A boy treated with foetal stem cells for a rare genetic disease has developed benign tumours, raising questions about the therapy's safety.
In the News
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February 18th, 2009
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February 18th, 2009
A family desperate to save a child from a lethal brain disease sought highly experimental injections of fetal stem cells ? injections that triggered tumors in the boy's brain and spinal cord, Israeli scientists reported Tuesday.
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February 18th, 2009
For many years the race to have the highest teen pregnancy rate among developed nations was a one sided affair. Up and comers like Hungary, Canada, New Zealand and Australia all seemed unfit to really even change the diapers of the overwhelming leader--the U.S. Now, however, it looks like the U.K. has finally started to ?step up? and give the United States a real run for their money.
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February 18th, 2009
A barnstorming speech from Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, yesterday. He said that Christians are increasingly regarded as "mad" in our secular society. But that only tells half the story.
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February 18th, 2009
Some politicians are calling it the ultimate sign of ?Broken Britain?, and really, who can blame them?
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February 18th, 2009
The Charity Commission launched the investigation after an agreement could not be reached between rival factions over who should control The Waltham Forest Islamic Association (WFIA), which controls the Lea Bridge Road mosque and its finances.
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February 18th, 2009
Muslim schoolchildren in Reading should be visited by religious leaders during class hours in a bid to improve their performance.
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February 18th, 2009
In an animated conversation with Iain Dale, the Conservative leader rules out state funding of political parties, reveals how David Davis left him incredulous, denies he is an opportunist and indulges in a little Lib Dem love bombing.
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February 18th, 2009
A new report in the medical journal PLoS Medicine details the case of a boy treated for a rare condition with fetal stem cell injections who developed cancerous tumors as a result.
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February 17th, 2009
In a survey out today 6% of teenage girls admit to having sex before the age of 12.