‘Designer baby’ rules are relaxed The fertility watchdog is to relax the rules on the creation of so-called “designer babies” to help sick siblings. Suzi Leather, head of the HFEA, said: “We have decided to relax the rules on embryo selection to enable all couples who want to be able to select an embryo who…
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New way to identify bacterial infections
Doctors often have to switch a patient from antibiotic to antibiotic until one is found that can get rid of the bacteria. They also have to wait for results from the bacterial cultures to know exactly the type of antibiotic they should use. There is no fast way to know if an infection is bacterial…
Letter from Jamie Haddad CH Trust regarding the Radiothon
PGD Article @ BBC
‘Designer babies’: Relax the rules? The rules governing ‘designer babies’ may soon be relaxed to allow more screening and embryo selection. Very interesting comments on the BBC website, some of them are: I think I’d be very happy to know I’d helped save my sibling’s life when I was born. It is totally illogical to…
PGD Article @ Financial Times
Public debate over ‘designer babies. By David Firn, Parmaceuticals and Chemicals Correspondent. Published: July 16 2004 The UK government watchdog set up to monitor advances in human genetics has launched a public consultation on the testing of human embryos and babies in the womb. The discussion is expected to raise some of the most controversial…
PGD Article @ The Guardian UK
“NATIONAL consultation on designer babies by Ian Sample, science correspondent. Friday July 16, 2004. The Guardian An unprecedented nationwide consultation on the genetic testing of embryos and babies in the womb is to be launched today by the Human Genetics Commission. ATF – Copies of the report are available from the Human Genetics Commission UK…
Patients with Primary Immune Deficiency
Thanks to the numerous injections that humanity has received, Andy is still alive… It’s incredible how medicine advances.
Mal de muchos consuelo de inmunodeficientes.
Gracias a la cantidad de piquetes que le han dado a la humanidad, Andy sigue vivo… Es increible ver como avanza la medicina.
The Mix 98.5 Cares for Kids Radiothon benefiting Children’s Hospital Boston
I participated today as a volunteer on the radiothon, from 9:00am to 12:00pm that took place at the patient entertainment center @ Children’s Hospital Boston. Some of the radio hosts were there and its fun to put a face to the voice I sometimes hear on the radio. Some of them looked much younger than…
Kids at heart Marathon Program
On Monday, April 19, 150 runners, including 40 qualified runners, participated in the 108th Boston Marathon as Kids at Heart Team members. Andy was teamed with runners Elyse Topp-Poirier and Brian Serroul. Elyse and Brian each have their website: Elyse = www.elyse4andy.com Brian = www.brian4andy.com We helped raise a record-breaking $940,000. We achieved the “Superstar”…