The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists.
Better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years, according to controversial results from a large U.S. database study.
The lives of hundreds more cervical cancer patients could be saved if all those eligible went for screening, says a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of the Zika virus which were locally transmitted.
Women with a common hormone disorder known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have a lower risk of diabetes and heart disease when they take soy supplements, a small study suggests.
DAMMAM: The annual report of the Ministry of Health for the year 2015 revealed that 57,913 women delivered their babies by Caesarean section or 'C-section'. This figure comprises 23.4 percent of the total number of deliveries that year, while the number of standard deliveries amounted to 189,172 throughout various parts of the Kingdom.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that a field trial testing Intrexon Corp's genetically engineered mosquitoes, meant to be used in the battle against Zika, would not have a significant impact on the environment.
RIYADH: Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Al-Saleh, gynecologist and specialist in infertility at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, said advances in IVF (in vitro fertilization) have enabled medical practitioners to achieve high success rates in such operations, in addition to helping them diagnose with great accuracy pathological problems that lead to infertility in both spouses.
Experts are trying to work out exactly how a US carer has caught Zika after tending to a dying elderly man with the virus.
Soy isoflavones in foods or supplements, and some herbal remedies may help reduce menopause symptoms like hot flashes and vaginal dryness, according to a review of 62 studies.
