abortion
OHIO: The Ohio Health Department has launched an investigation, following a Cleveland Right to Life report that 80 percent of abortion clinics are operating illegally without proper licensing. One clinic director said licensing was “too burdensome and expensive.” Contact Governor Bob Taft at 614-728-5966 and J. Nick Baird, Ohio Department of Health, 614-466-2253. You can also access state offices.
The Ohio Health Department has launched an investigation, following a Cleveland Right to Life report that 80 percent of abortion clinics are operating illegally without proper licensing. One clinic director said licensing was “too burdensome and expensive.” Contact Governor Bob Taft at 614-728-5966 and J. Nick Baird, Ohio Department of Health, 614-466-2253. You can also access state offices.
(Reading: “Abortion Clinic Foes Spur State to Check Licensing,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/9/99; Cleveland Right to Life news release, 11/5/99; contact 216-661-3000)
adolescents
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
(Reading: “Trends in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent American Women: 1982-1995,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 212-219)
contraceptive failure
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
COMMENT: If the word “child” were substituted for “failure,” perhaps more people would see through the constant harangue not to avoid pregnancy, but rather to end it at all costs.
(Reading: “Are All Contraceptive Failures Unintended Pregnancies? Evidence from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 246-247, 260; “A Reminder that Human Behavior Frequently Refuses to Conform to Models Created by Researchers,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 248-249; Laurie Schwab Zabin, “Ambivalent Feelings About Parenthood May Lead to Inconsistent Contraceptive Use – and Pregnancy,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 250-251)
culture of death
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
(Reading: “Baby’s Body Found in Dumpster Outside Church,” Associated Press, 11/4/99)
genetic engineering
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
QUESTION: Will human embryonic babies be next in the line of guinea pigs?
(Reading: “Genetic Engineering of Humans Near,” New Scientist, 10/23/99; research news from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 10/20/99)
health care
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
(Reading: “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit,” Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/25/99, pp. 2273-2278)
human experimentation
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
COMMENT: ?????
(Reading: “Not Proud of It Right Now,” Wall Street Journal, 10/27/99; “Sponsors Want to Keep Gene Test Deaths Secret,” Washington Post, 10/30/99; “NIH Not Told of Deaths in Gene Studies,” Washington Post, 11/3/99; “Scientists Reminded to Report Deaths,” Washington Post, 11/6/99, for up to date news on these matters, see Mad Nation.
imposed death
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
(Reading: “Oregon Doctor Cited for Negligence for Undertreating Pain,” American Medical News, 9/27/99)
infanticide
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
(Reading: “Public School Teaches About Infanticide,” Sharon Hes, 10/25/99)
personhood
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
COMMENT: As Nancy Valko, R.N., pointed out, “all this angst and confusion is necessary when people reject the simple truth that embryos are people.”
(Reading: “Massachusetts Case Is Latest to Ask Court to Decide Fate of Frozen Embryos,” New York Times, 11/5/99; For factual human embryology information, see When do human beings begin? ‘Scientific’ myths and scientific facts )
selective reduction
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
(Reading: “Selective Termination for Structural, Chromosomal, and Mendelian Anomalies: International Experience,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 893-897; also avaiilable, background on dizygotic twins)
sexually transmitted diseases
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
(Reading: “South Struggles to Reverse STD Rates,” American Medical News, 11/1/99)
targeting
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
(Reading: “Elevated Maternal Urine Level of Beta-core Fragment of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Versus Serum Triple Test in the Second-trimester Detection of Down Syndrome,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 929-933)
reflection for prayer
The air which we breathe, the bread which we eat, the heart which throbs in our bosoms, are not more necessary for man that he may live as a human being than is prayer for the Christian that he may live as a Christian.
-John Eudes
OHIO: The Ohio Health Department has launched an investigation, following a Cleveland Right to Life report that 80 percent of abortion clinics are operating illegally without proper licensing. One clinic director said licensing was “too burdensome and expensive.” Contact Governor Bob Taft at 614-728-5966 and J. Nick Baird, Ohio Department of Health, 614-466-2253. You can also access state offices.
The Ohio Health Department has launched an investigation, following a Cleveland Right to Life report that 80 percent of abortion clinics are operating illegally without proper licensing. One clinic director said licensing was “too burdensome and expensive.” Contact Governor Bob Taft at 614-728-5966 and J. Nick Baird, Ohio Department of Health, 614-466-2253. You can also access state offices.
(Reading: “Abortion Clinic Foes Spur State to Check Licensing,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/9/99; Cleveland Right to Life news release, 11/5/99; contact 216-661-3000)
adolescents
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
(Reading: “Trends in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent American Women: 1982-1995,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 212-219)
contraceptive failure
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
COMMENT: If the word “child” were substituted for “failure,” perhaps more people would see through the constant harangue not to avoid pregnancy, but rather to end it at all costs.
