A 36-year-old Swede woman gave birth to the world's first womb transplant baby boy. Disclosing this on Saturday, the doctor in-charge of the research project said this opens up huge possibilities for lakhs of infertile women all over the world to have their own babies. The unnamed Swedish mother delivered the healthy baby boy through caesarean method in September. The woman was born without a uterus and two years back she got a uterus donation from her friend who was over 60 years … [Read more...]

Italian doctors have revealed in Milan that administering drugs within a few hours of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection will not cure the virus. The doctors are treating a baby. Though the infant was cleared of the virus from its bloodstream, it re-emerged immediately after the doctors stopped the antiretroviral treatment. The Italian doctors hoped that quick treatment could stop HIV from establishing in the body. Following this revelation, medical experts felt there was … [Read more...]

A new study showed that teen pregnancy rate can be cut down by at least 79 percent in the United States. The study, conducted in the St. Louis area of the US, is part of the Contraceptive Choice Project. The project was designed to study if the rates of teen pregnancy could be decreased through aggressive dissemination of information on the uses of contraceptives and also providing contraception free of cost. The project, which involved American girls and women aged between 15 and 19, … [Read more...]

Obesity researchers linked to Johns Hopkins Medicine recently took the height and weight measurements of freshmen at the Lakewood High School in Florida. With the help this preliminary assessment the researchers wish to begin a study that could fight obesity among teenagers with the help of a new technology. The network of these researchers also includes a children's hospital near the Florida school. With the help of the screening results, the researchers want to select at least 50 … [Read more...]

Researchers in Rio de Janeiro belonging to the state Brazilian laboratory, Fiocruz, had released at least 10,000 mosquitoes that were infected with bacteria that blocks dengue fever. They released the mosquitoes as part of a project identified as the Eliminate the dengue: Challenge Brazil. The Latin American nation has been witnessing a steep rise in the number of confirmed dengue cases during the past two to three years. Brazilian health authorities said in the first seven weeks of 2013 … [Read more...]

Fighting the worst ever outbreak of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Orange County of California state, health officials began spraying insecticide in select neighborhoods in a bid to stop the increase in the number of people being infected by the virus. Vector control trucks, fitted with foggers, began spraying from Tuesday in four select neighborhoods in Santa Ana. The fogging will continue till Friday. The West Nile Virus outbreak has so far infected at least 94 people this year. This is at … [Read more...]