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Bali Roadmap an Anticlimax, None Willing to Commit on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The much vaunted climate change conference has come to an end at Bali, Indonesia, on an almost anticlimactic note.




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mInfamous Kidney Kingpin Arrested

Gurgaon based Kidney racketeer, Dr. Amit Kumar was reportedly arrested by Nepali Police today (Feb 07 2008). The Doctor




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'Four-In-One' Teenager from UK Wants To Be Kidney Donor

Laura Moon, 18, from Whinmoor in Leeds, has four kidneys. All of them are functional and growing naturally. She is wi




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Future Babies Through Frozen Eggs

The first frozen oocyte pregnancy in India has been reported from the Chennai-based GG hospital Fertility Research Ce




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Spit May Soon Replace Blood For Diagnosis

In a breakthrough study, researchers in the US have identified all the 1,166 proteins in human saliva, a move which




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Nobel Prize In Medicine: All European Affair

The Nobel Prize for medicine this year has been awarded to three Europeans, Luc Montagnier, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi a




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Man Ready to Play God - Scientists Synthesize Artificial Life In Lab

It has happened sooner than expected. Scientists have managed to synthesize 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modi




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Urine as a Source of Power

Can urine be used to produce energy without causing pollution. The team of researchers from Bristol certainly feel this




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Sathya Sai Baba Dies of Multi-Organ Failure - No Miracle Happened as the End Came in ICU

The world famous god man and Spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba passed away at his Sathya Sai super specialty hospi




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Will Today be a Red Letter Day for The Deceased Organ Donation Programme in India?

Finally, after many a debate and discussion, the proposed amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act will be




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Hepatitis C Drug to be Offered Soon in India at Only One Percent of Its Cost in USA

Patent holder and pharma major Gilead, announced voluntary licences with seven generic drug manufacturers in India to s




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Nobel Prize 2014 for Medicine Goes to Trio for Discovering Brain's GPS

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 has been awarded with one half given to John O'Keefe and the other half




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Decades-old Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood Finally Removed by the FDA

In a major policy decision the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA has lifted the ban on gay and bisexual men




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Being Obese, Overweight can Cause Fertility Problems in Men

Excess weight can put men at a higher risk of fertility problems, reports a new study. About 15% of couples in fertile age have experienced fertility problems.




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Combination Therapy Found Safe (and) Effective in Prostate Cancer

New therapy combining two targeted treatments helps to maximize efficacy apart from decreasing the incidence of side effects in patients with prostate




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Paternal Age Over 51 Years Reduces Success Rate in IVF and ICSI, Reveals Study

IVF and ICSI success rates were found to decline significantly after a paternal age of 51 years, revealed a new analysis of almost 5000 IVF/ICSI cycles performed at a single centre in London.




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Testosterone Boosters Have Little or Nil Effect: New Study

Testosterone supplements doesn't found to contain active ingredients to improve libido or body mass and they can't act replace conventional testosterone, according to Mary K.




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Erectile Dysfunction: The Global Prevalence

The global prevalence of erectile dysfunction vary widely, ranging from 3% to 76.5%, stated a review of published studies. The findings are published in BJU International.




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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Up Alzheimer's, Dementia Risk

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer, known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia, reports a new study.




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Prevalence of Male Infertility is 50%, Say Andrologists at Rutgers

The prevalence of infertility is 50% attributed to men. Blood tests for testosterone, semen analysis, autoimmune factors, genetics, and a clinical examination




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Testosterone Replacement Therapy can Raise Men's Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Aging men with low testosterone levels who take testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are at a greater risk of experiencing an ischemic stroke, transient




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Alarmingly Low Awareness of Prostate Health Among Men: Survey

Prostate health awareness is alarmingly low in men over 50, reveals a new survey commissioned by the European Association of Urology (EAU). Despite




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Artificial Reproduction is Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk

Prostate cancer has greater probabilities of happening in men who seek medical care for infertility and assisted reproduction compared to those who became fathers by natural means.




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Racial Discrimination During Early Life May Lead to Depression and Accelerated Aging

Racial discrimination at a young age puts African Americans in an undesirable upbringing which may lead to accelerated aging, depression, premature development




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Simple 8 Tips for Promoting Men's Health

Men tend to shy away from medical services and formal health care programs, leaving community-based programs to help fill the gap, but a new study gives 8 tips for promoting men's health.




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Male Infertility and Its Treatment Now Easily Identified

Male infertility can now take a shorter duration than the conventional trial and error method, which consumes more than a year to identify male infertility.




