AROUND 60 Dutch children may one day sue their mother's IVF doctor, possibly on the grounds that they should not exist, according to the BBC.
Fertility clinic physician Jan Karbaat is suspected of using his own sperm to father scores of children at the IVF centre he ran.
His clinic was closed in 2009 in the face of reports of exceeding the maximum permitted number of six children per donor, with allegations of falsification of data, analyses and donor descriptions.
Parents are seeking clarification, with DNA from Karbaat's son so far revealing 19 possible matches.
VANDERBILT University researchers in the US have found that those who participate in a religious activity have better heart health and lower stress levels.
A key indicator studied was 'allostatic load' which looks at heart health (blood pressure and cholesterol levels), nutrition and metabolic measures such as BMI and waist-hip ratios.
Marino Bruce, the Baptist minister and behavioural scientist who conducted the study, said whether it was worshipping at a church, a temple, mosque or synagogue, the sense of community and participation in a being higher than ourselves was a key factor, along with "the idea of compassionate living whereby we try to improve the lives of others as well as be connected to a body larger than ourselves".
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