Baby death panel dismisses claim
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A medical panel clears a doctor who gave a paralysing drug to two dying babies of acting inappropriately.
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Women seeking an abortion should not need approval from two doctors, a British parliamentary committee says.
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The parents of a  baby at the centre of a right-to-life battle claim doctors are trying to hasten her death.
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An appeals court Thursday threw out the conviction of a woman imprisoned for shaking a baby to death and ordered a new trial, saying the latest research into "shaken baby syndrome" might prove her innocence.
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Scientists believe they have disproved a 30-year-old notion of what causes Down's syndrome.
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A report raises concerns about a study on cot deaths used as evidence in several high profile murder appeals.
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By MARIA BABBAGE  TORONTO (CP) - Police are investigating an online group condemning a northern Ontario woman accused of leaving her baby to die as a "babykiller" for the possibility that it may pose a threat to her safety.
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General Medical Council clears hospital doctor who admitted hastening deaths of two dying babies.
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over the use of organ donor body parts for research and purposes other than transplantation, and officials say they plan to revise the state's consent procedure as a result.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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The condition of the baby at the centre of a right to life debate has "changed for the better", a High Court judge hears.
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Scientist chairing panel assessing risks to children from food additives denies conflict of interest.
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A British police inquiry concluded that allegations of murder in a 1997 Paris car crash are unfounded.
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Postmortem tests on an Illinois woman who died mysteriously in July after getting an experimental gene treatment show no evidence that she was killed directly by the genetically altered viruses she was given, a committee of experts was told yesterday.
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A large review of studies suggests that intentionally breaking the water has no effect in reducing the labor time or assuring the babyâs health.
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Prosecutors delivered a critical blow to Scott Peterson&#39;s defense Thursday, attacking the findings of an expert who testified Laci Peterson&#39;s fetus likely died on Dec. 29, 2002 at the earliest, five days after the pregnant schoolteacher vanished.
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A large government study has concluded that monitoring fetal oxygen levels during labor does not lead to healthier newborns or reduce unnecessary Caesarean deliveries.