Cigarette Smoking – A Silent Killer

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Are we aware of what we inhale while smoking?Smoking is responsible for a large number of deaths every year across the world. It�s an addiction, which is extremely difficult to quit. This is why many ...

Effective TB Vaccine

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Researchers have improved the effectiveness of the vaccine for tuberculosis. The work was done by Nele Festjens and Nico Callewaert of VIB and Ghent University. ...Read More

Breastfeeding Not Always Best for Mums, Says Research

Posted in Agoraphobia Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Many new mothers are under so much pressure to breastfeed, they have been psychologically distressed by their experiences, says a new study. The women, who all gave birth in Auckland in 2005, raised t...

Meet the Man Who Has 39 Wives and 94 Children

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

After boasting of the oldest father in the world, India has bagged another familial world record after it was revealed that a 67-year old man in Mizoram has the largest family in the world with 39 wiv...

Indian River Turned into Dumping Ground for Drugs

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

An Indian river has turned into hotspot for dumped drugs. Drugs from a waste water treatment plant in Patancheru near Hyderabad is dumped into this river. The continual discharge of antibiotic-contami...

In Groundbreaking New Study, Brain Function Linked to Birth Size

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

The first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta has been discovered by scientists. ...Read More

Scotland's New Health Service

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Life Begins at 40 is a new health service in Scotland that will help people turning 40 to evaluate their health online or by making a call. Read More

Study Says Violent Video Games Do Not Desensitize Players

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Playing violent video games cause people to exhibit more aggressive behavior, or become less emotionally responsive to violent images, previous research has indicated. However, a new study has found t...

Self-Portrait Evaluation may Help Single Out Eating Disorders in Females

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 21 Feb 2011

Eating disorders among women could be identified at an early stage by making them undergo a self portrait evaluation, a new study published in the journal, Arts in Psychotherapy suggests. ...Read More

Boosting Immune System Could Help Fight HIV

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

Australian scientists have successfully cleared a HIV-like infection in mice by boosting the function of cells vital to the immune response. A team led by Dr Marc Pellegrini from the Walter and Eliza ...