THE IVF INDUSTRY’S BEST-KEPT SECRET: SELECTIVE REDUCTION
One of the best-kept secrets of IVF is selective reduction -- killing one or more foetuses in the womb of a woman who is carrying...
Altruism is all in the brain
Evidence that morality is all in the brain keeps rolling in. The Washington Post recently highlighted research from the National Institutes of Health that appeared...
STEM CELL PROGRESS
Adult stem cells have been used to deal with urinary incontinence, an increasingly common problem amongst older women. In the past, the problem had been...
TOP DRUG OFFICIAL TO BE EXECUTED IN CHINA
The former head of China's Food and Drug Administration has been sentenced to death for taking US$850,000 in bribes and allowing tainted foodstuffs and medicines...
ABORTION RIGHTS IN SEARCH OF ABORTION DOCTORS
A new generation of abortion specialists is springing up in the US, according to the , energised by the plight of women who have to...
DISPUTE OVER HUGE EXPERIMENT WITHOUT INFORMED CONSENT
The US government is undertaking an ambitious US$50 million project over five years to conduct emergency medical treatment without obtaining consent from patients. It will...
KEVORKIAN TO BE PAROLED
America's icon of assisted suicide, Jack Kevorkian, will be able to celebrate his 79th birthday in relative freedom next week. After eight years in a...
BOTCHED EXECUTION
The notion that any form of the death penalty must be considered "cruel and unusual punishment" has received a boost from the execution of 37-year-old...