Tag Archives: newborns

SKorea finds smuggled capsules contain human flesh

Posted on May 8, 2012 by kwc

Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said Monday. The capsules were made in northeastern … Continue reading →

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Babies treated in the womb for obesity: Overweight mothers-to-be get diabetes pill to cut the risk of having a fat child

Posted on April 3, 2012 by kwc

Julie-anne Barnes & Fiona Macrae Daily Mail Babies are being medicated in the womb in an attempt to prevent them from being born obese. In a world first, dangerously overweight mothers-to-be in four British cities have started taking a diabetes … Continue reading →

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National DNA database ‘worth discussing’

Posted on March 29, 2012 by kwc

Nine MSN A national DNA database should be discussed as heinous crimes go unsolved for decades, NSW Police Minister Michael Gallacher says. Mr Gallacher is leading a push for a debate on the merit of genetic samples being collected from … Continue reading →

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Ethicists Argue in Favor of ‘After-Birth Abortions‘ as Newborns ’Are Not Persons’

Posted on February 29, 2012 by kwc

Liz Klimas The Blaze Two ethicists working with Australian universities argue in the latest online edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics that if abortion of a fetus is allowable, so to should be the termination of a newborn. Alberto … Continue reading →

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Crude Awakening: Mineral Oil Contaminates Everyone’s Bodies

Posted on February 4, 2012 by kwc

Source: GreenMedInfo The scientific literature indicates that there are at least two dozen adverse health effects linked to exposure to mineral oil, a crude oil derivative. New research indicates these fat-soluble hydrocarbons are accumulating to disturbing levels in our bodies, and … Continue reading →

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Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to birth size

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kwc

Source: Reuters Exposure to even moderate amounts of certain pesticides during pregnancy may affect infants’ birth size, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 500 newborns whose umbilical cord blood was tested for pesticide residues, those with higher … Continue reading →

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