China Lifts ban barring entry to Foreigners with HIV and AIDS
Fri, 30/04/10 – 9:49 | No Comment

China, which has had a strict regulation for the past 20 years of not allowing foreigners with either HIV, AIDS sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy has changed it. The regulation has been relaxed recently after …

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Scanning Tool To Detect Items Left Behind In Surgery
Thu, 1/04/10 – 7:37 | No Comment
Scanning Tool To Detect Items Left Behind In Surgery

A scanning tool to detect if any surgical item has been left behind in the patient is getting a lot of attention in the medical community.
This scanning wand, called the RF Surgical Detection System is …

Humans May Be Able To Re-grow Body Parts
Thu, 1/04/10 – 7:15 | No Comment
Humans May Be Able To Re-grow Body Parts

Scientists have discovered a gene that can make re-growing amputated limbs, broken backs and even damaged brains a reality one day.
Researchers have found that the gene p21 appears to block the healing power still enjoyed …

Bananas Help Prevent HIV Infection
Wed, 31/03/10 – 14:48 | No Comment
Bananas Help Prevent HIV Infection

A new study, published in The Gazette (Montreal), has found that chemicals commonly found in bananas are as potent in preventing HIV as two synthetic anti-HIV drugs that are most commonly used currently. This exciting …

Contraceptive Pill May Protect Women From Fatal Diseases
Wed, 31/03/10 – 7:18 | No Comment

A study led by Prof Philip Hannaford of the University of Aberdeen and involving 46,000 women has shown that women who have been taking a contraceptive pill regularly are less likely to die from cancer …

AIDS Virus Hides in Bone Marrow: Researchers
Wed, 31/03/10 – 7:15 | No Comment
AIDS Virus Hides in Bone Marrow: Researchers

Dr. Kathleen Collins of the University of Michigan and her colleagues conducted research that show that the HIV virus can infect long-lived bone marrow cells. This study is published in the latest edition of the …

Less Healthy Women Prefer More Masculine Men
Wed, 31/03/10 – 7:10 | No Comment
Less Healthy Women Prefer More Masculine Men

Researchers have found an interesting link between the health of the women in a community and the kind of men they are attracted to. While women who live in communities where poor health is the …

Treatment Offered To Technology Addicts
Wed, 31/03/10 – 7:03 | No Comment
Treatment Offered To Technology Addicts

A London hospital has launched a treatment program for people diagnosed with addiction to technology. The program is designed for young people who spend large amounts of time each day playing computer games or using …

First Child Undergoes Stem Cell Transplant
Wed, 31/03/10 – 7:00 | No Comment
First Child Undergoes Stem Cell Transplant

A ten-year-old British boy has become the first child in the world to undergo a revolutionary windpipe transplant, it has been announced.
The landmark operation involved injecting the scaffold of a windpipe, taken from a dead …

Woman Suing Plastic Surgeon For Two Extra Boobs
Tue, 30/03/10 – 14:55 | No Comment
Woman Suing Plastic Surgeon For Two Extra Boobs

Absolutely strange and incredible as it may sound, a woman who went in for plastic surgery came out with two extra boobs and is now suing her plastic surgeon. A 47-year-old woman from Staten Island, …

New Drug, K2, Has Devastating Effect On Teens
Tue, 30/03/10 – 14:53 | No Comment
New Drug, K2, Has Devastating Effect On Teens

A new drug of choice has become popular amongst teens. A drug called “fake weed,” a concoction also known as K2 and “spice” is the latest fad amongst drug taking teens. The most attractive feature …