November 21, 2006
California’s $3 billion stem cell research program marked a key advance Monday when a state committee cleared the way for $195 million in funding despite legal challenges that continue to block the funds authorized by voters in 2004. (Sacramento Bee)
November 21, 2006
It took 12 surgeons, six operating rooms and five donors to pull it off, but five desperate strangers simultaneously received new organs in what hospital officials Monday described as the first-ever quintuple kidney transplant. (AP)
November 21, 2006
A woman left infertile after cancer treatment says she is “really scared” at the prospect of losing her court case over her frozen embryos. (BBC)
November 21, 2006
Science and religion have been judged by some education experts as incompatible subjects that can’t be taught in the same classroom. (News-Leader)
November 21, 2006
Bing Crosby set the standard for dying well. At 74, he dropped dead of a heart attack after doing what he most loved in life — playing 18 holes of golf — on a gorgeous course in Spain. (Boston Globe)
November 21, 2006
Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer. About a … Read More
November 21, 2006
Woe to those who have a cold on Thursday. If you can’t smell the roasting turkey, it just won’t taste as good. And if you think the brussels sprouts are bitter, well, blame how many taste buds you were born … Read More
November 20, 2006
Lately I’ve been watching videos from the TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conferences, which—as you might imagine—cover a wide variety of people and topics. Of particular interest here are a pair of talks, each billed as addressing “the evolution of technology.†… Read More
November 20, 2006
Dave Richards had an appointment with death. It was of his own choosing, but he could not help thinking about the life he was leaving behind. “I have had a particularly good run for my money,†he mused as he … Read More
November 20, 2006
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that potential dangers from the rapidly growing biotechnology industry were increasing exponentially and urged creating global safeguards. (Reuters)
November 20, 2006
The soon-to-be chairman of the Senate health panel said yesterday his ultimate goal is to have the government provide health care coverage for all Americans. (Washington Times)
November 20, 2006
When Tanya Sharma was expecting her second child early this year, she chanced upon an advertisement on cord blood banking. A cousin of hers had recently lost her child to thalessemia and doctors had said transplant of stem cells could … Read More
November 20, 2006
For more than 18 fruitless months, Regina and Dennis Joyner searched for an Asian woman willing to donate her eggs. They were on the waiting list at two Washington area fertility clinics. They placed an online classified ad, but the … Read More
November 20, 2006
Do you want to choose the sex of your baby? Many couples do and are paying big bucks to get what they want. NBC4’s Dr. Bruce Hensel said this is causing a great deal of controversy With some people saying … Read More
November 20, 2006
Willie Terpstra from Rotorua was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2004. In April last year she became the first New Zealander known to undergo the experimental treatment, which involves transplanting cells from aborted foetuses into the brain. (People’s Daily)
November 20, 2006
The 13th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International Bioethics Committee (IBC) will kick-off here [Paris] on November 20 to discuss a number of ongoing issues, including those of consent, social responsibility and health. UNESCO … Read More
November 20, 2006
Last week, the New York Times reported that neuroscientists had gotten a look, for the first time, at the brains of devout Christians engaged in speaking in tongues. The test subjects believe that God takes possession of their minds and … Read More
November 18, 2006
After years of denial, China has acknowledged that most of the human organs used in transplants here are taken from executed prisoners and that many of the recipients are foreigners who pay hefty sums to avoid a long wait. (Los … Read More
November 17, 2006
Episode 032 of The Bioethics Podcast features an overview of end of life decision making by Dennis Sullivan, M.D., M.A. (ethics). Listen Read Discuss Subscribe
November 17, 2006
While covering the Iraq war, BBC producer Stuart Hughes lost his leg. His new prosthetic foot is so advanced, it may even allow amputee soldiers back into battle. (BBC)
November 17, 2006
Tiny “nanoparticles” can be loaded with high concentrations of drugs to kill brain cancer, U.S. researchers report. Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Comprehensive Cancer Center incorporated the drug Photofrin into nanoparticles (about one-billionth of a meter in size) … Read More
November 17, 2006
New mothers in Orlando could play a role in helping thousands of people with leukemia, sickle cell diseases and other medical problems. (WESH)
November 17, 2006
Researchers find quick [nanotech] test for viruses Researchers have found a quick and cheap way to test for viruses using nanotechnology, according to a report in a journal published Thursday. (CBC News
November 17, 2006
A team of experts has drawn up five “grand challenges” in order to evaluate the safety of nanotechnology. (BBC)
November 17, 2006
A leading biotech firm that engages in cloning and embryonic stem cell research has launched a scathing attack on LifeNews.com, the pro-life newswire service. The CEO of Advanced Cell Technologies sent LifeNews.com a heated letter late Wednesday threatening the news … Read More
