Types of Physiotherapy
Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Paraffin wax is used for the treatment.The temperature of the wax is in the range between 40° to 44°c.The heat energy obtained from the hot wax is used to relieve pain and stiffness of the joints.When...
Pneumonia
Posted in Pneumonia Support group on Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Pneumonia is infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by a microorganism which can be either a bacteria, virus or fungus. Discovery of antibiotics in the last 50 years has dramatically i...
Stem Cells - Fundamentals
Posted in General Support group on Wed, 10 Feb 2010
A stem cell is a unique cell that can give rise to any specific specialized cell, such as a blood cell depending on the area of the body. They have the ability to divide for indefinite periods in cult...
Super Foods
Posted in Super Foods Support group on Thu, 07 Aug 2008
The most dreaded and rampart diseases today are diabetes and cancer. The interesting thing is that recent researches have proved that both these can be controlled by nutrition and diet. In the same le...
Childhood Asthma
Posted in General Support group on Sat, 24 Feb 2007
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Perhaps the most commonly discussed respiratory disease after the common cold. The word asthma is derived from a Greek work meaning 'bre...
Suicide
Posted in Suicide Support group on Tue, 04 May 2010
Suicide may be defined as the deliberate ending of one's own life in an act of self-harm. Attempted suicide is the unsuccessful suicidal act.According to experts, suicides are mostly related to each o...
Hot Flash
Posted in Hot Flash Support group on Tue, 20 Mar 2007
Hot flash is an unusual feature that women face before, during and after menopause. It is a global phenomenon experienced by almost all women. Few lucky ones escape form this symptom. Hormonal imbalan...
Smoking And Cancer
Posted in Smoking And Cancer Support group on Sat, 28 Feb 2009
Cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemical agents, including over 60 carcinogens including substances, such as carbon monoxide, tar, arsenic, cyanide, benzene, formaldehyde, methanol, acetylene, am...
Smoking And Tobacco
Posted in Smoking And Tobacco Support group on Mon, 12 Apr 2010
It is believed that in ancient times, there once was a famine and a Great Spirit was sent in the form of a woman to save humanity and as she traveled around the world, everywhere her right hand touche...
Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Posted in General Support group on Thu, 31 Dec 2009
Clinical trials / research studies gives a clinician many answers to questions from the point of prevention, detection, diagnosis, control and treatment of illness or a condition such as cancer. It is...