Infections in amniotic fluid likely to cause premature births

August 29th, 2008

Undiagnosed infections of the amniotic fluid in preterm labor can lead to a premature births, this is what the Stanford researchers have concluded from their long term study.

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Researchers made dressing with honey and seawood for foot injury and others

August 29th, 2008

Honey and seawood are two well known ingredients. Now, the Waikato University researchers have used them to create a dressing. The dressing can be used on wounds like leg and foot ulcers, burns, and infected areas. The dressing is likely to hit the international market and is estimated to be worth $12 bn by 2012.

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Stem cell research may increase the chance of bowel cancer survival

August 27th, 2008

Latest breakthrough news reveals that new test that has been discovered by the stem cell scientists helps in tracking the Bowel disease long before its development. This new discovery is believed to bring a revolution in the medical world.

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Gold winning story of Leukemia survivor - Van der Weijden

August 26th, 2008

Van der WeijdenToday we are going to share a story of a person who has proved that if one decides to achieve something then nothing came across its way. This story is tale of triumph over adversity.

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New study counter-attacks the immune response that causes insulin-dependent diabetes

August 26th, 2008

Good news for the patients suffering from (insulin-dependent) Type 1 Diabetes . As now doctors of Masachusetts has discovered a new way to cure Type I Diabetes by isolating and killing the defective immune system cells that wipe out insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

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Mania: A brain disorder

August 25th, 2008

DepressionWe often listen to the peoples saying that he or she is suffering from mania. But hardly some people know about the disease, its existence and its effects. And so to let people aware of the disease, Dr David Healy has recently written a new book named Mania: A Short History of Bipolar Disease.

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Jamaican Church refuses shelter to HIV patient

August 25th, 2008

jamaican-churchYet another example of church’s rude behavior towards humanism.

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Indian HIV carriers - highly ignored

August 25th, 2008

AIDSToday AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) has taken a shape of an Epidemic. It has become a major threat towards the humanity. And in this condition we are working hard to ignore the problem like anything. As if, we close our eyes and the problem will go away. But this never happens. One has to work hard to resolve a problem and this can be achieved if we all work in a group.

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Direct link between Listeriosis bacteria and Maple Leaf confirmed

August 25th, 2008

Latest news reveals a direct connection between the Listeriosis bacteria and Maple Leaf Foods products. The connection was proved in the Saturday night by Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Public Health Agency of Canada during the testing of Maple Leaf Food products.

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Vitamin B supplement does not offer relief from heart disease

August 22nd, 2008

In a major study, the scientists in Norway have found that vitamin B supplements is not effective in lowering the risk of a future heart attack or stroke Headshot of Leslie Beck. A large clinical trial has established that the supplement is ineffective against heart attack, death from heart disease and stroke.

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