Where’s the ounce of prevention, asks Australian IVF researcher
Debates over IVF treatment are ignoring the primary question of how infertility can be prevented, says one of Australia's leading epidemiologists, Dr Fiona Stanley. She...
ABI in the media
by Dr Amin Abboud, The Age (Melbourne), May 6 IN BRIEF: gay sperm donors; 9/11 and foetal stress; Gay sperm donors: Gay rights activists...
US scientists publish guidelines for ethical stem cell research
American stem cell scientists now have guidelines which will allow them to handle, destroy and clone human embryos ethically. A long- awaited report from the...
Congress may support Down Syndrome parents
The US Congress is studying a US$25 million bill to provide information and referrals to support groups for those wondering whether they should abort a...
Australian govt sticks by IVF budget cuts
The Howard Government in Australia appears to have dug in its heels over its plan to reduce its generous subsidies for IVF treatment in its...
Effectiveness of IVF questioned
IVF can improve pregnancy rates amongst couples with unexplained fertility, but there is little evidence to show that IVF results in more live births than...
Was stem cell research oversold in California?
In the wake of jubilation over California's new US$3 billion stem cell institute, the media is beginning to do a reality check on the potential...
Donor stem cells help restore sight
A pioneering stem cell treatment at the Centre for Sight in the UK is helping to restore sight to people blinded by chemical accidents or...
Widow fights to use her husband’s frozen sperm
A Melbourne woman is fighting to use her husband's sperm which has been frozen for seven years after he died in a motorcycle accident. The...
Cancer victim who advertised for a liver dies
A Houston man who jumped the organ recipient queue and appealed to the public for a live-saving liver with billboards and an internet site has...
Surrogate mother has quints
A surrogate mother in Phoenix, Arizona, has given birth to quintuplets. Teresa Anderson, a married mother of two, waived her US$15,000 fee for Luisa Gonzalez...
Murderer denied right to decide wife’s end-of-life care
In a bizarre end-of-life care dilemma, an Australian man who botched the murder of his wife and left her in a persistent vegetative state, says...