Fertility possible after menopause experiment raises ethics
An ovarian tissue transplant performed in February on a 30-year-old woman with early menopause restored ovulation and a normal cycle four months later. Dr. Kutluk Oktay, at New York Methodist Hospital, cautions against broad use and advocates for strict medical necessity, while experts warn of potential abuses and call for ethical safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kutluk Oktay
New York Methodist Hospital
Robert J. Stillman
Shady Grove
Arthur Caplan
University of Pennsylvania
Center For Bioethics
Caplan
Wail Allan
North American Menopause Society
Manhattan
Marcia Ann Gillespie
Ms. Magazine
Ventura Denies Endorsing Nevada Brothel Ad
Gov. Jesse Ventura seeks action against Dennis Hof and Moonlight Bunny Ranch for an ad tying Ventura to a Nevada brothel. Ventura’s lawyer sent a cease and desist, denying endorsements and noting his Marine service history and autobiography claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura
St, Paul
Nevada
Sey. Seal
Collapse Kills Two Miners at Clarington Coal Mine
A roof collapse at the Consolidation Coal Co mine in Clarington Ohio Friday trapped eight workers 700 feet underground. Two miners died and several others were injured as the accident drew response from Monroe County authorities and Consol Energy officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarington
Ohio
Roan
Consolidation Coal Co
Tom Hoffman
Consol Energy
Pittsburgh
Monroe County
Andrea Smith
Kennedy Estate Divides Personal Property Among Kin
John F Kennedy Jr leaves his sister's three children his personal effects and distributes money from a multimillion dollar trust to family friends and charities. The will filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court states the estate is worth more than one million dollars, with several beneficiaries provided for through an 1983 trust. Kennedy who was 38 died with wife Carolyn and sister Lauren when his single engine plane crashed off Martha's Vineyard on July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy Jr
Mr. Kennedy
Manhattan
Kennedy
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Lauren Bessette
Martha's Vineyard
Florida approves electric chair as non cruel punishment
Florida Supreme Court upholds use of the electric chair, ruling it renders inmates unconscious with no pain. Chief Justice Harding suggests lawmakers consider lethal injection as an alternative. In related news, a federal appeals court blocks bans on late term abortion in Nebraska, Arkansas, and Iowa, citing vagueness in the laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Supreme Eee
Major Harding
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Nebraska
ST Louis
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arkansas
Iowa
Clinton
House
Senate
Coffins Float Ashore In 20 Foot North Carolina Floodwaters
Coast Guardsmen searched eastern North Carolina floodwaters from Floyd for up to 100 airtight coffins that rose from graves as the Tar River overflowed. Funeral directors will identify caskets to reunite them with families, while rescue dogs assist in locating flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarboro
N.C
Coast
Scott Bates
Coast Guard
Princeville
Tar
Andrew Ritter
The
North Carolina Board of Mortuary Science
Edgecombe County
Ritter
North Carolina
Rex Browning
East Timor Turmoil as Peacekeepers Sweep Dili
Multinational troops searched houses in Dili and nearby areas after a militia crackdown following East Timor independence. Amnesty International cited mass deportations and killings, while U.N. and WFP officials reported refugee plights, food aid delays, and malnutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dili
East Timor
Amnesty International
Maj Chip Henriss Anderssen
Force
Christiane Berthiaume
WFP
Geneva
K. Syahnakri
Syahnakri
Tam
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
MC Em
Angie
Urbana
Frederick
Stalic
Mr. Browning
Donna Webb
Ben Matthews
Greenville
Jim Hunt
E. Timor
Indonesia
Philippines
Canada
Dare
World Food Program
U.N
Music Instrument Rentals
Eric Schmidt
Disha
Puja
Ajay Parel
Music
Wuet
FSK
Wale AU
Thorized Menchey Music Rental
LOY Alon
Vale
Holiday Inn
Frederick Call
David E. Furrer
Seigel, Tully and Furrer
Homewood
Crumland Farms
Fox
West
Patrick Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!