(Reading: “Are All Contraceptive Failures Unintended Pregnancies? Evidence from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 246-247, 260; “A Reminder that Human Behavior Frequently Refuses to Conform to Models Created by Researchers,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 248-249; Laurie Schwab Zabin, “Ambivalent Feelings About Parenthood May Lead to Inconsistent Contraceptive Use – and Pregnancy,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 250-251)
culture of death
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
(Reading: “Baby’s Body Found in Dumpster Outside Church,” Associated Press, 11/4/99)
genetic engineering
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
QUESTION: Will human embryonic babies be next in the line of guinea pigs?
(Reading: “Genetic Engineering of Humans Near,” New Scientist, 10/23/99; research news from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 10/20/99)
health care
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
(Reading: “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit,” Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/25/99, pp. 2273-2278)
human experimentation
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
COMMENT: ?????
(Reading: “Not Proud of It Right Now,” Wall Street Journal, 10/27/99; “Sponsors Want to Keep Gene Test Deaths Secret,” Washington Post, 10/30/99; “NIH Not Told of Deaths in Gene Studies,” Washington Post, 11/3/99; “Scientists Reminded to Report Deaths,” Washington Post, 11/6/99, for up to date news on these matters, see Mad Nation.
imposed death
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
(Reading: “Oregon Doctor Cited for Negligence for Undertreating Pain,” American Medical News, 9/27/99)
infanticide
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
(Reading: “Public School Teaches About Infanticide,” Sharon Hes, 10/25/99)
personhood
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
COMMENT: As Nancy Valko, R.N., pointed out, “all this angst and confusion is necessary when people reject the simple truth that embryos are people.”
(Reading: “Massachusetts Case Is Latest to Ask Court to Decide Fate of Frozen Embryos,” New York Times, 11/5/99; For factual human embryology information, see When do human beings begin? ‘Scientific’ myths and scientific facts )
selective reduction
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
(Reading: “Selective Termination for Structural, Chromosomal, and Mendelian Anomalies: International Experience,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 893-897; also avaiilable, background on dizygotic twins)
sexually transmitted diseases
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
(Reading: “South Struggles to Reverse STD Rates,” American Medical News, 11/1/99)
targeting
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
(Reading: “Elevated Maternal Urine Level of Beta-core Fragment of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Versus Serum Triple Test in the Second-trimester Detection of Down Syndrome,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 929-933)
reflection for prayer
The air which we breathe, the bread which we eat, the heart which throbs in our bosoms, are not more necessary for man that he may live as a human being than is prayer for the Christian that he may live as a Christian.
-John Eudes
OHIO: The Ohio Health Department has launched an investigation, following a Cleveland Right to Life report that 80 percent of abortion clinics are operating illegally without proper licensing. One clinic director said licensing was “too burdensome and expensive.” Contact Governor Bob Taft at 614-728-5966 and J. Nick Baird, Ohio Department of Health, 614-466-2253. You can also access state offices.
(Reading: “Abortion Clinic Foes Spur State to Check Licensing,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/9/99; Cleveland Right to Life news release, 11/5/99; contact 216-661-3000)
adolescents
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
SEXUAL ACTIVITY: Researchers studying the outcome of three different national surveys have concluded that over the past 13 years, 40 percent of adolescents age 15-19 have been sexually active, and though some slight changes have been noted, the overall percentage remains constant. And they conclude “the sustained level of initiation of sexual activity during adolescence over the past decade and one-half is by now a recognized pattern of behavior, and is an important characteristic of the transition to adulthood in the United States.”
(Reading: “Trends in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent American Women: 1982-1995,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 212-219)
contraceptive failure
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
THE UNINTENDED PERSON: Researchers and commentators conclude, in three separate articles, that classifying “pregnancies” as “contraceptive failures” helps determine the numbers relating to abortion and live births. Says one group: “Of pregnancies classified as contraceptive failures under the standard definition, only 68 percent were unintended pregnancies-94 percent of those ending in abortion of 60 percent of those ending in birth.” And they say, “Measures of wantedness based on women’s feelings about their pregnancy may correlate more closely with important pregnancy outcomes than do traditional measures of intendedness.” Additionally, Laurie Schwab Zabin of Johns Hopkins adds that ambivalence about parenthood and the use of artificial birth control devices means higher rates of “failure.”
COMMENT: If the word “child” were substituted for “failure,” perhaps more people would see through the constant harangue not to avoid pregnancy, but rather to end it at all costs.
(Reading: “Are All Contraceptive Failures Unintended Pregnancies? Evidence from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 246-247, 260; “A Reminder that Human Behavior Frequently Refuses to Conform to Models Created by Researchers,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 248-249; Laurie Schwab Zabin, “Ambivalent Feelings About Parenthood May Lead to Inconsistent Contraceptive Use – and Pregnancy,” Family Planning Perspectives, 9-10/99, pp. 250-251)
culture of death
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
MICHIGAN: A baby’s body was found in a dumpster outside St. Louise Catholic Church in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday, November 3. No cause of death has been established.
