More information needed about end-of-life care
Little high-quality data available New guidelines for end-of-life care admit that there is very little “high-quality information about palliative and end-of-life care”. The guidelines, issued...
Test of youtube videos
This is an article to test embedded videos from youtube.... Women's mental health may be at risk if they have an abortion, says the Royal...
Test Videos from You Tube Part II
Organ donation is usually regarded as the ultimate in altruism. But over the last few months, the reputation of the American system for gathering organs...
Testing YouTube Video Part III
Updating Britain's fertility legislation could be one of the most political controversial events of the year. Gordon Brown’s Labour government has told its MPs that...
Luxembourg legalises euthanasia
All Benelux countries now have progressive legislation Luxembourg has become the third country in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia. By a vote of 30...
Americans wary of personalised medicine
Fear of losing jobs or medical benefits Ah! the golden age of personalised medicine, when medicines will be tailored to your unique genetic make-up. Well,...
France recognises personhood of embryos
Grieving parents can register miscarriages French now recognises human embryos as legal persons following a decision by the Cour de Cassation, France's highest appeals court....
German scientists collaborated with Nazis
Historical study documents politicised researchA seven-year-long investigation of Germany’s largest research organisation has confirmed that scientists worked hand in hand with the Nazi regime in...
Hope for Down syndrome children
Peptides could help Down’s syndrome is generally believed to be incurable, but recent research suggests that it may be possible to prevent the learning deficits...
British cleric attacked over hospital’s ethical code
Catholic cardinal refuses to allow abortion Abortion is far from a dead issue in the UK, even though it has been legal there since 1967....
Embryonic stem cell supporters look forward to election win
All three candidates support embryonic stem cell research No matter who wins the White House in America’s November elections, the climate for embryonic stem cell...
Britain debates national DNA database
Government too incompetent to administer it, many feel Senior British police have called for a national DNA database after a vicious killer was caught and...