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After the burning, a raft of IVF horror stories to come | Zoe Williams

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:03 +0000

The abolition of the HFEA will leave a major policy vacuum in biotech ethics. Without intervention, it’ll be filled by the Daily Mail George Osborne promised us a bonfire of the quangos , and you have to admit, that sounded quite cool: like a cross between a party and the execution of a heretic. I can’t remember now why I didn’t vote for him. What has emerged is a bit damper than a bonfire …

Scrubbing Up

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:03 +0000

Why the NHS should pay for saviour siblings

Fertility Clinics Seek To Improve Access By Lowering Costs, Increasing Providers

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:16:28 +0000

Some fertility clinics are offering in vitro fertilization at lower costs to make the treatments more accessible to patients who could not otherwise afford them, Newsweek reports. A study by the European Society of Human Reproductive and Embryology found that the average cost of infertility treatment in the U.S. is about $13,775, compared with $4,012 in Japan and $3,109 in Belgium. Newsweek …

Health Quangos: £180m of cuts ‘a blow to the NHS’

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:16:28 +0000

Eighteen health quangos will be reduced to between eight and 10 over the next four years. The fertility watchdog the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA), which deals with infectious diseases, are both slated to disappear in the shakeup.

Why the MRC didn’t fund research that led to the birth of the world’s first test tube baby

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:16:18 +0000

Thirty-two years ago today, the world’s first baby was born after in vitro fertilisation. However, the work that led to the birth of Louise Brown on 25 July 1978 had to be privately funded after the UK’s Medical Research Council decided in 1971 against providing the Cambridge physiologist Robert Edwards and the Oldham gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe with long-term financial support. Today, an …

Why the MRC didn’t fund research that led to the birth of the world’s first test tube baby

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:16:18 +0000

( European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ) Thirty-two years ago today, the world’s first baby was born after IVF. However, the work that led to the birth of Louise Brown on July 25, 1978, had to be privately funded after the UK’s Medical Research Council decided in 1971 against providing Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe with long-term financial support. Today, an intriguing …

Interesting statistics & facts about Jews vs Muslims

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:17:02 +0000

The figures are speaking themselves very loudly, the Muslims, are unable to listen. Some thoughts: Extracts of speech by A.B Mohamed, Director-General, Al Baraka Bank, South Africa

Hundreds of IVF embryos donated ‘without consent’

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:18:52 +0000

Hundreds of leftover IVF embryos from British couples have been given away to other people without their knowledge or explicit consent, in a controversial scheme at a clinic in Spain, it can be disclosed.

Study Suggests Higher Cancer Rate Among IVF Babies

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:15:46 +0000

But researchers found no direct cause-and-effect with assisted reproduction technology.

IVF Babies May Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:15:46 +0000

Title: IVF Babies May Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 7/20/2010 10:50:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/20/2010 10:50:39 AM

Study Suggests Higher Cancer Rate Among IVF Babies

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:07 +0000

But researchers found no direct cause-and-effect with assisted reproduction technology.

IVF Babies May Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:07 +0000

Children conceived by in vitro fertilization, more commonly called IVF babies, have a slightly higher risk of developing childhood cancer than babies conceived naturally, according to a new Swedish study.

Study Suggests Higher Cancer Rate Among IVF Babies

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:07 +0000

MONDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) — Children conceived using in vitro fertilization have a higher risk of developing cancer than do children who were conceived naturally, new research shows.

BRIEFLY: July 16

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:15:56 +0000

See what’s happening in and around Halifax.

Couples with fertility problems forced to advertise for egg donors due to national shortage

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:19:25 +0000

Egg donations have declined steadily in recent years, following a change in the law in 2005 that allows children to trace donor parents.

Longevity: it’s all about genes

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:16:34 +0000

Do you have long-life genes? Don’t fear, scientists are working on way to transplant tissue that will help us live longer.

Davie, Florida Author Publishes New Book

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:18:51 +0000

This Clinical Book, With Color Photographs, Serves As A Valuable Reference For Medical Professionals

Food Standards Agency watchdog is chewed up by ConDems

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:16:34 +0000

The food regulator set up in the wake of the mad cow disease crisis is the latest victim of the ConDem cuts.

Column: Congratulations on a good fair week

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:16:34 +0000

FROM THE FIELDSBy SCOTT GABBARDColumnist

La.s landmark abortion bills

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:16:34 +0000

Science clearly tells us that full human life begins at conception with the formation of a genetically complete, self-directing human entity, the embryo. Life does not result from the organism when it has been built up, but rather the vital principle builds up the organism of its own body.