News tagged with doctor assisted suicide
Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive
(AP) -- Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.
May 15, 2011 |
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UK doctors consistently oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide
A review of research carried out over 20 years suggests that UK doctors appear to consistently oppose euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The findings - which appear in the latest issue of the journal Palliative Me ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide
(AP) -- The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Author Terry Pratchett defends right-to-die film
(AP) -- Writer Terry Pratchett said Tuesday that watching a man being helped to die had reaffirmed his support for assisted suicide, while anti-euthanasia groups criticized the televised death as propaganda.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Synthetic drugs send thousands to ER
(AP) -- Until he tried a marijuana look-alike product called "K2," David Rozga's most dubious decision was getting a Green Bay Packers tattoo on his shoulder.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Spanking 1-year-olds is common in depressed dads
Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 14, 2011 |
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'Locked-in' patients happier than thought - study
Many people with "locked-in" syndrome, in which they are conscious but completely paralysed, indicate they are happy, a finding with repercussions for assisted suicide, European doctors reported on Wednesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2011 |
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SAD affects many through winter months
For many, the changing of the seasons means cozy dark evenings of winter and enjoying holiday light displays. But perhaps for you, the shortening of the days signals a time when you feel down, sad or withdrawn. You may notice ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Making use of cellular 'noise'
(PhysOrg.com) -- While some scientists find it messy that cells of the same type will respond differently to identical stimuli, Duke University bioengineers have turned this cellular noise to their advantage.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Engineered molecule changes itself to detect and attack diseased cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Christina Smolke has engineered biological molecules that regulate a cell's behavior by adjusting their own forms and functions in response to the internal conditions ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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A better way to target tumors
In the past 40 years, scientists have learned a great deal about how cells become cancerous. Some of that knowledge has translated to new treatments, but most of the time doctors are forced to rely on standard ch ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often find themselves victim ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Super-sizing a cancer drug minimizes side effects
One of the first chemotherapy drugs given to patients diagnosed with cancer — especially lung, ovarian or breast cancer — is cisplatin, a platinum-containing compound that gums up tumor cells’ DNA. Cisplatin ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 28, 2010 |
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