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New Discovery Positions Smithsonian to Bolster Genetic Diversity Among Cheetahs
Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have discovered why older females are rarely able to reproduce—and hope to use this information to introduce vital new genes into the pool. SCBI scientists and collaborating researchers analyzed...
10 Bogus Doctors Arrested for Practicing Backstreet Abortions
Efforts to get rid of bogus doctors and illegal abortions within the eThekwini Municipality has started to bear fruit, with 10 so-called doctors being arrested for practicing backstreet abortions.
New Study Suggests Link Between Estrogen Exposure, High Blood Pressure
While recent studies have shown long-term exposure to estrogen can be a danger to women – overturning physicians’ long-held beliefs that the hormone was good for their patients’ hearts – the process by which estrogen induces high blood...
Multiple Births From IVF Continue to Fall
New figures released today show that multiple births from IVF continue to fall. This follows the HFEA’s initiative to reduce multiple births – the single biggest risk of fertility treatment, and is supported by leading professional bodies in the sector.
Scientists Create Self Cloning Lizard
A genetics research group working in a Kansas lab, has succeeded in creating a new species of lizard by mating two distinct species of native New mexico Whiptails. The offspring, all females are fertile and can reproduce by laying eggs that don’t...
North West Health MEC Urges Women to Use Legal Abortion Sites
North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike has urged women to use legal and designated abortion sites for the sake of their own health. Since the implementation of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act no 92 of 1996, the province has designated 18 hospitals...
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity
Mack Gordon Harris Sr., 67, of Social Circle, Ga., has pleaded guilty to transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity. Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Va., on July 21, 2009. According to court documents, in June 2005, Harris...
Spanish Media Claim 1 Million People Participated in Madrid’s Anti-abortion Rally
Spanish media has claimed around a million people are estimated to have participated in an anti-abortion rally in Madrid on Saturday. Protesters were demonstrating against Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s plans to relax the Catholic...
