News Archives 

Here are the news stories that we have featured on our web site over the last several weeks and months. Soon, you will be able to search on a topic and find only the articles that pertain to that topic. For now, just click on the title to review the full article.


May 29, 2007
StemLifeLine Introduces First Service Allowing IVF Patients to Develop Personal Stem Cell Lines
StemLifeLine, a life sciences company based in California, announced that it has received approval from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to engage in the operation of a tissue bank in accordance with Division 2, Chapter 4.1 of the Health and Safety Code. With this Tissue Bank license, individuals who have undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) may now use StemLifeLine's service to develop personal stem cell lines from their remaining stored embryos.

May 15, 2007
Pediatricians Voice Support for Adult Stem Cell Research
The American College of Pediatricians is calling for an end to embryonic stem cell research. The group is also recommending the exclusive support of already-proven adult stem cell research.


May 14, 2007
Texas Law Reverses HPV Vaccination Order
A new bill has passed the Texas legislature that would overturn Gov. Rick Perry’s controversial HPV vaccination order. The Texas governor has said he would avoid a meaningless veto fight and allow the bill to become law.


May 11, 2007
U.S. Government Calls for End to Milk Weight Loss Ads
U.S. dairy producers will have to stop pitching the idea that drinking more milk spurs weight loss, the Federal Trade Commission told a physician's advocacy group in a letter made public on Friday.

April 9, 2007
Homosexual Sues Doctors Who Refused to Artificially Inseminate Her
An official with the Thomas More Law Center says doctors should be able to refuse to perform medical procedures that violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. The Law Center filed a brief in a case pending before the California Supreme Court, North Coast Women's Care v. Benitez, which involves a homosexual woman who sued two doctors after they refused to artificially inseminate her.


April 3, 2007
Heart Valve Grown from Stem Cells
British heart sirgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub said doctors could be using artifically grown heart components in transplants within three years. His researchers managed to grow tissue that works in the same way as human heart valves. He told the Guardian newspaper that a whole heart could be produced from stem cells within 10 years.


March 26, 2007
Thinking Outside the Egg, Scientists Propose Interspecies Cloning
At least three respected teams of British scientists have reignited the moral debate about inserting human genes into animal eggs by proposing experiments with the goal to eliminate the need for women to donate eggs for the cloning of human embryos. This is a research goal they say will enable them to better understand the genetic causes of many diseases and design personalized medicines.