Tag: madrid
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Spain, the eldorado of fertility treatment
Madrid (AFP) – “Making parents out of our patients,” reads an ad in Madrid's metro for one of Spain's many fertility clinics that have opened their doors to husbands and wives, same-sex couples and single women thanks to lenient laws. Sitting in his office behind the reception, where black-and white photos of babies' hands hang…
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El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect
El Salvador confirmed its first case of microcephaly in a baby that was linked to a Zika infection in the mother. Microcephaly is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head and deformed brain. Zika, a virus typically carried by mosquitos, was first detected in the Central American country in November and 10,476 cases…
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FDA approves stomach-draining obesity treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new weight loss device offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach before they are fully digested.