Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day:
1. Parents of Ashley X: intervention has been successful
(CNN) Parents say their daughter, now 10, appears to have stopped growing at 4 feet 5 inches and 63 pounds.
2. Debate over cognitive enhancement in academia
(NYT) A recent Nature article about the use of cognitive enhancers among faculty has prompted heated discussions that are starting to mirror debates about doping in sports.
3. Study: one in four teenage women has STD
(NYT) Researchers from the CDC reported that almost half of the African-American teens in the survey were infected with an STD. The most common infection among all the women was HPV.
(blog.bioethics.net post about this story)
4. Surrogacy business grows in India
(NYT) Among the reasons India is becoming a center for international surrogacy: talented medical professionals, little regulation, and lower prices.
5. Jack Kevorkian plans run for Congress
(AP) “Dr. Death” plans to run in a Michigan district just outside Detroit. He says Washington needs “some honesty and sincerity.” Kevorkian is still on parole after serving more than eight years in prison for second-degree murder.