Uterus removal case: Notice to hospitals, nursing homes
August 29th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) The Bihar State Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued notice to private hospitals and nursing homes, where uteruses of hundreds of poor women were removed to claim ... Read more...
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Private doctors on warpath in uterus removal scam
August 6th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Accusing the state government of taking arbitrary action against doctors in a uterus removal scam and considering passage of a draconian Nursing Home Act which will ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh on rampant uterus-removal surgeries
July 25th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on reports that doctors in the state were unnecessarily removing women's uteruses to ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh doctors questioned on womb removals
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 23 (IANS) Health officials in Chhattisgarh Monday finished the two-day questioning of nine doctors accused of removing wombs of young women to make money under the National Health ... Read more...
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Raigad woman delivers baby boy, despite huge tumours
July 12th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) A team of medicos from the civic-run Sion Hospital saved the life and first pregnancy of a 22-year-old woman who suffered from massive fibroids since the ... Read more...
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Mexican doctor criticised for OT photos on Facebook
April 20th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 20 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican social media has been buzzing with criticism of an anaesthesiologist who mocked patients by posting humiliating operating room photos on her Facebook ... Read more...
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Gel soon to perk up male fertility
April 15th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Scientists have discovered chemical compounds that boost the swimming ability of sperm cells, opening the way for a new gel to help couples conceive naturally.
Male ... Read more...
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4-day-old baby survives after complex surgery
December 13th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Faridabad, Dec 13 (IANS) A four-day-old baby girl suffering a rare disorder -- Thornwaldt's Cyst (TC) in the nasopharynx -- was successfully treated at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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Chinese students don’t know much about safe sex
November 14th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) School students in China do not have much knowledge about safe sex, and teachers worry about being considered "dirty" by parents if they talk about sex ... Read more...
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Skinny women have low fertility
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Being too skinny is far worse for women than being too fat when trying for a baby.A study found that such women are less likely to ... Read more...
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Warring placenta, uterus trigger preeclampsia
October 11th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) A battle raging within the womb - between the father's biological motive to produce a big and healthy baby versus the mother's need to live through ... Read more...
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Cuba launches world’s first lung cancer retardant
September 7th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Cuba has launched the world's first therapeutic drug against lung cancer.The drug CimaVax-EGF comes following a 25-year research into tobacco smoking related diseases by ... Read more...
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Rare surgery performed in Abu Dhabi hospital
September 6th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 5 (IANS/WAM) A rare surgery, which required removal of 11 uterine tumors weighing about three kilograms, has been successfully performed at an Abu Dhabi hospital.The main difficulty ... Read more...
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Sex hormones drive your career choices
September 2nd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Did you know that your choice of career could be strongly influenced by your sex drive?"Our results provide strong support for (sex) hormonal influences on interest ... Read more...
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Womb transplant performed in Turkey
August 12th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) A team of Turkish surgeons took a uterus from a donor and have successfully transplanted it into a 21-year-old woman.The womb transplant surgery that lasted seven ... Read more...
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British woman to have womb transplanted to daughter
June 13th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) A 56-year-old British woman is on way to creating history -- she will donate her womb to her 25-year-old daughter, making her the first in the ... Read more...
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Maternal obesity may lead to infertility in the next generation
March 24th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): Mother's obesity could lead to infertility in the next generation, according to a new study.Levels of the hormone ghrelin are low in obese women and a recent study ... Read more...
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Genius linked to prenatal exposure of higher levels of testosterone
March 12th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): A new study from University of Alberta has said that being bright is linked to prenatal exposure of higher levels of testosterone.According to Marty Mrazik, in the same ... Read more...
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Potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy identified
February 17th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Researchers have identified potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.Ectopic pregnancy (EP) occurs when an embryo does not attach normally inside the mother's uterus, but instead attaches ... Read more...
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Spanish gay couple’s child dream comes true in India
February 16th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A Spanish gay couple who wanted to have a child saw their dream come true in India where, through artificial fertilisation, a surrogate mother delivered their twin ... Read more...
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Chemical in toothpastes ‘can leave unborn babies brain damaged’
December 1st, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Toothpastes and soaps contain a chemical that can leave unborn babies brain damaged, according to scientists.They fear pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of the chemical, ... Read more...
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RNA-based drugs may prevent premature labour
November 16th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a preclinical study that tiny molecules called microRNAs act together with hormones to control the onset of labour, raising ... Read more...
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Pregnancy outcome linked to immune system genes
October 26th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the genetic factors that increase susceptibility to and provide protection from common disorders of pregnancy, specifically recurrent miscarriage, preeclampsia, and fetal ... Read more...
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IVF breakthrough boosts pregnancy chances
October 13th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A breakthrough achieved in the process of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) could boost the chances of pregnancy for women relying on the treatment.
Australian scientists have developed a technique ... Read more...
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Acupuncture ends Brit couple’s three-year wait for baby
October 12th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): A woman in Britain has revealed how after waiting three-years to conceive and considering IVF she became pregnant with the help of acupuncture.Dawn Paddock, 31, a nurse in ... Read more...
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Womb transplant offers new hope to infertile women
October 10th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Infertile women may soon be able to conceive with scientists bringing womb transplant closer to reality.After successful animal trials, doctors hope to try the transplant with a ... Read more...
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IVF breakthrough raises pregnancy chances
October 9th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 09 (ANI): A groundbreaking way to measure the health of an embryo and the likelihood of a successful pregnancy through IVF treatment has been developed by the Scientists from the ... Read more...
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Doctor Sued for Carving Name on Organ of a Patient
September 18th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 47-year-old hairdresser Ingrid Paulicivic has recently filed a lawsuit against Gynecologist Dr. Red Alinsod because the doctor used a laser device to brand her ... Read more...
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Doctor Sued By Patient For Carving Name In Organ
September 18th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bizarre as it may sound to some people, a California based Doctor has been sued by her patient because he imprinted her name on her uterus ... Read more...
Red Alinsod, Doctor of Ingrid Paulicivic Sued for Engraving Her name on Her Uterus
September 15th, 2010 - 1:35 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gynaecologist Red Alinsod is being sued by his patient, Ingrid Paulicivic for branding her name on her uterus after removing it from her body. The doctor claimed that ... Read more...
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Ingrid Paulicivic sues her Doctor for writing her name on her removed uterus
September 14th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A doctor is being sued for writing the name of his patient on her removed uterus.The doctor in question is Dr. Red Alinsod and in his defense he ... Read more...
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Now, a test to predict Caesarean need
August 29th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 29 (ANI): Researchers in Sweden has developed a new test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a ... Read more...
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Doctors remove giant malignant tumour weighing 22 kg
August 26th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Surgeons have removed a giant tumour weighing 22 kg from a woman, which had been growing inside her body for 18 months.
The huge growth was taken out of ... Read more...
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Having epidurals during labour may protect key muscles
August 26th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): Taking epidurals during labour may protect key muscles, thus cutting the risk of incontinence in later life, revealed a study of nearly 400 women.The study found more than ... Read more...
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Why women reject certain kind of sperms?
June 24th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 24 (IANS) Some sperms fail to 'communicate' with the female reproductive tract and while a man may appear to be fertile, his semen can be rejected by a woman if ... Read more...
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