China calls on men to donate sperm for country’s sake
Beijing|HL The government of China asked young men aged between 20 and 45 to donate their sperm as for sake of country.
China's sperm banks are facing severe shortages, for a variety of political and...
IVF technique that cuts genetic disease risk found safe
London|HL
An innovative IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children has been found safe, researchers have reported.
Published in the journal Nature, the scientists reported...
Committee formed to investigate the kidney racket by Apollo
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New Delhi|HL
Apollo Hospitals has formed an independent investigative committee to tighten its current organ transplant approval system following a kidney racket recently busted at the hospital.
The committee, headed by Mukul Mudgal, former...
Weight Loss may easier with Gastric balloon pill
New York|HL
In a study it is found that swallowing a pill can help in losing weight. It is a gastric balloon that can be swallowed like a pill rather than implanted surgically
Gastric balloon also...
Scientists discover new class of small-molecule drug of pain reliver
New York|HL
Researchers from Duke University have discovered a potential new class of small-molecule drugs that simultaneously block key targets in the treatment of pain.
The findings could lead to the development of a...
Guinea is free from active Ebola transmission-WHO
Geneva|HL
has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, the second such declaration from the country at the epicenter of the world's worst outbreak of the disease.
The...
Renal dialysis equipment market set to reach over$ 18 billion by 2022-Global data
LONDON|HL
The global renal dialysis equipment market will rise steadily from $14.44 billion in 2015 to over $18 billion by 2022, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.48%, according to research and...
Surgery Should Be An Option for Type 2 Diabetics: Experts
New York | Agency
An international group of diabetes experts say that bariatric surgery should be considered as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, even if patients aren’t morbidly obese
New guidelines appearing in the journal Diabetes...
Obesity can create bridge of diseases between organs
Washington D.C| HL
How obesity causes disease in the organs that are distant from those where the fat accumulates is not well-known. Now, a team of scientists has taken an important step towards understanding...
Populous countries China and India under mental illness: studies
PARIS|HL
Most populous countries China and India are home to more than a third of people with mental illness, but only a tiny fraction of them receive medical help, according to...
