Health Care :: NewYork-Presbyterian Ranks Number 1 in New York Magazine’s Best Hospitals Survey
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked the overall #1 hospital in New York City, according to New York magazine’s 2006 “Best Hospitals” issue.
Fertility
Pregnancy :: Smoking women with difficult pregnancy cut IVF success
Smoking women finds difficulties in getting pregnant because of some harmful effects on uterus. Smoking also cut the chances of IVF and success rate is low in them. New research finds that heavy smoking impairs women’s fertility by reducing the odds that a fetus will implant in the uterus.
Ovarian Cancer :: Younger women survive ovarian cancer better
Younger women with ovarian cancer have better survival rates than older patients, even if they have surgery to conserve their fertility, added family history of the illness is the most important risk factor and it is influenced by hormones.
Contraception :: Male contraception: One door opens, another closes
Researchers have announced a breakthrough on a non-hormonal compound known as Adjudin. When injected as an attachment to a modified hormone that seeks out the testes, a low dose is a safe and effective contraceptive in rats. However, another promising drug, miglustat, has failed to make the leap from mice to men.
Contraception :: Progress Toward a Male Contraceptive
An effective contraceptive for men would make a welcome new family planning option. Researchers report that male rats given an experimental new treatment became infertile within four weeks, and that the effect was reversible. The accomplishment might lead researchers to a safe and effective contraceptive for men.
Health :: Call for Europe to lead in revitalizing family planning agenda in world’s poorest countries
A leading population expert will today make a plea for a revitalization of the family planning agenda in the world’s poorest countries, cautioning that soaring population rates are now a bigger threat to achieving the MDGs than HIV/AIDS.
Health :: Future of sexual and reproductive health at tipping point
The first-ever global study of sexual and reproductive health – to be published in the medical journal The Lancet starting this week – shows a picture of declining financial support, increased political interference and an overall reluctance to tackle threats to sexual and reproductive health.
Pregnancy :: Career women freezing their eggs until they find a right partner
Most women who freeze their eggs for later use to remove the pressure to find Mr Right, and to preserve their fertility would consider using them to become single mothers. A study of patients who have had their eggs frozen at an IVF clinic in New York suggests that 80 per cent would think about having them fertilised with donor sperm if they failed to find a suitable partner.
Gene :: Scientists Publish Analysis of Honey Bee Genome
A research consortium, supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the publication of a high-quality draft genome sequence of the western honey bee, finding that its genome is more similar to humans than any insect sequenced thus far.
Pregnancy :: Philips triplets monitoring with its Avalon fetal monitors
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced the availability of triplets monitoring functionality for its industry-leading line of obstetrical care fetal and maternal monitors, Avalon FM20 antepartum and Avalon FM30 intrapartum. Philips is the first company to introduce a fetal monitor that enables non-invasive triplets monitoring with a single device.