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Detection and Therapy of Prostate Cancer Now More Enhanced And Sophisticated

Prostate cancer-selective antigen has been identified as a useful molecular imaging target for the detection and targeting of metastatic prostate cancer lesions.




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Immunotherapy Can Extend Prostate Cancer 'Super Responders' Lives for Upto Two Years

Researchers found that a small proportion of men were 'super responders' and were alive and well even after the trial had ended Men with high-level prostate




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New Gene Variant Linked to Male Infertility

New gene has been identified that may be responsible for male infertility in a breakthrough study that may lead to treatment for the growing number of men with low sperm counts.




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Egg Whites Help Boost Male Fertility

A diet high in egg whites and low in fat is the key to boost the male fertility, stated new study. The research, by Dr Karma Pearce from the




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Short Scar Technique Uplifts Bald Men's Faces

New shorter incision carried just above the top of the ear could be the solution to hide scar for bald men who underwent facelift surgery, according to




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Sperm Motility Raises Within One to Two Weeks of Starting a Healthy Diet

Diet can influence the motility of the sperm, and the effects are remarkable after one to two weeks, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPLOS Biology/i.




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Individualized Physical Therapy Decreases Incontinence, Pain in Men After Prostate Surgery

Individualized pelvic physical therapy program aimed at normalizing pelvic floor function can help reduce stress urinary incontinence and pelvic pain, reports a new study.




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Zinc, Folic Acid Products Unable to Increase Male Fertility

Nutraceuticals like Zinc and folic acid are unable to enhance pregnancy rates, sperm counts, and sperm potency, according to a new study conducted at




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Cancer Risk in Men Due To Loss of Function In Y-chromosome Genes

Men are at higher risk of cancer due to some fundamental biological mechanism that results in the loss of function in specific genes of the sex-determining Y chromosome, which is present only in men.




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Male Fertility After Chemotherapy: New Insights

New pilot study highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after puberty. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPLOS ONE/i.




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Most Men Do Not Regret Their decision on Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Most patients choosing surgery for prostate cancer don't regret their decisions, according to a study published in The iJournal of Urology (Regd) /i, an




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72% of Men Admit to Staying Up Late to Watch Sports

The real madness of March? Staying up too late to catch NCAA basketball games night after night. In a survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep




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New Target for Treating Male Infertility Identified

SKP1 protein plays a major role in sperm cell division. It helps meiosis proceed to metaphase. This knowledge may help us treat male infertility, in which




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Higher Risk Of Death For Men With Erectile Dysfunction

Regardless of their testosterone levels, Men with erectile dysfunction have a higher risk of death. "As both vascular disease and low testosterone levels




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Facebook's New Healthcare Tool Will Alert You For Checkup Reminders

Making a venture into the personal digital healthcare domain, Facebook has revealed a "Preventive Health" tool that connects people to health support and sends checkup reminders.




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Community Based Health Information Exchanges Can Help Serve the Patients Better

Community health information exchanges can help the members of the community by providing information useful to a particular patient. They have also been




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Preschool Home Visiting Program Improves Academic Performance: Study

Home visiting programs designed to help families enhance school readiness for their preschool children were associated with improved academic performance,




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New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Patient in the US

A new and a more virulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K pneumoniae) has been isolated from a patient in the US. This strain is said to be resistant to some of the top class antibiotics.




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Your Fractures may Heal Late If You Smoke Regularly

Shinbone fractures may become hard to heal if you smoke regularly as it has been found to be one of the factors in the long list of factors that delay fracture healing.




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Afghanistan's Eastern Province Reports Mysterious Poisoning of 60 School Girls

Sixty girls in a Zarbia Girl School in Afghanistan's Eastern Parwan Province have been mysteriously poisoned. They were rushed to the hospital right after the incident.




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Alex Lewis Regains Face After Losing His Limbs and Lips to a Deadly Infection

Alex Lewis has managed to beat a rare flesh-eating infection and regain his lips after losing it to the disease. This escape from death has come at a




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Cholera Outbreak Kills 6 People in Cameroon, Central Africa

Cholera outbreak kills six people in Cameroon, Yaounde capital, Central Africa. Cases of this outbreak have been documented since May 2018 in four districts




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Flu Outbreak in Australia: 200 School Kids Taken Ill

Two hundred school kids have fallen sick after following a flu outbreak in Australia. A team of specialist cleaning staff were sent to the Middle Park




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One Million Sri Lankan People Suffer from Blindness

Blindness Might be as well be termed as an epidemic in Sri Lanka as Nearly 1 million people suffer from it and cataract could be the reason behind it.