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Infertility Treatment in India

Infertility is the inability to conceive a child by natural means. When a couple finds it difficult to conceive naturally, medication and special infertility treatment techniques can be adopted to help them get pregnant. Infertility treatment falls under the category of Assisted Reproductive Technology or ART. One of the most well known ART procedures is IVF or In Vitro Fertilization. Usually, all fertility treatments are combined with conventional therapies like intake of fertility drugs to improve the chance of success. (Read more about Infertility Treatment in India)

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CHILDREN BREAKING BONES Story

CHILDREN BREAKING BONES

Children’s playground safety is an issue that requires more attention to ensure that children’s broken bones don’t lead to complications that trouble them for the rest of their lives.
10 year old Renee Novelli is a bundle of energy. When she’s not doing gymnastics, she’s playing on her jungle gym set or riding her bike. But, all of this activity has cost her several trips to the emergency room. (Read more about CHILDREN BREAKING BONES)

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SIDS Recommendations Story

SIDS Recommendations

It’s perhaps the worst thing parents could experience: finding their newborn baby has quietly died while sleeping overnight.

Sadly, this happens too often as a result of SIDS--sudden infant death syndrome. Although some specific cases have been understood, the cause of many cases of SIDS is still unknown. SIDS is the most common cause of infant deaths beyond the first month of life in the U.S.

“Every day is something new, the smiles, the giggles…his personality is developing now. It’s so much fun,” says Cori Attali, clearly enjoying every aspect of being a new mom to five-and-a-half month old Jack. (Read more about SIDS Recommendations)

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AMAZING GENE TREATMENT Story

AMAZING GENE TREATMENT

Doctors have developed a lifesaving treatment for a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe disease.

Pompe is an inherited disorder--both parents have to have the defective gene, which is not a common thing. Pompe is a rare and fatal nerve and muscle disorder caused by the lack of an enzyme which breaks down sugar—glycogen--in the body.

The glycogen deposits in the muscle fibers instead, and destroys them (Read more about AMAZING GENE TREATMENT)

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CATCHER'S MITTS CUSHIONING Story

CATCHER'S MITTS CUSHIONING

They’re the guys on the baseball diamond that get the brunt of the bangup: catcher’s get run over, they destroy their knees by crouching all day long. And now, there’s evidence that they suffer significant hand trauma, perhaps, because their gloves aren’t protecting them enough.

It’s interesting in that modern catcher’s mitts have less padding than gloves used prior to the 1960’s. The glove is more flexible, allows a better handle on the ball, an easier release if the runner is going. But the downside is that perhaps, it’s putting the catchers at risk for short term and long term hand injury. (Read more about CATCHER'S MITTS CUSHIONING)

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