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David Hoffelmeyer

Sickle Cell Disease at 100 Years -- Orkin and Higgs 329 (5989): 291 -- Science - 0 views

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sickle cell disease global health Science July 16 2010 Stuart H. Orkin Douglas R. Higgs

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  • David Hoffelmeyer on 21 Jul 10
     
    This article discusses the global health issue of sickle cell disease especially among African populations, which remains a severe problem 100 years after its discovery.
Adeola Adewale

How old is too old to have a baby? - CNN.com - 0 views

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Old Pregnancy Fertility Treatment India

shared by Adeola Adewale on 01 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Bhateri Devi, 66, gave birth to triplet after receiving fertility treatment
  • No upper age limit in India for those who want to have children using fertility treatments
  • Doctor Bishnoi Anurag says he's successfully impregnated a 70-year-old woma
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  • ritics question what happens to children when they grow older and parents die
  • science behind
  • it is seemingly simple and has been around for more than 20 years.
  • Bhateri Devi is post-menopausal and has no more eggs. In her case Dr. Bishnoi says he fertilized a young woman's egg with sperm from Devi's husband in a Petri dish and then injected the fetus into his 66-year-old patient's uterus.
  • "Medically it is possible, but medically it is also possible to use the same technique in a pre-pubescent girl.--Dr. Sohani Verma
  • Before the procedure, patients have to take a few months of hormone treatment to prepare the body. This is known as in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a technique being used all over the world.
  • Adeola Adewale on 01 Jul 10
     
    This is a credible site because it is global site. They attribute a local scientistso its sort of like a BBC report.
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