Traditional Aborigines fear death in hospitals
Many Australian Aborigines living in a traditional lifestyle end their days in city hospitals, lonely, confused and afraid of euthanasia, a researcher claims. Dr Pam...
British patient wins right-to-life ruling
And in the UK, a patient who feared that doctors would withdraw food and drink against his wishes has won a landmark case. The High...
Doctors tend to ignore living wills
A small US study shows that nearly two-thirds of doctors would not follow instructions in living wills because of pressure from family members or because...
Embryo mix-up mother wins US$1 million
A San Francisco IVF clinic has settled out of court for US$1 million after implanting the wrong embryo in a 48-year-old single woman four years...
Australian IVF study confirms rare birth defect
Children conceived by IVF are nine times as likely to have a rare genetic disorder, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, as naturally- conceived children. In an article published...
IN BRIEF: Danish IVF ~ European palliative care ~ Terri Schiavo
The latest figures from Denmark show that 5 per cent of births, or one child in 20, are the result of in vitro fertilisation.Young American...
ABOUT THE NEXT TWO ISSUES OF BIOEDGE
BioEdge will not be published on July 30 and August 6. The next issue will be August 13. UK gives thumbs up to "saviour siblings"...
Japan approves human cloning for research
The Japanese Government's top science council has approved limited cloning of human embryos for scientific research. The clones cannot be used for treating human patients....
Stem cells become US election issue
Politics continues to invade the American stem cell debate. Ron Reagan Jr, the son of the late president who has become a Republican legend, is...
Trounson wants to create artificial eggs and sperm
Controversial human embryonic stem cell expert Alan Trounson, of Monash University in Melbourne, is looking at the possibility of ending infertility by creating eggs and...
Sydney stem cell commercialisation seminar promises answers
The New South Wales Stem Cell Network is to hold a public seminar on the commercialisation of stem cell research. Professor Robert Jansen, who recently...
Second thoughts on abortion in UK and Australia
Abortion is back on the government's agenda in the UK. The London Times has reported that Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed a rethink of...