December 13, 2006
Heralded as a great success, IVF has enabled three million births worldwide. Babies who would never have otherwise come into the world have brought joy to couples blighted by infertility. (Daily Mail)
December 13, 2006
Mary Vingoe directs the play, in which “the stem cell revolution is upon us,” according to Tarragon. “Not since Charles Darwin wrote ‘The Origin of Species,’ have we found ourselves so immersed in a debate about what it means to … Read More
December 13, 2006
The former head of UW- Madison’s stem-cell patenting arm has teamed up with a stem-cell scientist on campus to launch a company using stem cells to develop tests for diseases. (Wisconsin State Journal)
December 13, 2006
It is 16 years since the Government passed a law controlling IVF treatment and the creation of human embryos outside the body. In that time, infertility rates have spiralled, with one in six couples now affected, and IVF has become … Read More
December 13, 2006
Nanotechnology, the use of subatomic materials as microscopic building blocks for thousands of consumer products, has turned into a big business so quickly that few are monitoring its effects on health and the environment. So the government of Berkeley, California, … Read More
December 13, 2006
The November elections were a giant step forward for embryonic stem-cell research. With a Democratic Congress, a Democratic governor in Massachusetts, and growing public support, the top-notch research teams that are already in place in the state will find a … Read More
December 12, 2006
New programs helping patients make informed decisions as doctors zero in on the best options (Chicago Tribune)
December 12, 2006
The blood family of child abuse victim Haleigh Poutre wants justice for the near dehydration of Haleigh–who doctors said was in a PVS, but who can apparently now talk. There are complications about the family that I don’t want to … Read More
December 12, 2006
I was interviewed for an hour by Derek Gilbert yesterday on KSSZ about transhumanism, post humanity, and genetic enhancement of our progeny. We discuss transhumanism as religion, its obsession with control, and its threat to human exceptionalism. I quote James … Read More
December 12, 2006
The BBC has a very disturbing report that newborn infants may be being killed in the Ukraine to harvest their stem cells. This follows hard on the heels of another story that women in the Ukraine are paid $200 to … Read More
December 12, 2006
As startling numbers of Americans go without health insurance, more of them see their only hope in fleeing to far-flung nations like India for life-saving medial treatments. (Wired)
December 12, 2006
Healthy new-born babies may have been killed in Ukraine to feed a flourishing international trade in stem cells, evidence obtained by the BBC suggests (BBC)
December 12, 2006
AUSTRALIAN medical experts have developed guidelines for health professionals faced with terminally ill patients who say they want to die. (AdelaideNow…)
December 12, 2006
After years of trying to rein in the runaway cost of the Medicare program, Congress has decided to use a carrot instead of a stick to change doctors’ behavior. (New York Times)
December 12, 2006
Some parents are selecting embryos in order to have children with genetic defects. In a bizarre reversal of the normal situation, where less-than-perfect embryos are rejected, a small number of people look for children who suffer the same problems they … Read More
December 12, 2006
Doctors don’t know if the neural stem cells taken from fetuses – donated to a nonprofit medical foundation by women aborting early-stage pregnancies – will save Daniel’s life. (AP)
December 12, 2006
n the wake of the Australian Senate’s decision to pass the human embryo cloning legislation, another Australian research breakthrough is likely to strengthen the case for embryonic stem cell research. (ScienceDaily)
December 12, 2006
Six miscarriages and a trip across the ocean brought a Romanian couple to the South Florida offices of Dr. Mark S. Denker. The couple was searching for a remedy to their infertility — an increasingly common ailment among a population … Read More
December 12, 2006
If the British Health Minister has her way, embryology laws in the U.K. will be changed to make them “fit for purpose in the early 21st century.” Some of the proposed changes: Research will be permitted on embryos that are … Read More
December 11, 2006
What were the operators of Hope Hospice of Southwest Florida thinking? A few weeks ago, they applied for a license to operate a funeral home. This was wrong on so many levels. But, at least for now, the attempt to … Read More
December 11, 2006
A favorite argument as to why the federal government should not fund embryonic stem cell research is that the science is unproven. It has not led to any cures or FDA-approved treatments. That happens to be true. But that doesn’t … Read More
December 11, 2006
More single women and lesbians could get IVF under Government plans to scrap the requirement for doctors to consider a child’s ‘need for a father’. (Daily Mail)
December 11, 2006
One researcher will get $3.5 million to explore how embryonic stem cells might be used to repair skin, muscles, cartilage and bones badly injured in war. Another will get a few hundred thousand dollars to examine ways such cells could … Read More
December 11, 2006
An “inkjet”-style printer for stem cells may help scientists put the precious master cells to good use, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. (Reuters)
December 11, 2006
After nearly 20 years of gently prodding the pharmaceutical industry to adopt electronic track-and-trace technology, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to push. (GCN)
