September 30, 2009
Searching for a set of molecular characteristics common to all stem cells is, at best, a quixotic quest, argues a systems biologist in an opinion piece recently published in the Journal of Biology. This overly-simplified view of stem cells, the … Read More
September 30, 2009
Searching for a set of molecular characteristics common to all stem cells is, at best, a quixotic quest, argues a systems biologist in an opinion piece recently published in the Journal of Biology. This overly-simplified view of stem cells, the … Read More
September 30, 2009
The loss of a child is the worst thing that could happen to a parent. For the bereavement to come suddenly and apparently arbitrarily can only compound the grief. The death of Natalie Morton, aged 14, after receiving the Cervarix … Read More
September 30, 2009
Theology and Science (Volume 7, Issue 4, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Does Faith Contaminate Science? On the Appointment of Francis Collins” by Ted Peters, 307-309. “‘Of Mice and Men’: Making Babies from Stem Cells” by … Read More
September 30, 2009
The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Volume 37, Issue 3, Fall 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Dangerous Liaisons? Industry Relations with Health Professionals” by Robert M. Sade, 398-400. “Altruism and Self Interest in Medical Decision … Read More
September 30, 2009
Stem Cell Therapies “From the Lab to the Bedside” “Demystifying” innovations and advancing the commercialization of Alberta’s emerging technologies Calgary – November 25 Kerby Centre 7-9:30 pm Edmonton – November 26 Central Lion’s Seniors Recreation Centre 7-9:30 pm Each of … Read More
September 29, 2009
More Americans know about synthetic biology, according to a survey from the Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. Some 22 percent of adults indicate they have heard a lot or some about synthetic biology—that’s up from only 9 percent last … Read More
September 29, 2009
With swine flu vaccinations set to begin in October, public health officials are mobilizing to ensure that the nation’s estimated 11 million-plus illegal immigrants are vaccinated to protect themselves and the public. Unlike the debate over whether illegal immigrants should … Read More
September 29, 2009
Linda Avey is leaving DNA-testing startup 23andme to start an Alzheimer’s foundation. A look back at the industry she helped grow and the future of consumer genetics testing. (CNN)
September 29, 2009
New guidance released by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) says that doctors may in some circumstances share confidential genetic information about patients with their relatives against the wishes of the patient. The guidance recognises that the obligation of confidentiality … Read More
September 29, 2009
British health officials temporarily suspended a vaccination program in an English city Tuesday after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after being vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. (AP News)
September 29, 2009
September 29, 2009
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (Volume 18, Issue 4, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Why Quality if Addressed So Rarely in Clinical Ethics Consultation” by George J. Agich, 339-346. “Dealing with the Normative Dimension in Clinical … Read More
September 29, 2009
JAMA (Volume 032, Number 11, September 16, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The International Response to Climate Change: An Agenda for Global Health” by Lindsay F. Wiley and Lawrence O. Gostin, 1218-1220. “Bending the Cost Curve: … Read More
September 28, 2009
Psychological testing shows white physicians have friendlier attitudes toward anonymous white people than toward black people. But is this linked to unequal treatment? (American Medical News)
September 28, 2009
Human clones, it is widely assumed, would be monstrous perversions of nature. Yet chances are, you already know one. Indeed, you may know several and even have dated a clone. They walk among us in the form of identical twins: … Read More
September 28, 2009
Human clones, it is widely assumed, would be monstrous perversions of nature. Yet chances are, you already know one. Indeed, you may know several and even have dated a clone. They walk among us in the form of identical twins: … Read More
September 28, 2009
It’s a common refrain: Fat is bad for your heart. But locked inside the same substance that can clog arteries and add inches to your waistline are stem cells that promise to heal damaged hearts. Those stem cells are the … Read More
September 28, 2009
October 9, 2009, 6:00 – 10:00 pm Bioethics Topic: Physician-Assisted Suicide Keynote Speaker: D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. Panel Discussion: D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. Former State Senator Thomas Colantuono Colleen McCormick, CRNA, M.A. (Bioethics) $45/pp Ballroom Radisson Hotel Manchester 700 … Read More
September 25, 2009
The procedure – believed to be a world first – used stem cells in attempts to rebuild the damaged muscle in the heart. Experts welcomed the development, but said more research was necessary before it could be more widely used. … Read More
September 25, 2009
Topics include duty of healthcare workers to work during a serious flu pandemic; government restrictions on individual freedoms and privacy and their responsibilities administering vaccination programs; how to allocate limited medical resources; and the obligation of rich countries to share … Read More
September 25, 2009
Deep in the brain, buried in the hippocampus and subventricular zone, reside adult neural stem cells, cells that retain the ability to become other types of neural cells and could serve as possible treatments for ailments ranging from vision impairment … Read More
September 25, 2009
Pediatric Anesthesia (Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The rules of engagement” by Brian J. Anderso, 931-933. “Religious practice, blood transfusion, and major medical procedures” by Sarah Hivey, Nicholas Pace, John P. … Read More
September 25, 2009
In a series of studies designed to assess two anti-tissue-rejection drugs, former University of Alabama–Birmingham surgeons Judith Thomas and Juan Contreras carefully detailed experiments in which they replaced one kidney in rhesus monkeys with a foreign one and, a month … Read More
September 25, 2009
Medical progress must not involve dumping risk on to vulnerable people in developing countries. (Guardian)
