Reproductive Health

Health cell for kids, mothers (The Telegraph)

17 May 2008

Bhubaneswar, May 16: The state directorate of family welfare started a State Maternal and Child Survival Cell on Thursday to accelerate implementation of reproductive and child health-II schemes.

Disabling Mouse Enzyme Increases Fertility (Science Daily)

16 May 2008

Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent. The change appears to alter a reproductive "thermostat," unveiling part of an intricate regulatory system that may one day be used to enhance human fertility.

Food, fun to raise funds for EOC Health Services (The Adobe Press)

15 May 2008

Tickets are now on sale for the 21st annual Afternoon of Epicurean Delights to benefit EOC Health Services. This year’s garden party filled with food, drinks and music is set for 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Chapman House by the Sea in Shell Beach.