March 14, 2006
(via Fast Company) Last night I started reading Counting Heads, a science fiction novel where, among other things, science and medicine have eliminated aging (but not evil). According to an article entitled ” The Body: Bulletproof,” the elimination of aging … Read More
March 13, 2006
Scientists dispute credit for Dolly (The Guardian) ‘Medieval medicine’: Ore. assisted suicide claims 38 (BP) Rabbis Train for Questions About Fertility Medicine (New York Times) Virtual Medical Checkups on the Rise (AP)
March 13, 2006
(via New York Times) While reading “A Wrongful Birth?” from the magazine section of yesterday’s New York Times, I couldn’t thinking about the following quote from The Abolition of Man: “What we call Man’s power over Nature turns out to … Read More
March 13, 2006
(via Journal of Investigative Medicine [PDF]) The January issue of the Journal of Investigative Medicine has an overview of the current state of stem cell research. The brief article is heavily referenced—devoting almost equal space to the text of the … Read More
March 10, 2006
I didn’t clone Dolly the sheep, says prof (Telegraph News) Blood product trials spur FDA meeting (Chicago Tribune) Researchers to Begin Brain Stem Cell Trial (AP) Government Health Researchers Pressed to Share Data at No Charge (Washington Post)
March 9, 2006
Exploiting Paralysis 101 (Wired) Pay Method Said to Sway Drug Choices of Oncologists (New York Times) Baby’s dad says ‘don’t play God’ (BBC) Researchers Aim to Regenerate Body Parts (AP)
March 9, 2006
A new study to be published in New England Journal of Medicine finds a link between parental notification laws and reduced rates of teen abortion. The report, based on one of the most rigorously conducted studies to date on the … Read More
March 8, 2006
Stem Cell Bill Could Face Filibuster (Washington Post) Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed (New York Times) Umbilical cord blood donation hailed (Delaware Online) Genes determine coffee heart risk (BBC) Stem-cell research at U of L ‘major step’ … Read More
March 8, 2006
(via Courier-Journal) Dr. Fred Roisen at the University of Louisville has injected adult (non-embryonic) stem cells from a human nose into rats with spinal cord injuries. A video on the Courier-Journal website demonstrates the difference the treatment made by showing … Read More
March 8, 2006
A new poll by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that alcohol and sex play a prominent and potentially dangerous role in spring break trips of college women. Eighty-three percent of the respondents agreed spring break trips involve more or … Read More
March 8, 2006
(via Delaware Online) A free, public cord blood bank was unveiled in Delaware on Tuesday. The result of grassroots efforts, The Brady Kohn Foundation, Christiana Care Health System, and The Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Community Blood Services … Read More
March 7, 2006
Woman loses frozen embryos fight (BBC) Health-care expenses keep rising for people in retirement (Boston Herald) US state tightens abortion laws (BBC) Pediatric End-of-Life Care Lacking (HealthDay)
March 7, 2006
Each year, more than 55,000 children die in the United States; more than half of those children are under 1 year of age. A new study in the March issue of Pediatrics reports on what parents who have lost their … Read More
March 6, 2006
We recently added a section on the right side of this page about our new project, The Bioethics Podcast. It is a collaboration between bioethics.com and The Center For Bioethics and Human Dignity, and is sort of a radio show … Read More
March 6, 2006
Junk medicine: stem cell research (Times) Hwang directly involved in fabrication of paper (China View) Student’s surgery dependent on her own stem cells (Dawgnet) Medicare Says It Will Pay, but Patients Say ‘No Thanks’ (New York Times) Trial Over California … Read More
March 6, 2006
(via New York Times) Lawyers have concluded their arguments in the suit over the stem cell institute established in California by Proposition 71. In contrast to what was expected, very few witnesses were called on either side. The judge is … Read More
March 3, 2006
Shifting definition of cloning (Kansas City Star) Neurosurgeon speaks about ethics of assisted suicide (Daily Bulletin) Ohio Court Allows Parents’ Lawsuits (AP) Study confirms oral contraceptive-migraine link (Reuters)
March 3, 2006
(via Kansas City Star) The state of Missouri is in the midst of a battle over cloning, and there is a growing movement to place the “Missouri Stem Cell and Cures Initiative” on the ballot there. The skirmish has erupted … Read More
March 2, 2006
Korean cloning expert questioned (BBC) Ethicists Blast Study Testing Fake Blood (AP) Acupuncture shown to relieve migraines (Reuters) A Ray of Hope for Diabetics (New York Times)
March 2, 2006
Medical ethicists are raising concerns about a study of blood substitute being used on trauma patients without their consent. Northfield Laboratories got federal approval for its study of the blood substitute Polyheme back in 2004 but the debate was reignited … Read More
March 1, 2006
Vatican Summit Looks at Selecting Embryos (AP) 16 Women File Lawsuit Against Boston Lab (AP) Internet ‘Aids Drugs Trafficking’ (BBC)
March 1, 2006
Tests, Choices, and Hypothetical “Bright Lines” Read More