(Reading: “Baby’s Body Found in Dumpster Outside Church,” Associated Press, 11/4/99)
genetic engineering
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
GENE THERAPY: Extensive experiments with mouse embryos are employing the use of artificial chromosomes that allegedly would not interfere with the rest of the genome. The purpose of these experiments being conducted by Chromos Molecular Systems in British Columbia is to devise ways to create genetic changes that would improve health quality in future generations. Similar goals are hoped for at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where fetal nerve cells are being grown along the spinal cord in mice.
QUESTION: Will human embryonic babies be next in the line of guinea pigs?
(Reading: “Genetic Engineering of Humans Near,” New Scientist, 10/23/99; research news from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 10/20/99)
health care
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
PRAYER POWER: Researchers have acknowledged the power of intercessory prayer in supplementing ordinary medical care. The study involved 990 patients newly admitted to a coronary care unit. Those who had intercessory prayers being said for them experienced a marked improvement over the control group, and researchers suggest that “further studies using validated and standardized outcome measures” are warranted.
(Reading: “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit,” Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/25/99, pp. 2273-2278)
human experimentation
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
GENE THERAPY OUTCOMES DISAPPOINTING AND DEADLY: The Wall Street Journal reports that Genetic Therapy, Inc., government research scientist French Anderson and others are no longer optimistic about gene therapy. In fact “all but one of the human gene-therapy testing programs . . . have been scrapped or temporarily halted.” Additionally gene therapy resulted in death and illness for patients participating in clinical trials. The Washington Post’s investigative reporters uncovered evidence showing that Dr. Ronald Crystal and Schering-Plough attempted to keep secret the fact that some patients involved in their experiments died. In response the Food and Drug Administration “issued a firm reminder to doctors and pharmaceutical company researchers involved in gene therapy studies that they are required to tell federal health officials immediately about any deaths or serious side effects.”
COMMENT: ?????
(Reading: “Not Proud of It Right Now,” Wall Street Journal, 10/27/99; “Sponsors Want to Keep Gene Test Deaths Secret,” Washington Post, 10/30/99; “NIH Not Told of Deaths in Gene Studies,” Washington Post, 11/3/99; “Scientists Reminded to Report Deaths,” Washington Post, 11/6/99, for up to date news on these matters, see Mad Nation.
imposed death
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
OREGON: Pulmonologist Paul Bilder, M.D. has been disciplined by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners for dishonorable conduct and gross negligence. Bilder failed “to prescribe adequate pain medication for patients, including some who were dying, and [he] removed a catheter from a terminally ill patient over the objections of the patient and his family.” Bilder has agreed to enroll in a peer evaluation and education program, complete a course on physician-patient communication and continue to receive psychiatric care.
(Reading: “Oregon Doctor Cited for Negligence for Undertreating Pain,” American Medical News, 9/27/99)
infanticide
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
NEW JERSEY: Sharon Hes of New Jersey is running for state assembly. She is also concerned about sixth graders at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck who were asked to comment on whether or not they favored infanticide. Her web site includes extensive articles and links on Peter Singer, whose philosophy set the stage for the sixth graders.
(Reading: “Public School Teaches About Infanticide,” Sharon Hes, 10/25/99)
personhood
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
MASSACHUSETTS: The state supreme court heard oral arguments November 4 in the case of A.Z. v. B.Z., a case about who has custody of four frozen embryonic babies, erroneously described by a reporter for the New York Times as “four embryonic cells.”
COMMENT: As Nancy Valko, R.N., pointed out, “all this angst and confusion is necessary when people reject the simple truth that embryos are people.”
(Reading: “Massachusetts Case Is Latest to Ask Court to Decide Fate of Frozen Embryos,” New York Times, 11/5/99; For factual human embryology information, see When do human beings begin? ‘Scientific’ myths and scientific facts )
selective reduction
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
EXPERIENCES: In a study of 402 case studies involving women expecting dizygotic [fraternal] twins, researchers found that “selective termination resulted in delivery of a viable infant or infants in more than 90 percent of cases.” The eight centers involved represent locations in the USA, Israel and Italy.
(Reading: “Selective Termination for Structural, Chromosomal, and Mendelian Anomalies: International Experience,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 893-897; also avaiilable, background on dizygotic twins)
sexually transmitted diseases
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
SOUTH STRUGGLES: Studies show that the southeastern United States is at the “epicenter of the nation’s STD epidemic.” Rates for gonorrhea and syphilis are far above the norm.
(Reading: “South Struggles to Reverse STD Rates,” American Medical News, 11/1/99)
targeting
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
DOWN’S SYNDROME: Testing maternal urine for the beta-core fragment is the latest technique being advanced in the detection of Down syndrome, though researchers suggest “further studies are required to determine whether screening with material urinary beta-core fragment concentration is preferable to the traditional triple test in the general pregnant population.”
(Reading: “Elevated Maternal Urine Level of Beta-core Fragment of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Versus Serum Triple Test in the Second-trimester Detection of Down Syndrome,” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/99, pp. 929-933)
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