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Florida Bishop Will Not Pay For Immoral Health Insurance

Posted on 02/12/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Catholic Church | Health | Sexual Ethics | United States |

Bishop Robert Lynch surprised two dozen judges and 300 lawyers attending the annual Red Mass in Tampa Bay, Florida by promising to thwart the federal health care law. It was a departure from his tr

One Fifth of British IVF on Women Over 40

Posted on 29/11/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Britain | IVF |

Figures newly released by Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) show that 19 per cent of IVF cycles performed in 2010 were in women aged 40 or over. That proportion ha

Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Abandoned as Uneconomic

Posted on 16/11/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Stem Cells | United States |

The company doing the world’s first approved test of human embryonic stem cell therapy is discontinuing further stem cell work, a move with stark implications for the field. Geron Corporation

Brain Scanner Offers Hope to PVS Patients

Posted on 13/11/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Britain | Canada | Europe | Health |

Patients previously believed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) have responded to basic questions through the use of a portable bedside brain scanner, raising hopes that in future, they m

I Was Wrong, Admits Aging IVF Mother

Posted on 10/11/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Britain | Family Law | IVF |

Susan Tollefsen became a mother after receiving IVF treatment at the age of 57 from a Russian clinic in 2008. Many criticised her decision, saying she was too old. At the time, Mrs Tollefsen defend

You're Never Too Old For IPS

Posted on 02/11/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Europe | Stem Cells |

A new era in regenerative treatment for the elderly could be on the way after a stem cell breakthrough. Researchers were able to transform cells from patients as old as 100 into stem cells virtuall

Vatican to Collaborate with Stem Cell Company

Posted on 24/10/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Catholic Church | Stem Cells | United States |

NeoStem, a New York biopharmaceutical company, recently signed a $1-million compact with the Vatican to collaborate on adult stem cell education and research. The partners will hold a conference in

HFEA Approves More Money for Human Eggs

Posted on 20/10/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Britain | Health | IVF |

Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has approved a trebling of the compensation given to women who donate eggs for in vitro fertilisation. Donors currently

Life with Down Syndrome is Happy, Say Families

Posted on 17/10/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Genetics | Health | Life | United States |

The latest research on life with Down syndrome paints a very positive picture. In a major feature in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, Dr Brian Skotko, of  Children’s Ho

Stem Cells from Cord Blood Could Help Repair Damaged Heart Muscle

Posted on 17/10/2011 to
International News - Bio-Ethics | Britain | Health | Stem Cells |

New research has found that stem cells derived from human cord blood could be an effective alternative in repairing heart attacks. Many patients who survive heart attacks and strokes have poor life