January 30

Antidepressant Makers Withhold Data (Washington Post)

Study Probes Cancer Risk of X-Rays, Scans (AP) (BBC)

Study: Toddlers Not Getting Enough Exercise (AP)

U.S. Official Defends Use of Sex Studies (New York Times)

New Zealand: Tougher Immigrant Health Screenings Introduced (NZPA)

Maine: People's Alliance Protests Hospital Salaries (Sun Journal)

Scotland: Science Does not Know all GM Crop Facts Yet (The Scotsman)

Mood Ring Measured in Megahertz (Wired)

January 29

Adult Stem Cells Curb Osteoarthritis in Goats (Reuters)

Clarification: New Zealand Bioethics Council - Not a Survey, Focus Groups (Scoop Media)

Study: Mother's Poor Diet May Harm Baby (BBC) (AP)

Montreal Officials: Flu Victims Have Civic Duty to Wear Masks, Wash Hands (Canadian Press)

Study: Research on Children May Confuse Parents (Newsday)

Massachusetts: Medicare HMO Rates to Fall (Boston Globe)

Tommy Thompson: Health Care Needs More Information Technology (Information Week)

Miami: Jail Nurses Surrender In Death Of Teen (AP)

Paper Warns of 'Nano-Divide' Between Have and Have-Not Countries (Nano Tech Wire)

India: Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Grandchildren (PA News)

New York: Embryos Screened For Diseased Gene (Newsday)

Virginia House Approves Abortion Clinic Restrictions (AP)

January 28

Survey: New Zealanders Revolted by Genetic Engineering (New Zealand Herald)

Colorado: Bill Targets Specialty Hospitals by Barring Referrals (Denver Post)

New Adult Tremor Disorder Identified (AP) (Newsday)

Study: Implants Complicate Breast Scans (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) (BBC)

Study: New Marker May Help ID Heart Risks (AP)

Report: French Healthcare is Badly Run (BBC)

Chicago: Transplant Scam Whistleblower Travails (Chicago Tribune)

January 27

Genetically Modified Sperm is Possible in Humans (BBC)

UK Medical Ethicist: Infanticide Justifiable (WorldNet Daily) (Manchester Online)

Florida Governor Bush to Seek Law on Guardians for Fetuses (Orlando Sentinel)

In Vitro Mice Develop Mental Problems (Health Day) (BBC)

Study: No Pain Relief for One Out of Five Patients (Reuters)

Canada: How Nursing Cuts Harm Your Health (Toronto Star)

Britain Poised to Approve Medicine Derived From Marijuana (New York Times)

Docs, Taken to Art (Washington Post)

January 26

Study: Prenatal Genetic Screening Urged for All (New Scientist) (San Francisco Chronicle) (ABC News)

Study Devalues a Popular Idea on Evaluating Medical Trials (New York Times) (BBC)

FDA: Tylenol, Painkiller Misuse can be Deadly (AP)

Lack of Antibiotic Research Raises Concerns (Reuters)

President Bush Seeking to Limit Malpractice Awards (AP)

Could Obesity be All in the Mind? (BBC)

Five Years of Progress for Hand Transplant Patient (AP)

NIH Defends Consulting Deals (The Scientist)

Canada: Information Watchdog Wants More Medical Questions Answered (Broadcast News)

Study: Body 'Awareness' Makes Some People Anxious (Health Day)

F.D.A. Begins Push to End Drug Imports (New York Times)

January 23

New NU Stem-Cell Gel Advances Spinal Injury Research (Chicago Tribune)

Nebraska: Proposed Ban On Human Cloning Could Be Finished For 2004 (AP)

Legislation to Create a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program Passed by Congress (PR Newswire)

Wisconsin: Senate OKs Deductions for Organ Donors (AP) (Chicago Sun-Times) (The Post-Crescent)

Australia: Police to Probe Hospital Euthanasia Claims (The Daily Telegraph) (The Australian)

US-Based Cloning Doctor Brushes Off Criticism (Reuters)

Scotland: Internet Site to Avoid Sperm Donor Law (The Scotsman) (Trinity Mirror)

IVF Babies "Face Birth Problems" (BBC) (Reuters)

Fears Grow Over Bird Flu Outbreak (BBC)

Researchers Say Genetic Fetal Testing Is Limited By Outdated Concepts (ABC News)

Catholic Doctors Want European Council to Oppose Euthanasia (LifeNews.com)

Marchers for Life Present Unified Front Against Abortion (Cybercast News Service)

January 22

Cheney Touts Bush Record on Life Issues (UPI)

Bush Backs Anti-Abortion Protestors (AFP)

The Truth About Dr. Clone (Evening Standard)

Chip in the Brain by 2015: This Ex-Cyborg's Aim (Express News Service)

Doctors Hope to Aid Baby with Extra Head (Reuters)

Panel Backs Bill on Fetal Protection (AP)

January 21

British Scientists Call for Ban on 'Cowboy Cloners' (Reuters)

Scientists Try for 'Mad Cow Free' Cloned Cow (AP)

Scientists Appeal to Media to Curtail Coverage of Cloning Claims (AP)

