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Hiatus (Over, I hope)
I haven’t been blogging – I’ve been lobbying and working, instead. Whether in Austin or at work, my access to the blog is spotty. And I worried that anything I wrote might get in the way of some bills we were fighting for. Unfortunately, the Texas legislature is self-destructing and virtually none of the pro-life, … Continue reading
Billions and Billions of stem cells (or ACT kills more mice needlessly)
Once again, ACT is hyping research that duplicates work already done using non-embryonic stem cell research. The only thing new is the possibility that they have come up with a way to make “Billions” of the plastic cells. Ok, maybe we learned something from Advanced Cell Technology’s Robert Lanza’s latest human embryonic stem cell report … Continue reading
Lancet’s “Comments” on its WHO expose’
Here’s more from The Lancet, an editorial comment discussing why the World Health Organization’s opinions matter at all. Just last week, I had to answer a pro-abortion argument that had used WHO statistics on abortion, the safety of abortion contrasted with carrying a pregnancy to birth (and delivery of a live child) in relation to … Continue reading
Housekeeping
I fixed a broken link in that story about Nature Neuroscience’s refusal to allow dissent on its editorial pages, or even a rebuttal when the editors attack a scientist for expressing her opinion in another journal. (It seems that extraneous commas interfere with html.) If you follow the (functioning) link, there are links to all … Continue reading
WHO(se) life is it anyway? (Or “We meant well”)
The Miami Herald (with a HatTip to Drug Wonks) reports on the Lancet’s report on the World Health Organization’s lack of evidence for its “evidence based” recommendations and guidelines. I like this part (From the The Miami Herald) the best: One unnamed WHO director was quoted in the study as saying: “I would have liked … Continue reading
Bloggers on “Loaded Lanquage”
The blogger, Nick Anthis, a graduate of Texas A&M and a Ph.D student and Rhodes scholar currently studying at Oxford, occasionally posts at his blog, Scientific Activist (“Reporting from the Crossroads of Science and Politics”). On his “About” page he warns us that “enemies of science” should “Beware!” As part of his campaign against his … Continue reading
Austin Texas Patients In Adult Stem Cell Research
The Austin, Texas TV station, KEYE, has a report on the research trial using donated adult stem cells from bone marrow in patients within 10 days of a heart attack. (I’ve highlighted the part about the bone marrow.) Seema Mathur Reporting (CBS 42) AUSTIN A clinical stem cell trial involving Austin patients has some doctors … Continue reading
Texas “Futile care debate: Prolonging life or suffering?”
The Houston Chronicle has an unusually good and balanced article on one case in the on-going debate in Texas on the end of life care, originally published May 6th. The article uses the example of 91 year-old Mrs.Edith Pereira, and the way that her daughter, Zee Klein, made sure that she got the care that … Continue reading
No dissent allowed in Nature Neuroscience journal
I received a reply to my letter to the editors at Nature Neuroscience yesterday: 9th May 2007 Dear Dr. Nuckols, Thank you for your letter to the editor of 3rd May. Having had a chance to consider it, we do not feel that this subject would be appropriate for our letters section. We think that … Continue reading
AMA on Texas Advance Directive (Futile Treatment)
The AMANews magazine, a weekly print newspaper for the members of the American Medical Association, has an article in the May 14 edition, available on line now. The excerpt is free here, but full content is only available to members and paid subscribers. Since LifeEthics readers have been following the progress of the legislation and … Continue reading
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