The number of abortions being carried out by unmarried young Chinese women is on the rise. Experts suggest that the rise is due to more liberal attitudes to premarital intercourse in the city areas, along with the social stigma in the country concerning having a child before marriage. Official figures shows the number of abortions […]
A freshly identified defect in stem cells has been suggested as being the root of common baldness, leading to the possibility of new hair loss treatments in the future. The research found that a defect at a cellular level stopped the process whereby hair follicle stem cells turned into hair-producing cells. This defect then triggers […]
Recent figures have predicted that the cosmetic surgery industry in Australia could be boosted by over twenty-two percent growth over the next year. Research findings from the beginning of December 2010, released recently by IBISWorld, predict that nearly six billion dollars could be spend on cosmetic surgeries, fitness and health and beauty. This would equate […]
In the last three years, Wales NHS has paid out nearly £90 million in medical negligence compensation. The Welsh health service paid out £31. million during the 2009/2010 period, £18 million in 2008/2009 and a further £38.8 million in 2007/2008. In South Wales, the largest compensation pay out was £11.8 million after errors in monitoring […]
Macular degeneration is an eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision. If progressed, macular degeneration can lead to blindness. Fortunately, there are a number of dietary changes that can be made to prevent macular degeneration from developing while improving general eye health. From the produce […]
Two siblings separated in birth by five days are proof of unfettered consumerism in human reproduction according to a Southern Baptist bioethicist. The IVF siblings were created via sperm and egg donations and the fertilised embryos were transferred into two separate surrogate mothers. Michael and Melanie Thernstrom had undergone six failed rounds of IVF before […]
Health care reform across America is due for a massive shake-up in 2011 with a number of changes being put into place – the overhaul means that there are few likely to remain unaffected. For most people who have health insurance or if you are one of the 900,000 people in Tennessee on Medicare then […]
The Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Magazine Slimmer of the Year 2011 awards ceremony saw the UK’s best slimmers awarded for their incredible efforts today after shedding more than a hundred stones of excess fat between them. Amongst the 10 award winners were a bride-to-be who lost 11 stone to fit into her dream dress […]
Public sector workers have raked in a massive 27 million pounds worth of compensation claims for accidents at work during 2010. These payouts are fairly due as every person has the right to such compensation if they are injured at work through no fault of their own and the compensation is often used to cover […]
An online IVF calculator can now give women a 99% accurate indication of their chances of becoming pregnant if they were to undergo IVF treatment. Many women desperate for children and not able to conceive naturally undergo the fertility treatment in the hope of becoming pregnant but unfortunately only a small percentage of these women […]