Dec 10 2008

Women donating their eggs, is it easy money?

Difficult economic times begs the WSJ to see whether the egg donor business is booming.

It seems attractive on the surface, as the rate for being a surrogate is $25,000, and egg donors receive $3,000 to $8,000.

Many women however, shy away after reading about what’s required.

Only a select few are accepted to even be on the registry, with diseases like prior STDs, diabetes, cancer and depression being disqualifying Read more »

Dec 10 2008

Two-thirds of English practices open extended hours

DoH figures for November show 65% of England’s 8,263 practices are now open at evenings and weekends, compared with 59% in October.

Western Cheshire PCT is the only PCT with no practices offering the service, but that is because its local arrangement with
GPs is not recognised by the DoH.

Over 85% of PCTs have now met the DoH’s target of having half of its practices offering extended hours.

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Dec 10 2008

Can You Cure Anxiety ?

by Adrian Fletcher

If you suffer from chronic anxiety, you have most likely looked into all sorts of anxiety cures. Due to the social stigma that still exists in some segments of our society with regard to mentally health problems in general and anxiety disorders in particular, many people will try to solve the problem themselves. Reaching out for professional help is a last resort for many people.

One concern that many people have Read more »