their college and hostel property against the lack of basic facilities in the campus. ...Read More

Tainted IV Fluid Kills 13 Pregnant Women

Posted in Pregnancy Support group on Fri, 25 Feb 2011

In a shocking incident, twelve pregnant women have died at a government hospital in Jodhpur over the last ten days after being administered contaminated glucose. The Rajasthan medical and health depar...

Rare Heart Surgery - Two Beating Hearts

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

Tyson Smith woke up with new outlook for this Valentine''s Day - the reason is he had two beating hearts one his old failing heart and a newly transplanted heart. "I can tell that I am getting stronge...

Do You Cycle to Work? This News is for You

Posted in Anemia / Low Haemoglobin Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

A recent insight has suggested that one of the biggest triggers of heart attack is cycling to work. Even though cycling is a great form of exercise, cycling amid heavy traffic increases stress levels....

More Mammogram Analysis Pave Way for Better Diagnosis

Posted in Breast Biopsy Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

Radiologists who interpret more mammograms and spend more time in examination of mammograms - the better they can be in spotting which suspicious breast lesions are cancerous, revealed in a study. .....

Educational Intervention Effective in Early Detection of Skin Cancer

Posted in Skin Biopsy Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

Distribution of printed educational materials about the risk of skin cancer in kidney transplant recipients appeared to be effective, according to a report. ...Read More

Oxygen Bars in France Has Put Officials in a Fix

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

As oxygen bars begin to pop up across France, health authorities are beginning to question the merits or otherwise of sniffing O2. ...Read More

HIV, Malaria can be Combated by Vaccine-Delivering Nanoparticles

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

A new type of nanoparticle that could safely and effectively deliver vaccines for diseases such as HIV and malaria has been developed by engineers at MIT. Read More

Organic Food Debate

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 24 Feb 2011

The influential consumer watchdog, Which? has raised the question that when organic vegetables are less tasty and contain fewer nutrients than normal produce, why should consumers pay more for them. R...