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A HIV carrier cured using adult stem cells

 A HIV carrier cured using adult stem cells
    
The news that a patient carrying the HIV virus was cured by way of a transplant using hematopoietic stem cell

Assisted suicide at the Swiss clinic Dignitas

 Assisted suicide at the Swiss clinic Dignitas
    
A woman aged 65 and her son aged 25, have been arrested and held for questioning by the English police

General HIV testing recommended in the United States

 General HIV testing recommended in the United States
    
In April 2013, the Preventive Services Task Force of the United States, recommended testing of persons aged between 15 and

Canada votes on euthanasia

 Canada votes on euthanasia
    
In 2010, Canada voted against decriminalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide; the Canadian ministry of health has confirmed that it has

Child born to a cerebrally dead woman

 Child born to a cerebrally dead woman
    
In Hungary, a baby girl was born to a woman who had been declared cerebrally dead. The 32-year old mother

The use of oral contraceptives increases the risk of venous thrombosis

 The use of oral contraceptives increases the risk of venous thrombosis
    
Each day more data emerges which shows that oral contraception increases the risk of venous thrombosis in women who use

Those on death row left without drug used in lethal injections

 Those on death row left without drug used in lethal injections
    
In the United States, the death penalty is applied using lethal injection, the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, and gas

Patients with Locked-in Syndrome are able to communicate using their pupils

 Patients with Locked-in Syndrome are able to communicate using their pupils
    
Locked-in syndrome is characterised by complete paralysis, which impedes all communication with the outside world. A letter published in Current

Cardiovascular alterations in children produced through in vitro fertilisation

 Cardiovascular alterations in children produced through in vitro fertilisation
    
In a prospective study of 100 foetuses conceived through the use of assisted reproductive technology and 100 control subjects, which

Scientists create a “mini-brain”

 Scientists create a “mini-brain”
    
According to an article published in Nature (501; 373-379, 2013), a group of Austrian researchers has managed to create a

Miss World 2013 supports life

 Miss World 2013 supports life
    
Megan Young, crowned Miss World 2013, has spoken out in favour of the life of the unborn child.

Epigenetic mechanisms which influence gene expression

 Epigenetic mechanisms which influence gene expression
    
Gene expression can be conditioned by epigenetic mechanisms arising from the genome’s interaction with the environment. These mechanisms influence the

Umbilical cord blood units stored in Spain

 Umbilical cord blood units stored in Spain
    
As of the 1st of October, there are 57,385 units of umbilical cord blood (UCB), stored in seven public umbilical

Psychiatrists’ and general physicians’ attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide

 Psychiatrists’ and general physicians’ attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide
    
In a survey comparing attitudes of psychiatrists and general physicians concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide, it was found that when

Half of American pregnancies are unplanned

 Half of American pregnancies are unplanned
    
The Center of Disease Control and Prevention states that half of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned (American

Using preimplantational genetic diagnosis to prevent the birth of children with disorders that affect sexual identity

 Using preimplantational genetic diagnosis to prevent the birth of children with disorders that affect sexual identity
    
Each day more uses of preimplantational genetic diagnosis (PGD) are being considered. In a recent article (The American Journal of

American Supreme Court bans patents for human genes

 American Supreme Court bans patents for human genes
    
On 13th June, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that human genes could not be patented, either

Does race affect complications arising from in vitro fertilisation?

 Does race affect complications arising from in vitro fertilisation?
    
Does race affect complications seen in premature infants conceived via in vitro fertilisation? This paper concludes that there are notable

Call for legalisation of abortion of foetuses in Britain whose sex is unwanted

 Call for legalisation of abortion of foetuses in Britain whose sex is unwanted
    
According to the Daily Telegraph (18/10/2013), the chief executive of one of Britain’s leading abortion charities Anne Furedi, believes that

European Members of European Parliament fail to approve Reproductive Sexual Health Report

 European Members of European Parliament fail to approve Reproductive Sexual Health Report
    
European MPs fail to approve the Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health. With 351 in favour, 319 against and 18

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