The death of Kanye West's mother six months ago while undergoing liposuction and breast surgery has prompted two California legislators to push for tighter rules on plastic surgeries.

Among the measures being proposed by Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, chairman of the state Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, are regular inspections of smaller clinics where such cosmetic procedures are being performed. SB 1454 proposes inspections are least once every three years, according to the Associated Press

U.S. President George Bush has signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) into law on Wednesday, hoping to avoid future discrimination based on a person's biological composition.

The law "protects our citizens from having genetic information misused, and this bill does so without undermining the basic premise of the insurance industry," Bush said during the signing ceremony at the Oval Office

Virginia's ban on late-term abortions was declared unconstitutional on Tuesday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It was the second time the court ruled against the state's abortion law, which was never implemented. In 2005 Judges M. Blane Michael and Diana Gribbon Motz declared the law against the constitution. They upheld the same position again, while Judge Paul Niemeyer again dissented

An 11-year-old boy's refusal to undergo chemotherapy despite doctor's orders challenged Canada's bioethics as the debate heats up over the right to ignore conventional wisdom and seek alternative therapies.

The family of the boy, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age seven, was in court Tuesday to fight for his custody. The boy was taken into the custody of the Children's Aid Society after his family supported the boy's decision to stop chemotherapy and seek alternative medicinal help

Some 50,000 workers marched in Montreal Saturday for the annual May Day rally, this time to express vehement opposition against plans to introduce private health care options in the region.

Lina Bonamie, Quebec Nurses Federation president, shouted out this year's battlecry: "To (Health Minister Philippe) Couillard and company: Health care in Quebec is a right," The Montreal Gazette quoted Bonamie