February 2009

Ovulation Induction Linked with Cancer Risk

Last Updated: 2009-02-25 14:02:09 -0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatments used to induce ovulation appear to increase the overall risk of cancer, the results of a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggest. “Ovulation-inducing drugs are widely used for ovarian follicle stimulation, either as independent therapies or during in vitro [...]

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Kinesiology major Melanie Burnett became an egg donor to help pay for college

“Burnett, a kinesiology major at California State University, Northridge, earned $6,000 last semester by selling her eggs to a fertility clinic. She expects to receive a similar amount for another egg donation this spring. Economic times are hard now, but for me they were also hard last semester and the semester before. This is a [...]

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Most Fertility Clinics Break the Rules

Surprise, Surprise! Or should I say, no surprises here. “Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women. “Clearly, most programs are not adhering to the guidelines,” said Dr. Bradley Van Voorhis, director of the fertility clinic at the University of Iowa. The furor [...]

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Starting Our Nest Egg: We’re broke: Should my wife sell her eggs to an infertile couple?

With the economy turning south, there is more and more news about women turning to “egg donation” (i.e. egg selling) as a means to some much needed income. This question posed to “Dear Prudence” sadly never once mentions any risks to the woman’s health. Should be a law against this. Here’s the letter and Prudie’s [...]

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The Octu-Mom Controversy: Why Nadya Suleman Is Not (Entirely) To Blame

Medical darling one day, death threats the next. What began as Kaiser Permanente’s triumphant story of Nadya Suleman’s eight “healthy” newborns has quickly disintegrated into a dystopian nightmare when it was discovered that Nadya was already a single mother of six living on food stamps, seeking a book deal, and that her striking resemblance to Angelina Jolie was no accident.

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Banking on Life; Cord Blood Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

A Newsletter of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network Join us May 2, 2009 in San Francisco for our one-day conference! Posted using ShareThis

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Tumors Found in Boy With Fetal Tissue Stem Cell Treatment

I wrote a piece a few weeks ago about Geron Corporation being granted the first human clinical trials using embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injured patients: A seismic shift has occurred this week. For the first time ever in history, human embryonic stem cells will be injected into human subjects. Geron Corporation has enthusiastically [...]

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Grandma Has Twins, Single Mom has Octuplets and Lesbians Sue and Win

Has the world gone mad? You’d think! But these are the headlines in this weeks news as it relates to the reproductive-medicine-gone-wild world we live in. Remember, Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys! Check out these stories: Health officials split over cost of treating 60-year-old mom “Hayer and her husband, Jagir, [...]

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Unrelated and mismatched cord blood transplantation can still help children with deadly conditions

Unrelated and mismatched cord blood transplantation can still help children with deadly conditions “Our study found that using cord blood can be effective, without increased complications, and can provide more matches for patients, including ethnic minorities,” said Prasad, who was the lead investigator. “Based on the findings of our study, we believe that unrelated cord [...]

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UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients

UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients

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