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Cervical cancer screening can wait till 21, group says

21.11.2009 12:58    bioethicsnews.com
Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released Friday by a major medical group. (Washington Post)
Cervical cancer screening can wait till 21, group says


Beijing's poor visit illegal clinics

21.11.2009 12:58    bioethicsnews.com
Beijing city government admits that the Chinese capital has a problem with illegal medical centres - known as black clinics. It closed down more than 3,300 of these unregulated and sometimes dangerous clinics last year alone. (BBC)
Beijing's poor visit illegal clinics

Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials

21.11.2009 12:58    bioethicsnews.com
Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials. The trials would involve 12 patients losing their sight to a currently untreatable disease
Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials

University of Nebraska Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

21.11.2009 12:58    bioethicsnews.com
In an unusual pushback against President Obama's expansion of federal financing of human embryonic stem cell research, the University of Nebraska is considering restricting its stem cell experiments to cell lines approved by President George W. Bush. (New York Times)
University of Nebraska Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research


'Bo-Tax' for Health-Care Reform?

21.11.2009 12:58    bioethicsnews.com
Plastic surgeons shriek as Democrats consider an excise tax on elective cosmetic procedures to raise funds for health reform. (BusinessWeek)
'Bo-Tax' for Health-Care Reform?

The Singularity Is Near—Future for Artificial Intelligence

21.11.2009 12:57    bioethicsnews.com
IBM's Blue Gene brain simulation has made gains in one of the most sophisticated tasks man has ever taken on—creating artificial intelligence (AI). With the true AI milestone comes the dawn of the singularity, when computers overtake humans. Contributing editor

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