Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
UroToday.com - Microdissection testicular sperm extraction is a procedure used to extract sperm from patients with irreversible non-obstructive azospermia. Sperm extracted are then used for in vitro fertilization (IVF). While this technique has improved the sperm retrieval rate compared to other biopsy techniques, sperm are still often not retrieved. The purpose of [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
If you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a woman. That is one of the findings in a study conducted by researchers at McMaster University. The results appear in the online version of the international journal Appetite.
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
Washington, D.C., officials are planning to make testing for sexually transmitted infections available at all public high schools in the coming school year, adding D.C. to a growing list of cities that test students for STIs, the Washington Post reports.
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
The Senate on Tuesday began its floor debate on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the Wall Street Journal reports (Bravin, Wall Street Journal, 8/4). The debate will continue for the rest of the week before a final floor vote is held Thursday or Friday (Oliphant/Savage,
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
Many women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer are choosing to undergo surgery as a precautionary measure to decrease their cancer risk, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. “Women have their breasts or ovaries removed based [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in Kenya “re-affirmed the new U.S. administration’s commitment towards expanding its partnership with African countries, expressing optimism in the continent’s long-term potential for growth and development,” VOA News reports.
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
UroToday.com - Vitamin D needs, especially in the northern latitudes where direct sunlight is unavailable for much of the year, are currently under scrutiny by members of both the scientific and medical communities. Vitamin D primarily plays a role in regulating calcium absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A new report from a bipartisan think tank calls for the Obama administration to enact regulations to clearly separate science from policy in government agencies, such as the FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
States are making progress in developing interoperable electronic disease surveillance systems (MedPage Today) — which allow for electronic communication among standalone systems within the state and between states. Such systems.
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The president of America’s biggest health insurance lobby defended itself against critics who have launched a recent campaign to cast insurance companies as the villains in healthcare reform debate.
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