Questions Raised Over Safety of In-vitro Fertilization
...teenager was told it was too dangerous for her to continue with conventional IVF. But another tried a low-dose treatment on her and within three months of starting treatment she became pregnant. "I cried my eyes out when the nurse finally said: "Your pregnancy test is positive." I was so happy." Lee's daug...New Technology Makes Diagnosis of Abnormal Pregnancy Cheaper
...7 degrees Celsius for a period of three months and continue to give best results. If kept at temperatures between 2-8 degrees Celsius, it can remain effective for use for over two years. NIHFW director Deoki Nandan said the institute has transferred the technology to the National Research Development Corpor...Volunteers Remove Garbage from Kashmir's Dal Lake
While officials continue to brood over exhaustive plans for its survival, some tourists and locals are setting an example to preserve Kashmir's famed Dal Lake - fishing out tonnes of garbage that threatens to choke the lake. A large number of people, including foreign and......o medical interpretation, while radiologists would continue to provide medical reports. Dr Smith says Australian Universities are already well placed to offer radiographers post-graduate training in image interpretation. There appears to be no reason why some radiographers could not reach the academic stand...Genetic Variations Leads to Fever After Smallpox Vaccination
...gh-risk groups, including some healthcare workers, continue to get the vaccine. It is made with a live but weakened vaccinia virus that provides immunity against smallpox but which can cause complications ranging from fever and fatigue to more serious illness. About 15 percent of those being vaccinated for ...The Custom of Circumcision Decline in the US
...eheartedly go with the tradition and want to still continue it. We were all circumcised when I was born, said R. Louis Schultz, a 79-year-old New Yorker and author of Out in the Open: The Complete Male Pelvis. People thought it could ward off masturbation or disease, and those funny attitudes have really chan...Generic Competitor for Plavix Blocked in US
...aunch last summer. The judge had allowed Apotex to continue selling a six-month supply of product that it already had shipped to U.S. distributors. Sherman said the issues in the case were "extremely similar" to those in a dispute over a patent for a blood pressure medication, Norvasc. Earlier this year, a ...Gazas Basic Food Storage Will Last Only for a Few Days
...ess international aid organizations are allowed to continue bringing in fresh supplies , senior Palestinian officials warned Wednesday. Gaza's border crossings to the outside world have been closed since late last week when Hamas assumed full control over the Strip last Friday after five days of violent fig...Girls Could Be Vaccinated Against Cervical Cancer in Britain
... as 2008." The department said smear testing would continue after the vaccine is introduced....Smoking Hampers Healing of the Ligament
...after surgery to mimic the behaviour of humans who continue to smoke following an injury. Soft tissue healin... healing involves remodeling of the tissue and can continue for months and even years. An earlier study found an increase in cell density and in gene activity ...Polish Police Break Up Nurses' Pay Protest
...s cleared the street itself, the nurses managed to continue camping on a nearby verge, where they were ringed by police. Local residents turned out to support the protesters and gave them coffee. "The police pushed us brutally onto the grass," said Zofia Kolanko, a nurse from the southern city of Krakow who...Bush Again Vetoes Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill
...l make it more likely that these exciting advances continue to unfold," the White House said after Bush signed the executive order. As before, Bush's rejection of the legislation does not prevent private money to be used for embryonic stem cell work. Private foundations and some states have offered funds fo...Rural Work Ethic Curbs Elderly Heart Care
...recommend that rural and urban health care regions continue to find ways to improve rural access to specialist health professionals in heart care, such as physicians, nurses and pharmacists....Cigarette Smoking Delays Ligament Healing
... after surgery to mimic the behavior of humans who continue to smoke following an injury. The researchers sa... healing involves remodeling of the tissue and can continue for months and even years. An earlier study found an increase in cell density and in gene activity...California Government to Revoke License of LA Hospital
... governor, who had urged the federal government to continue funding the hospital in recent months in hopes it ...h services agency. "It doesn't mean that. Services continue while this process plays out. The best end point is for that hospital to come into compliance with t...Southern England Far Healthier Than the North
...highlighting how and why individuals in the region continue to experience poorer health it will prompt people to take action to improve health for everyone in the North West. "There are many factors that influence our wellbeing and quality of life. Health services play an important part for some health prob...Plan to Contain Drug Resistant TB Launched-WHO
...tones and priorities for health services that will continue to have an impact beyond its two-year time line. The plan, called the Global MDR-TB and XDR-TB Response Plan 2007-2008, also jumpstarts efforts towards reaching a 2015 goal of providing access to drugs and testing to all patients affected by these t...Childrens Health Program Covering More Adults Than Children
...state got a Medicaid waiver that would allow it to continue that practice. The coverage of adults through the insurance program has become an important point of contention. The program subsidizes health insurance coverage for more than 6 million people, including about 639,000 adults. A bill renewing and ...Questions Over Drugs to Prevent Heart Complications During Surgery
...ceiving blockers or statins before surgery should continue with treatment. But no patient should start taking statins or blockers in the perioperative period specifically to reduce the likelihood of perioperative cardiac events.......es, Brindle said. But at the same time, CREB could continue its other jobs without interruption....