Pastor freed from Vietnamese mental hospital
September 29, 2005
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Committed to a Vietnamese mental hospital for nearly a year after being diagnosed as “delusional” for believing in God,
Russian priests prepare to fight spread of AIDS
September 15, 2005
MOSCOW — The Russian Orthodox Church has launched a new program aimed at preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, where experts are predicting an
New poll says majority against feeding tube removal
May 5, 2005
A poll taken in the aftermath of Terri Schiavo’s death shows that 80 percent of Americans oppose removing the feeding tube of a disabled
University to study link between pain, beliefs
March 3, 2005
Can religious faith affect the perception of pain? That is one of the questions to be investigated by a new research project at Oxford
Supreme Court rejects Kevorkian’s appeal
November 18, 2004
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian Nov. 1, shutting down his attempts to convince the judiciary to
Experts question life quality of those in their 80s, 90s, 100s
October 21, 2004
The shades of old age span a spectrum of frailty and strength, of depression and cheer, of confusion and clarity. When President Reagan died in
Parents use biotechnology to ‘produce’ children; ethicists warn of abuses
September 23, 2004
Encouraging the “breeding” of the “fittest” babies became discredited by the crimes of Nazi Germany. Yet eugenics is resurfacing today in the advances of biotechnology,
Many physicians volunteer at free clinics despite malpractice coverage issues
September 2, 2004
Fearless faith drives some Alabama physicians to toss their profit potential and risk volunteering a few hours a week, helping people who are least able
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