Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India – A Study

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 09 Jan 2011

A recent study undertaken to understand the level of General wellbeing of Male-to-female (MTF) Transgender population living in Chennai shed light on the mental health concerns of the transgender popu...

Ecuador Passes Bill That Makes Organ Donations Automatic

Posted in Kidney Transplantation Support group on Sun, 09 Jan 2011

Ecuador's legislature has passed a bill that makes organ donations for transplant automatic at death unless a prospective donor has specifically requested otherwise.

Study Claims Arsenic in Playgrounds Harmless to Children

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 07 Jan 2011

University of Alberta researchers have found pressure treated wooden playground structures pose no risk to children playing there. Read More

Fifty Ambulances Donated by Firodia Trust

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 07 Jan 2011

Fifty ambulances were donated by the Firodia Trust to mark the birth centenary of industrialist Navalmal Kundanmal Firodia. Read More

No Touching Order Infuriates UK Music Teachers

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 07 Jan 2011

After being ordered to avoid physical contact with pupils over fears of accusations of paedophilia, music teachers in Britain have expressed their fury. Read More

Sales of Electronic Cigarettes on Rise

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 06 Jan 2011

Makers of E-cigarettes are reporting healthy and powerful growth in sales as anti-tobacco laws force European smokers into the cold streets, but campaigners say the device is undercutting health effor...

Incidence of Low Birth Weight Babies on the Rise in India

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 06 Jan 2011

A new survey carried out by leading weight loss company, VLCC has expressed concerns over the rising instances of babies with low birth weight of less than 2.5 kgs in India. ...Read More

Professor Hits Out at Drug Industry for Misusing His Work

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 06 Jan 2011

An American chemist has hit out at the drugs industry after he found out that one of the blueprints that he had published long back is being used to produce legal high drugs which have already claimed...

Young People With STDs May Not Be Honest Enough to Admit They Had Sex

Posted in AIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression Support group on Wed, 05 Jan 2011

Many young people suffering sexually transmitted diseases may not be speaking the truth about their sex lives. Data on 14,012 young adults in their early 20s, were analyzed by researchers at Emory Uni...

Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) – Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 05 Jan 2011

Leishmaniasis refers to the spectrum of infectious disease produced by species of the Leishmania parasite. Also known as Kala-azar (pronounced k�l� �z�r in Hindi and means for black fever, k�l� meanin...