Should parents lose custody of their obese children?
One way of managing the US’s childhood obesity crisis could be to remove the most severely overweight kids from their parents, argues a Harvard obesity...
Call for head of US bioethics commission to step down
Corporate governance and management oversight are flavour of the week with the shenanigans at Rupert Murdoch’s defunct News of the World on every front page....
Russia says abortion ads must contain health warning
Russian lawmakers, worried about a shrinking birth rate, passed a law last week that abortion advertisements must carry a health warning.Russian lawmakers, worried about a...
Swedish researchers find new method to avoid twins while maintaining high live birth rates
Swedish researchers have found a reliable way of deciding whether one or two embryos should be transferred during fertility treatment.Swedish researchers have found a reliable...
India in “cars for sterilisation” drive
Health officials in the Indian state of Rajasthan are launching a campaign to curb population growth.Health officials in the Indian state of Rajasthan are launching...
High doses of IVF drugs could cause Down Syndrome
High doses of drugs used to stimulate the ovaries of older women undergoing fertility treatment may result in failed pregnancies and babies with conditions such...
Victorian Premier rejects euthanasia plea
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has rejected a dying man’s request for voluntary euthanasia to be put back on the state’s agenda, saying that it should...
Washington State moves to grant donor offspring rights
The US state of Washington has taken a step towards the abolition of donor anonymity in IVF clinics.The US state of Washington has taken a...
Sex offender to contest IVF ban
A convicted sex offender says he is being denied a basic human right because he has not been allowed to access IVF treatment.A convicted sex...
American Indian tribe considers DNA testing to determine casino profit entitlement
With members of Native American tribes entitled to a share of casino revenues, many tribes are resorting to genetic testing to guarantee authentic descent.With members...
IVF blunder: Thomson Medical fined $20k
A Singapore hospital at the centre of last year’s IVF blunder was fined the maximum of $20,000 Singaporean yesterday. A Singapore hospital at the centre...
Financier Jonathan Thomas selected to lead California stem cell agency
A financier has been selected to head California’s public stem cell research agency. A financier has been selected to head California’s public stem cell research...