Bioethics in the News — June 01

June 1, 2006

• Single IVF embryo ‘just as good’ (BBC)
• Generic Biotech Drug OK Rekindles Debate (AP)
• Is there a human right to be superhuman? (MSNBC)
• US Congress on UK stem cell visit (BBC)
• Low Payments by U.S. Raise Medical Bills Billions a Year (New York Times)
• Patent office rejects cord blood application (Sacramento Business Journal)
• New Poll: Americans Oppose Tax Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research (LifeNews.com )
• Many Young Women Wary of a Life Without Periods (Forbes)
• Study: Canadians healthier than Americans (USA Today)
• Merck Admits a Data Error on Vioxx (New York Times)