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‘Twins’ born five years apart
Floren Blake is an “absolute miracle” to her mother, a “feisty little character” to her father, and, at just under two months old, a “twin” to five-year-old brother Reuben. more
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European court bans patents based on embryonic stem cells
Procedures that involve human embryonic stem cells cannot be patented, the European Court of Justice declared today. more
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Guatemala victims of US syphilis study still haunted by the ‘devil’s experiment’
Survivors tell of damaged lives after being deliberately infected in secret 1940s experiment on 1,500 men, women and children. more
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Organ donors’ funeral expenses should be met by the NHS, says report
Scientists and ethicists say paying funeral expenses could boost the number of people volunteering to donate their organs. more
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World Lottery to Win a Baby Sparks Controversy in Britain
A new lottery in the U.K. offering contestants the chance to “win a baby” through expensive in-vitro fertilization treatments is causing a stir. more
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Dr. Kevorkian leaves mixed medical legacy
The death of pathologist Jack Kevorkian, MD, left many pondering the long-term influence of a highly controversial figure and what role he may have played in transforming the nation’s perception of dying. more
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Appeals Court Reverses Decision Striking Down Stem Cell Funding
Last August, Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan-appointed trial judge in DC, suspended all federal funding for embryonic stem cell (ESC) research — a decision which limits such research in a way that even President George W. Bush found untenable. Today, … Continue reading
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Sharlotte Hydorn, 91, Sells Suicide Kits No Questions Asked
The package in the mail might have been anything: a simple white box decorated with a butterfly. But inside were the simple tools 29-year-old Nicholas Klonoski used to end his life. more
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Is it fair to fine fat people for not dieting?
Overweight welfare claimants in the US state of Arizona face paying $50 (£31) fines if they don’t follow a dietary regime laid down by their doctor. Is that fair? more
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Killer’s quest: Allow organ donation after execution
An Oregon death row inmate is mounting an aggressive behind-bars campaign to donate his organs after he’s executed, in part to repay society for the gruesome murders of his wife and three young children. more
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