Why girls are preferred over boys by IVF parents
Sydney – A new research has found that a majority of IVF parents undergoing embryo screening are choosing girls over boys in order to decrease the child’s risk of autism, as male babies are about 4 times likely as girls to develop the medical condition. While commenting on the study,... read more »
Antibiotics use in farms creating public health crisis
New York – The over-use of antibiotics by the agriculture and aquaculture industries is posing a threat to public health, and the way out is to impose a fee on their “non-human use”, says a new paper. A good 80 percent of the antibiotics in the US, for instance, is used in... read more »
Knee pain? Surgery may not be a solution
New York – Are your knees troubling you? Physical therapy may be a better solution than undergoing surgery, especially an unnecessary one, according to a new study. Arthroscopic surgery on the torn meniscus — the crescent-shaped cartilage that helps cushion and stabilise knees —... read more »
British man breaks `heart transplant survival world record` of 30 years
London – A British man has become world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient, thus registering his name in Guinness book of world records. John McCafferty, broke the previous world record of 30 years, 11 months and 10 days set by an American man who died in 2009, the BBC... read more »
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