Even a Chinese breeding expert couldn't help giant panda Mei Xiang conceive. She kept people guessing for months, but US National Zoo veterinarians determined on Friday that the bear had failed to become pregnant for the fifth year in a row.
Giant panda Mei Xiang kept people guessing for months, but National Zoo veterinarians determined yesterday that she had not become pregnant for the fifth year in a row even after a Chinese breeding specialist tried to help her conceive.
DC's National Zoo veterinarians announced Mei Xiang was experiencing a pseudopregnancy over the past months. She had also stopped allowing ultrasound exams.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia vowed to keep most international aid workers out of the country despite a worsening famine in which the U.N. warned Friday that 800,000 children could die in the region from starvation.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, there was no difference in ovulation or hormone levels in those who got real versus sham acupuncture treatments.