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The article presents medical news briefs. An increase in the rate of euthanasia in Belgium is discussed. The European Commission will fund a publicly accessible web site that will list the sources of stem cell lines and clinical trials involving stem cell research in the European Union. Scientists led by Magdi Yacoub, a professor of cardiac surgery, grew part of a human heart from stem cells. A study found that people with hemochromatosis, a genetic mutation, are more likely to suffer a stroke than other people.