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The Texas Tribune: Considering the Ethics of Organ Donations From Death Row

International Herald Tribune - Posted: September 8th, 2012, 6:51pm EDT

Allowing executed prisoners to be organ donors could make transplants available to many Texans on the waiting lists, but the prospect is fraught with moral, ethical and medical challenges.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/23380eac/mf.gif' border='0'/

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Opinion: Why Fathers Really Matter

International Herald Tribune - Posted: September 8th, 2012, 5:03pm EDT

Modern biology is making it clearer by the day that a man’s health and well-being have a measurable impact on his future children’s health and happiness.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/23380eae/mf.gif' border='0'/

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Third Hantavirus Death Prompts Wider Warning

International Herald Tribune - Posted: September 8th, 2012, 3:05pm EDT

So far, eight people out of the thousands who visited the park this summer have been infected with the mouse-borne virus, which has no known cure.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/23370ee0/mf.gif' border='0'/br/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540218982/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/23370ee0/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540218982/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/23370ee0/a2.img" border="0"//aimg width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144540218982/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/23370ee0/a2t.img" border="0"/

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Would-Be Healthy Eaters Face Confusion of Choices

International Herald Tribune - Posted: September 8th, 2012, 1:55pm EDT

Even as a recent study questions some of the basis for considering organic food superior, the emphasis is shifting toward a more general quest for locally grown and natural.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/2336e379/mf.gif' border='0'/br/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540214775/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2336e379/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540214775/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2336e379/a2.img" border="0"//aimg width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144540214775/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2336e379/a2t.img" border="0"/

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Many Patients With Defibrillators Face a Dilemma

International Herald Tribune - Posted: September 8th, 2012, 12:16am EDT

Patients who received damaged defibrillator wires made by St. Jude Medical are learning that removing the wires can be dangerous, but leaving them in place can be risky, too.img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/2332c803/mf.gif' border='0'/br/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540200726/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2332c803/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144540200726/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2332c803/a2.img" border="0"//aimg width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144540200726/u/0/f/640346/c/34625/s/2332c803/a2t.img" border="0"/

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