Florida: Governor Seeks Evidence in Schiavo Case (AP)

Canadian Supreme Court Grapples with Patenting of Genes and Plants (CANOE)

New Jersey: Parents of Stillborns Can Request Birth Certificate (NorthJersey.com)

Drug Approval Process Improving (Health Day News)

Report: Biotech Organisms Need Confinement (USA Today)

No Foolproof Way Is Seen to Contain Altered Genes (New York Times) (Reuters)

Parents Increasingly Question Vaccine Wisdom (Reuters)

US Forces Changes to WHO Obesity Plan (BBC) (Reuters)

January 20

Doctor Says He Has Implanted Cloned Human Embryo (Reuters) (AP) (BBC)

UK Scientist Attacks Hype Over Clone Research (The Guardian)

Questions a Cloned Child Might Ask (BBC)

Reproductive Technology Report a Mixed Bag (Family News in Focus) (Washington Post)

Australia: Children May Track Donor Parents (The Daily Telegraph)

Europe: Red Tape Poses Threat to Research (BBC)

Designing Your Brave New Baby (Newsweek) (Gannett)

China OKs Human Trials of SARS Vaccine (AP)

When Meds Don't Mix (Healthology Press)

January 19

UK: Body Parts Families Sue NHS (BBC)

Delaware: Debate over Cloning Dominates General Assembly Session (Cape Gazette)

Modified Gene Therapy Better for Heart (Health Day News) (BBC)

Entering a Brave New World, Warily (New York Times)

January 16

Many Children With Autism May Receive Complementary Or Alternative Treatments (ScienceDaily)

Bioethics Panel Calls for Ban on Radical Reproductive Procedures (The Washington Post)

China Outlaws Cloning Studies for Human Reproduction Research (Interfax-China) (Xinhuanet) (China Daily)

US Doctor Visits London to Find Woman to Carry Cloned Baby (The Independent)

Delaware Human Cloning Bill Another "Clone and Kill" Horror (LifeNews.com)

Bush Proclaims Sanctity of Human Life Day (UPI)

Embryo Case Woman Wins Appeal Bid (BBC) (Gloucestershire Echo)

Twins Created for Body Spares (Femail.co.uk)

KY: Parents of Slain Teenager Lobby in Senate for Fetal-Homicide Bill (Lexington Herald-Leader) (The Courier-Journal)

Colombia OKs Genetic Crops (SciDev.net)

Thailand Rejects Criticism of AIDS Vaccine Trial for 16,000 (AP)

Study Examines Flu Vaccine Effectiveness (CNN)

Study: Cancer Treatment Increasingly Aggressive (Reuters)

Nearly Half of Crib Deaths Tied to Sleep Position (Reuters)

Texas State Panel Requires IDs for Abortions (Star-Telegram)

January 15

Japanese School Makes Human Stem Cells (AP)

China Issues Document to Ban Human Cloning (People's Daily)

State Ban on Cloning Debated in Delaware (The News Journal)

Robot Scientist Conducts, Interprets Lab Tests (Reuters) (AP) (Washington Post)

Massachusetts Dad: Baby Born Without My Consent (AP)

Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant Trials Recommended in Australia (Cybercast News Service)

UK: Lords Probe Right to Die (Daily Post)

Many Autistic Children May Receive Complementary or Alternative Treatments (EurekAlert!)

January 14

Blood Banks Urgently Plea for Donations (AP)

Study: Busy Hospitals Not Necessarily Better (Reuters)

Massachusetts to Examine Obesity Surgery Risks (AP) (Boston Globe)

Study: Cancer Patients Get Aggressive Care at End (Health Day News)

Heart Study Prompts Call for Change (New York Times)

National Academy of Sciences Report Recommends Guaranteed Health Care Coverage (Washington Post)

Washington State Governor Plans $250 Million Push to Foster Biotechnology (Seattle Times)

Australia: Charges of Unnecessary Patient Deaths (Daily Telegraph)

California: Budget Ax Looms On Stem-Cell Research (Mercury News)

Study: Head Injury Linked to Depression (BBC)

British Medical Association Urges Organ Donation Overhaul (The Guardian)

Hope for Huntington's Treatment (BBC)

Among Amish, Work Is Workout (New York Times)

The Stigma of Plastic Surgery (BBC)

January 13

New Jersey: Funding Key in Stem Cell Research Fight (The Times)

As Some Dutch Adapt to Euthanasia, Others Stir Debate (Washington Post)

Medicine Goes to the Dogs (Technology Review)

NIH Will Defend Controversial Studies (USA Today)

Young Doctors Still Working Too Many Hours (AP)

Hospitals Buy More Extra-Large Gear (Chicago Sun-Times)

Keen Eye for the Nano Guys (Wired)

Scotland: Economy Needs More Babies (BBC)

Professor Lives Life as a Cyborg (AP)

Scotland: Fish Oil for Disruptive Children (The Herald)

Israel: Knesset Panel to Reconsider Ban on Cloning (Haaretz)

Study: Alternative Medicine Use Common With Autism (WebMD)

Study: Animal Organs a Risk to Humans (SMH)

January 12

Fine Print of New Jersey "Stem Cell" Bill Goes Unreported (Accuracy In Media)

