Heart transplant joy for baby Zoe
Eighteen-month-old Zoe Chambers undergoes a heart transplant after a desperate search for a donor.
Archive for June, 2007
Breathing technique ‘aids asthma’
The old-fashioned Papworth breathing technique could help those with asthma, a study suggests.
Heatwaves will ‘boost death rate’
A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.
New stem cell could aid research
UK researchers say the discovery of a new type of “missing link” stem cell in rodents could boost research.
Autism symptoms reversed in lab
Symptoms of mental retardation and autism have been reversed for the first time in laboratory mice.
Fuel Rationing Introduced in Oil Giant
Spiegel Online reports here: Despite being one of the world’s largest oil producers, Iran has introduced gasoline rationing. The move caused long lines at the pumps — and rioting.
Robot fleet for hi-tech hospital
A new hospital being built in Forth Valley will be the first in the UK to use a fleet of robots to transport equipment.
Doctors back ‘easier’ abortions
Doctors call for a relaxation of regulations to give women quicker access to abortions in early pregnancy.
Kazakh HIV medics found guilty
A judge finds 21 medical workers guilty of infecting children with HIV in the south of Kazakhstan.