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In-breeding in pedigree dogs means debilitating genetic diseases

Research in the UK by the BBC has revealed that pedigree dogs are being bred with debilitating genetic diseases and the culprit is the breeding process used to produce pedigree dogs.

19 Aug 2008

Summit says organ donors should be reimbursed

At an organ donation summit in Perth this week a scheme to reimburse organ donors has been proposed.

18 Aug 2008

Australians have the right to know if they are eating GM food say chefs

A leading Australian nutritionist and top Australian chefs have joined forces with Greenpeace in demands for the comprehensive labelling and testing of genetically modified (GM) food products.

18 Aug 2008

Aboriginal children can count without numbers

Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to a new study of aboriginal children by UCL (University College London) and the University of Melbourne.

18 Aug 2008

Multi-agency approach needed to help street-based sex workers break the 'work-score-use' cycle

Integrated multi-agency work will be needed to address the poor physical and mental health experienced by street-based sex workers (SSWs), according to recent research including a new study by Bristol University.

18 Aug 2008

President signs bill that bans six toxic phthalates from children's products

President Bush signed a federal bill today that bans six toxic phthalates from children's products. His signature bolsters Congress' overwhelming support for this legislation, and sends a clear message that toxic chemicals have no place in toys.

14 Aug 2008

Conference on understanding the mystery of human consciousness

World leaders in the science of the mind gathered in Edinburgh recently for a pioneering conference on understanding the mystery of human consciousness.

12 Aug 2008

California under pressure to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles

Growing anxiety by consumers over over the possible side-effects of a chemical commonly used in plastic baby bottles and baby formula cans has prompted California lawmakers to consider whether the use of the chemical should be banned.

12 Aug 2008

If you think coleslaw is less fattening, you need more information on fast food menus!

Now that some U.S. cities, such as New York and Seattle, are insisting that fast food chains display the calorie content of their foods on the menu, or face a hefty fine, there have been calls in the UK for fast food restaurants there to also come clean and disclose the fat content and calories in their food too.

12 Aug 2008

Encouraging marriage in order to promote health may be misguided

The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.

11 Aug 2008

The hype around stem cells

The most common use of stem cells in the near future will be in trials testing drugs for toxicity, rather than in revolutionary medical breakthroughs, a world expert in the social effects of stem cell research says.

10 Aug 2008

Research compares organic food with food grown with pesticides and chemicals

New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown with the use of pesticides and chemicals.

10 Aug 2008

Media coverage of persistent vegetative state and end-of-life decision-making

In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict over the interruption of artificial nutrition.

10 Aug 2008

Survey details New Orleans residents experiences three years after Hurricane Katrina

A comprehensive new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents - the second since Hurricane Katrina - reveals a still-struggling population that gives very mixed reviews in key areas of the recovery efforts. Most residents feel forgotten by the nation and its leaders, yet are still optimistic about their city's future.

10 Aug 2008