Monday, May 9, 2011

Neurologist believes he has the answer to why people think they are having a near-death-experience

Gillian MacKenzie remembers feeling worried for her unborn child, as the world around her fell into darkness, save for a dot of brilliant light.  She was somehow aware that her delivery had gone wrong and she was losing a lot of blood, but there was comfort in the light.
Full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1385027/Revealed-The-truth-near-death-experiences.html


Scottish bioethics professor claims that homeopathy is 'ethically unacceptable'

A bioethics expert from the University of Abertay Dundee has denounced the public funding of homeopathy at a time where Scotland’s health budget is under unprecedented pressure. Speaking in the esteemed journal 'Bioethics', Dr Kevin Smith says that Homeopathy is ‘ethically unacceptable’ and should be ‘actively rejected’ by healthcare and education providers.
Full article: http://www.abertay.ac.uk/about/news/newsarchive/2011/name,7890,en.html