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Video: climber’s leg saved by adult stem cell surgery
The Christian Institute News —
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A man who suffered a broken leg during a climbing accident has had it saved from amputation because of a new adult stem cell technique.Watch a report of the storyThe orthopaedic surgeon behind the operation says the technique, which involves mixing adult stem cells with collagen gel, is “amazing”.Andrew Kent, who ...1 day ago -
Times euthanasia poll of MPs is ‘out of date’
The Christian Institute News —
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A poll reported by The Times newspaper which says MPs are in favour of weakening assisted suicide laws is based on old data and has been attacked as unrepresentative.The poll, reported by The Times on its front page on Wednesday, was commissioned by Dignity in Dying, a pro-euthanasia organisation. The data shows that ...1 day ago -
Equality snoopers to keep files on your sexuality
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 158
By James Slack, Mailonline People will be routinely asked to answer sensitive questions about their sexuality so a Government quango can compile a massive equalities database, it emerged last night. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to take information given in confidence by millions and place it on a ...1 day ago -
Abortuary denies violating informed-consent law
Hawaii Right to Life —
Authority: 135
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 12/17/2009 4:00:00 AM Planned Parenthood has responded to an undercover probe of an Appleton, Wisconsin, abortion clinic, saying allegations against them are just not true. Live Action recorded personnel at the facility making false statements about abortion and the unborn ...2 days ago -
Christian Medical Association CEO Quits AMA over Health Care Support, Embryo Research
Hawaii Right to Life —
Authority: 135
BRISTOL, TN, December 17, 2009 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Dr. David Stevens, CEO of the 17,000-member Christian Medical Association, the nations largest faith-based association of doctors, today announced that he is canceling his membership in the American Medical Association as a way of publicly protesting what he says ...2 days ago -
Should Doctors Accept Gifts From Patients?
Better Health —
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Are gifts for doctors appropriate in the physician-patient relationship? Or should doctors refuse all offerings of gratitude that come their way? Patients often give gifts to doctors as an appreciative sign of great thanks for for the care they provide. Some years I may go unappreciated for my efforts. ...3 days ago -
Top Lib Dem comes out against assisted suicide
The Christian Institute News —
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Senior Liberal Democrat Vince Cable has become the latest high-profile MP to declare his opposition to any legalisation of assisted suicide. Mr Cable said he is “personally opposed” to such a move and also commented that any decision to change the law on the issue rests with Parliament.He said that MPs’ job is ...5 days ago -
Sreesanth admitted in hospital with swine flu symptoms (Lead)
Thaindian News —
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Mohali (Punjab), Dec 11 (IANS) India fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, who had made an impressive comeback in the Test series, has been admitted in a private hospital here with symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) virus.Sreesanth and middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma, who is suffering from a shoulder injury, have been ...1 week ago -
Bioethics International launches new bio-pharmaceutical ethics initiative: The World Council for…
OncoBlog —
Authority: 148
BEI launched its new bio-pharmaceutical ethics initiative, The World Council for Ethical Standards , with the aim of empowering a measurable commitment to excellence in ethics and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
Ireland abortion law in the European Court
The Christian Institute News —
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The Republic of Ireland’s Government has launched a staunch defence of the nation’s anti-abortion law in the European Court of Human Rights following a legal challenge by three women.The women lodged their case with the Court in 2005 claiming that the nation’s ban on abortion violated their health and human ...1 week ago -
Euthanasia law fuels suffering in Holland
The Christian Institute News —
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Dr Elst Borst, the architect of legal euthanasia in Holland, has admitted that she may have made a mistake in pushing the law through.Dr Borst made the comments during an interview for a new book, Redeemer Under God.The former Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister admitted that care for the terminally-ill had ...1 week ago -
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) selects Bioethics International to direct ethics panel…
OncoBlog —
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) selected Bioethics International (BEI) to direct the ethics panel for its 2010 BIO International Convention in Chicago. The BIO InternationalConvention... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
Supreme Court challenge to assisted suicide guidance
The Christian Institute News —
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A wheelchair-bound disability campaigner who previously wished to die has launched a legal challenge in the Supreme Court against proposed guidelines on prosecuting assisted suicide cases.Alison Davis claims the legal ruling that resulted in the guidelines being issued was unsound due to “apparent bias” on the ...1 week ago -
Buying Your Childs Gender: Would You Do It?
Everyday Ethics —
Authority: 120
This comes to no surprise to those of you who have heard various versions of my emphatic utterances "Im in no shape to have or raise a baby right now thank ye very much," but I must say Im fairly ignorant about the next generation science of babymaking. So I was interested in reading this report on choosing your ...1 week ago -
The Investigator-Participant Relationship [Letters]
JAMA —
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The Investigator-Participant Relationship--Reply [Letters]
JAMA —
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Thousands under 25 having repeat abortions, new stats
The Christian Institute News —
Authority: 617
Over 20,000 women under 25 in England and Wales had a repeat abortion in 2008, according to NHS statistics.The data show 5,000 of those abortions were carried out on teenagers and that around 3,800 have had four or more abortions. The figures were released to Anne Milton, the Shadow Health Minister, who expressed ...1 week ago -
Are the best medical spas making the most money?
Medical Spa MD —
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Is youre medical spa providing the best medical care or just making the most money? Are they mutually exclusive? Theres a New Yorker article detailing the commencement address Atul Gawande Atul Gawande delivered this commencement address, titled “Money,” to the graduates of the University of Chicago Pritzker ...1 week ago -
Eshoo bill on biologic drugs huge boon for Silicon Valley biotech
OncoBlog —
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Buried in the giant health care bills in Congress is a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Silicon Valley’s biotechnology and venture capital industries, sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Palo Alto... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
How reliable are persistent vegetative state diagnoses?
Wintery Knight —
Authority: 552
Check out this article from The Weekly Standard. (H/T ECM) Excerpt: The case of Terri Schiavo–who died five years ago next March, deprived for nearly two weeks of food and water, even the balm of ice chips–continues to prick consciences. That may be one reason the case of Rom Houben, a Belgian man who was ...1 week ago
