Cancer survivors may be considered by many as ?the lucky ones?, but new research reveals that many continue to struggle with physical, emotional and psychological problems well after the disease has left them.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral contraceptive Lybrel? (90 mcg levonorgestrel/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol) tablets for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives and who have no known contraindications for this method of contraception.
When Sociologist Rene Almeling decided to look into the operations of U.S. sperm banks and egg agencies, the UCLA Ph.D. candidate in sociology thought she knew what she would find.
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint published the UK Government’s draft Human Tissues and Embryos Bill. The draft bill represents a major overhaul of the law on assisted human reproduction and embryo research.
Responding to the publication of the UK Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill, BMA Head of Ethics and Science, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said that it would be an extremely bad move to merge the HFEA1 and the HTA2 to form a single regulatory body, RATE3.
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.
A study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) demonstrates that female reproductive function is influenced by childhood environment. This suggests there is a critical window of time from about 0-8 years of age that determines the rate at which girls physically mature and how high their reproductive hormone levels reach as adults
The number of men registering as sperm donors rose by 6% in the year following the law removing donor anonymity, the latest figures from the HFEA have shown. Registration is up both in UK sperm donors and in the total number of donors available (which includes imported sperm).
Ob-gyns addressed the critical need for increased insurance coverage of contraceptive services for women in the US at a news conference during the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
Scientists have found that sperm from diabetic men have greater levels of DNA damage than sperm from men who do not have the disease. They warn that such DNA damage might affect a man?s fertility.