The UK is facing a major sperm shortage that may be tempting fertility clinics to accept poorer quality sperm, the British Fertility Society (BFS) warns. Some clinics rely on imported sperm to keep up with demand. However, the BFS chairman, Dr AllanPacey, said he was "worried" that some clinics may be setting a lower bar to "get donors through the door". He said woman may be subjected to more invasive and expensive techniques if poor-quality sperm were used....
Dr. Krishnasamy Road is definitely not the best of places to spend an entire morning, especially when one is looking at a 48-hour weekend ahead. But 40 young men and women decided that it was indeed the place to be, for they had found something interesting to do at the location. The group focused...
In a bid to create awareness of healthy eating habits, a week-long ‘traditional food festival’ was organised under the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Scheme and the IntegratedChild Development Scheme (ICDS) here....
Admissions to Delhi University, which are slated to begin from Tuesday for the traditional three-year programme, will now be a different process from the one outlined earlier under the four-year undergraduate programme. The admission guidelines released by the Committee of Principals, formed by the...
With the holy month of Ramadan beginning June 30, the Walled City has been flooded with products made in China. Though some articles from Syria, Malaysia and Indonesia are also seen, the Dragon is undoubtedly the king. One of the main products is the “Pen Quran”. The holy book has not...
RAPID VALLEY, S.D. -- This past Mother's Day became the last day for Jerrie Emory to look into the eyes of her son, Morgon. Morgon, 18, passed away that day after an exhaustive, nearly 3-year battle with leukemia and other medical complications. Around 6 a.m. that day in May, Jerrie, 46, had been...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- In 2006, Curtis Lowery, chairman of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences department of obstetrics and gynecology, wanted to find a way to help parents connect with their babies being treated at UAMS' neonatal intensive care unit. Critically ill infants from all over...