October 13th, 2009 What is blood cholesterol?
Cholesterol is one of the fats in your blood. Your body uses it to make cell membranes, vitamin D and hormones. There are two main types of cholesterol:
1. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol often called bad cholesterol because high levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood promotes the build-up of plaque in the artery [...]
October 13th, 2009 Researchers Dr. Marc Therrien at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and Dr. Frank Sicheri, at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, have discovered a new target that may be instrumental in the development of new, more effective cancer therapies.
A recent article [...]
October 13th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
October 1, 2009 – At least five of cbm’s Community Based Rehabilitation areas in the Philippines have been greatly affected by Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy).
More than 150 clients with disabilities and 15 volunteer workers have been left homeless in the municipalities of Los Baños, Bay, Victoria, Pila and Calamba City. Most of cbm’s [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
March 30, 2009 – Mount Sinai Hospital’s Dr. Alexander Logan has discovered a new and easy way for physicians to check the overall quality of their patients’ diet, and help them improve their long-term health. In a study to be published in the April 2009 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, Dr. [...]