Beware of foreign organ donors, says Australian study
Patients who seek kidneys overseas face a much higher risk of death and failed grafts, an Australian study claims. Paying organ donors is illegal in...
… and of foreign cosmetic surgeons
Many Florida women who seek bargain-priced cosmetic surgery in Latin America are returning with scarred bodies and infected wounds, according to the Miami Herald. Shonky...
Research ethics in developing countries needs sound framework
Although medical research in developing countries is essential, it needs to be accompanied by a sound ethical framework, says a report from the UK's Nuffield...
Stem cell initiatives advance in US state legislatures
A number of American states are playing catch-up now that California stem-cell scientists have a US$300 million-a-year kitty for their research. In Washington state, the...
New Zealand approves genetic testing of human embryos
The New Zealand government will allow fertility clinics to perform pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for serious inherited disorders. The National Ethics Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction...
BRIEFS: Alzheimer’s; awards; sex selection; IVF
Alzheimer's: Although most scientists believe that stem cell transplants are highly unlikely to treat Alzheimer's disease successfully, the body's own stem cells might be harnessed...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
This is the 150th issue of BioEdge. Since 2001, we have grown from a handful of subscribers in Australia to many hundreds around the world,...
Groningen protocol” for euthanasing infants published in NEJM
The Dutch doctors at the centre of an international controversy about euthanasing infants with extremely poor quality of life have used the New England Journal...
European Parliament slams UK for ignoring egg trafficking
The European Parliament has singled out Britain in a stinging condemnation of a growing trade in human eggs. It has also called for an explanation...
Gullible Russians exploited by stem cell hucksters
Even though no stem cell treatment -- adult or embryonic -- has been approved for clinical use in the US or Europe, Russians are flocking...
Indian tsunami survivors seek sterilisation reversals and IVF
An unexpected twist to the tragedy of tsunami survivors in Tamil Nadu is men and women asking for their sterilisations to be reversed. The state...
Pig stem cells could replace human organs
Another solution for the growing lists of patients needing organ transplants is embryonic stem cells from pigs, Israeli scientists claim. Previous experiments with pig stem...