Blood Platelets May 1 Day Be Made in Lab For Transfusion
Friday, December 26, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Washington: Blood banks may soon be able to grow human blood platelets for transfusion in their labs, say researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Publishing their study report in the journal Experimental Hematology, the researchers said that one day it might be possible to grow platelets continuously and in quantities that could ease the chronically... Read more »
Christmas pomegranate cocktail
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Happy Crhistmas to all, and Hi Guys - hope you all have a great Crhistmas. Here’s a great cocktail that’s easy to make.Check out Click To Read More →
The Effects Of Alcohol While Pregnant
Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Interestingly enough statistics indicate that 9 out of 10 women enjoy having an alcoholic drink or two. Unfortunately quite a lot of them don’t know or don’t find out what the alcoholic limitations are while pregnant, although many doctors are now saying that alcohol consumption can lead to child birth defects. What we know is that the alcohol consumed... Read more »
‘Nayana’ - a unique mobile Eye Care initiative for people with diabetes
Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 3:48 pm
NAYANA ( which means ‘eye’) - a diabetes retinopathy prevention and treatment van - is a venture funded by the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) in Karnataka state (India) and is indeed a great boon for the rural people living with diabetes retinopathy. Three year ago when the van was first introduced in this area retinopathy treatment was only been available... Read more »
What Is Body Mass Index, Weight-loss
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Body mass index (BMI) is a relative measure of your weight based on your height. It is a great way to get a rough idea of the weight range you should fall in based on your height. A healthy BMI is within the range 20 – 25. BMI is calculated by the following calculation: weight (kg)/ height (m2). A BMI greater than 25 is considered overweight and a BMI over 30 is obese. BMI... Read more »
World Diabetes Day (WDD) being observed today
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 10:14 am
ISLAMABAD: With the World Diabetes Day (WDD) being observed today (Friday), doctors said at least 15 percent population of the country suffers from diabetes – a disorder characterised by abnormally high glucose levels in blood. They warned the numbers are escalating and possibly will double in the next three decades if corrective measures are not made. According to... Read more »
Sexual problems in women don’t always result in distress
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Washington, A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physician says that sexual problems in women, though prevalent, are not always associated with distress. Dr. Jan Shifren, of the MGH Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, found in a survey of women that while 40 per cent of the participants had sexual problems, only 12 per cent of them indicated that those issues were a... Read more »
Not only the rich are at risk of diabetes
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm
A media report labeled diabetes as a lifestyle disease. Rightly so, but it doesn’t imply that poor and underserved communities are not at risk of diabetes. In fact, the World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization in 1991, to draw attention of the world community towards escalating incidences... Read more »
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