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Who Goes Abroad For Fertility Treatment And Why?
A substantial number of European patients travel to other countries for fertility treatment, both because they think that they will receive better quality care abroad and in order to undergo procedures that are banned in their home country says a study of the subject launched at the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Study co-ordinator Dr. FranÃýoise Shenfield, from University College Hospital, London, UK, said that this was the first hard evidence of considerable fertility patient migration within Europe. "Until now we have only had anecdotal evidence of this phenomenon", she said. "We think that our results will be of considerable value to patients, doctors, and policymakers."
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School-Based Program Helps Prevent Dating Violence Among Teens, Especially Boys
A school-based program that integrates information about healthy relationships into the existing ninth-grade curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and increase condom use two and a half years later, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The effects of the low-cost intervention appear stronger in boys.
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Faster, More Cost-effective DNA Test For Crime Scenes, Disease Diagnosis
Scientists in Japan are reporting development of a faster, less expensive version of the fabled polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a DNA test widely used in criminal investigations, disease diagnosis, biological research and other applications. The new method could lead to expanded use of PCR in medicine, the criminal justice system and elsewhere, the researchers say. Their study is scheduled for the July 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.
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Five New Swine Flu Cases Bring UK Total To 117

According to the Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, there were five new confirmed cases of swine flu (H1N1), bringing the total to 117. The HPA"s laboratories carry out all testing of swine flu virus. The five new cases include two adults from London, two adults from South East England, and a child from the West Midlands. Two of them returned from a country where swine flu exists, while another is linked to a previously confirmed case in England - the s of the other two are still being investigated, the HPA reported. Nobody in the UK has died from swine flu. HPA laboratories are currently investigating 169 cases throughout the UK. The HPA stresses that these figures can change at any moment as new cases are introduced. Below is a greographical breakdown of all cases so far: *East of England - 11 *East Midlands - 2 *London - 65 *North East - 1 *North West - 6 *South East - 11 *South West - 3 *West Midlands - 7 *Yorkshire & Humber - 0 TOTAL ENGLAND - 106 *Northern Ireland - 1 *Scotland - 10 *Wales - 0 TOTAL UK - 117 The travel ban for non essential purposes from the UK to Mexico has been lifted. Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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