Narayanan R

The next time some one says that you come from monkeys, you have a right to feel insulted, because it is now proved that you don't really come from monkeys,

but ---

Scientists say this RAT was yourGreat-Great-Great-

Great (…..) Great-Great-Great-

Great-GreatGrandmother!

-Science, Feb 2013

Scientists have discovered after six years of research that—the Protungulatum donnae is the common ancestor to all mammals, from humans to horses to lions

The insect-eating critter reproduced just like us, having a two-horned uterus and a placenta, which held the baby and provided nourishment until it was fully formed like humans or chimps

What is MUFF?

• Definition of MUFFtransitive verb• to handle awkwardly • to fail to hold (a ball)

when attempting a catch

intransitive verb• to act or do something

stupidly or clumsily • to muff a ball — fumble

A muff is a fashion accessory for outdoors usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm

Labiaplasty

Surgery to reduce the size of Labia Minora

Reasons for seeking Labiaplasty

• Personal hygiene• Interference with

Intercourse• Discomfort while walking,

sitting, cycling, wearing jeans…

• Cosmetic appeal

Reconstruction of labia minora defects secondary to trimming labia reductions is very successful using a combination of clitoral hood flaps, wedge excisions, and YV advancements

• One of the most common female genital aesthetic surgeries today

• JL Walden, plastic surgeon,Texas has done 25-50 procedures annually during past 9 years

• A 2011 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine shows that male physicians are more likely to recommend cosmetic labiaplasty than their female counterparts

References

• Mass SM, Hage JJ. Functional and aesthetic labia minora reduction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000;105:1453-1456.

• Alter GJ. Labia minora reconstruction using clitoral hood flaps, wedge excisions, and YV advancement flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127:2356-2363.

• Murariu D, Jackowe DJ, Parsa AA, Parsa FD. Comparison of wedge versus straight-line reduction labiaplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;125:1046-1047.

• Labiaplasty • Clitoral lifting• Laser vaginal tightening• G-spot augmentation• Labia majora augmentation (fat & fillers)• Perineoplasty

Hands on course in Cosmetic vaginal Surgery July 2013, Athens, Greece

This is Barney & his pregnant ‘MOM”

• This woman in England suffered from anxiety & post-traumatic stress disorder

• She wanted her therapy dog which helped her to stay calm to be present during her birth

• She didn't ask for her husband, but asked for her dog Barney

• The dog was present in LR when she gave birth on 28th January 2013

• There was a lot of backlash among British doctors who said it is unhygienic. The dog might communicate diseases.

• “We should not open the door to every barnyard creature even when the mom-to-be says that she would like to have her pet at her birth”

• But can we make a case for some, such as this woman who has a special relationship with her pet?

• Or a blind woman who wants her guide dog?

“If we can make a case for letting men in the labor room, why can we not let a dog or a cat be there?

- Art Caplan NYU Langone Medical Center, US

Robert Lanza

• in 1969 Lanza distinguished himself by transferring genes from black chickens to white ones when he was just 14

• Lanza’s team cloned endangered species first

Therapeutic Cloning

• If one can create a human embryo genetically identical to the adult, one can replace any tissue without fear of rejection

• The breakthrough promises cures for several terrible diseases

                             

Lanza has devised a new technique to derive embryonic stem cells in mice, which avoids the destruction of the embryo This technique could shift the moral & ethical aspects of debate on Humans

A fully dressedRobert LanzaOn the front page ofNew York Times

Persaud of Johns Hopkins' Children's

Center in Baltimore

First ‘Functional Cure’ in HIV

• Baby delivered on 03.03.13 at 35 wks to HIV + Mother who had no prior anti retroviral Trt

• At 30 hours of age, the infant was started on anti-HIV drugs

• HIV + status confirmed by PCR on the 2nd day

• On discharge 1 wk later, combination therapy started

• On Day 29, the infant’s viral load had fallen to < 50 copies of HIV per ml

• five months later, blood sample revealed undetectable HIV levels (less than 20 copies/mL) and no HIV-specific antibodies.

• Ultrasensitive viral RNA and DNA tests revealed extremely low viral levels.

• Presently the child is on no antiretroviral therapy with no identifiable levels of HIV.

• Conclusion: Antiretroviral therapy within the very first few days of life to infants infected with HIV through their mothers via pregnancy or delivery may achieve a “cure”.

• French researchers reported 14 adults who experienced a similar remission from HIV.

• The patients had been off HIV medications for up to 10 years.

• "I know that the U.S. term is 'functional cure’, in France, we speak about 'remission.' … The patient controls the virus, but they still have the virus."

  -Rouzioux                                       

Vitamin D and Pregnancy

Vit D deficiency & Pregnancy outcome

• Associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and small for gestational age infants

• Pregnant women with low 25-OHD levels had an increased risk of bacterial vaginosis

-Syst review, Meta analysis: BMJ, March 2013