Terri Schiavo Won't Get Guardian (AP)

Nanotechnology Exhibit Opens at Innoventions at Epcot (Nanotech Wire)

Woman Survives Losing Her Skin (BBC)

Medical Simulator Named "Stan" Can Save Lives (AP)

Ambiguous Gifts: When Patients Give and Doctors Take (New York Times)

Death No Option for Future Soldiers (Popular Mechanics)

Florida Court Disallows Guardian for Fetus (AP)

Tanzania Women's Pains of Poverty (BBC)

Study: Concern Over Deodorant Chemicals (BBC) (Reuters)

Study: Teens Who Hurry Love Less Likely to Use Birth Control (USA Today)

Prions: When Proteins Attack (Wired)

Two Holes in the Medicare Drug Law (New York Times)

Focus on 'Prevention' Divides Cancer Experts (New York Times)

Brilliant Minds Linked to Autism (BBC)

I'll Give You My Heart (But I Might Need Your Liver) (Boston Globe)

January 09

Health Spending at Record Rate (New York Times) (AP) (Boston Globe)

Scientists Warn on Potential Nanotech Health Risk (Reuters)

Ear Implant Aims to Delve Deeper (BBC)

Flu Has Killed 93 Children, but Comparisons Are Difficult (New York Times)

CDC: Flu On Decline Nationwide (AP)

New Warning Over Monkeypox Threat (BBC)

NOW Opposes Return of Breast Implants; Supported Morning-After Pill (CNS News)

Study: For-profit Health Plans Don't Necessarily Skimp (USA Today)

Survey: Africa HIV Rates Overestimated (BBC)

Speed Eaters (ABC News)

Study: Richer, Stouter, No Happier (BBC)

January 08

Critics Say N.J. Law Encourages Cloning (Washington Times)

Associated Press Corrects Stem Cell Story With Erroneous Info (Life News) (AP)

WHO: Most Countries Will Fail To Reach Health Targets By 2015 Deadline (AP)

UK: Baby in Care as Police Quiz Surrogate Mother (Yorkshire Post)

Airlines Now Better Prepared for SARS (AP)

Vietnam: Seven Dead from Mystery Virus (The Australian)

Scientist's Cloned Cattle Might Resist Mad Cow Disease (Toronto Star)

Too Little Respect Shown to the Dying (Boston Globe)

Vermont Group Set to Oppose Assisted Suicide (AP)

January 07

Singapore: Wider Organ Act Passed After Concerns Addressed (Straits Times)

Indiana: Dying Woman's Wish Posed Ethical Dilemma (The Star Press)

Preparing A Welcome and Saying Farewell (Newsday)

Catch a Cold - It Could Cure Your Skin Cancer (AFP)

UK: Mental Health Fears Over Cannabis Laws (C4)

The New Face of Managed Care (ScoutNews)

Nursing Shortage Forces Hospitals to Cope Creatively (New York Times)

Young Doctors and Wish Lists: No Weekend Calls, No Beepers (New York Times)

California: Ex-Cons Have Right to Refuse Medication (San Francisco Gate)

January 06

New Jersey Second State to Allow Stem Cell Research (AP) (LifeNews) (The Trentonian) (Knight Ridder)

UK Moves to Cut Multiple IVF Births (BBC)

Singapore Fails to Fix Baby Woes (AFP)

The Netherlands: Death With Dignity, Or Door to Abuse? (Washington Post)

Florida: Center Has Promise, Critics (Palm Beach Post)

Interview/ Leon Kass: Biotechnology: How Far Should Researchers Go? (Christian Science Monitor)

Spleen Cells Could Cure Diabetes (Nature Reviews)

Popularity of Complementary Alternative Medicine Concerns US Medical Establishment (Voice of America)

January 05

New Jersey Signs Bill to Allow Stem Cell Research, Cloning (AP) (Chicago Sun-Times)

China Confirms SARS Case (BBC) (Reuters) (CNN)

Pediatrics Academy Calls for Elimination of Soda in Schools (AP)

U. S. Flu Deaths Reach Epidemic Level (Reuters)

Doctor Shortages, Particularly of Specialists, Threaten Health Care System (Knight-Ridder)

Online Drugs are a Health Risk, Officials Warn (Knight-Ridder)

Study: Healthcare Costly for Disabled (Post-Tribune)

Insurance to Reward Healthy Life (Tri-Valley Herald)

Texas: Bringing Health Care to the Hard-to-Reach (Washington Post)

January 02

Australia: Embryo Research Go-Ahead in Weeks (The Age) (Sydney Morning Herald)

Dolly's Cloning Patent Sold (The Guardian) (The Scotsman)

Diagnosis of China's SARS Suspect Delayed (Reuters) (BBC) (AP)

New Jersey Set to Affront Human Dignity (PR Newswire)

Australia: Pharmacists Ready to Sell Pill (AAP)

UK: Organ Donors 'Move to Assume Consent Approved' (PA News)

Medical Experts: Call for Action on Maternity Care (BBC)

Australian Doctors' Group Wants 'Morning-After Pill' Decision Reversed (Cybercast News Service)

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