December 8, 2008
Cell Stem Cell (Volume 3, Issue 6, December 4 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “ALS Model Glia Can Mediate Toxicity to Motor Neurons Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells” by Eva Hedlund and Ole Isacson, 575. “Overcoming … Read More
December 8, 2008
Bioethics Conference: Test Your Genes Aarhus University, Dennmark January 14, 2009 Do-it-yourself tests which reveal susceptibility to certain diseases or the need for a change of lifestyle are increasingly common. But what are the consequences of these tests, and is … Read More
December 8, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 11, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Federalism, Federalism Everywhere” by Summer Johnson, 1-2. “Universal and Uniform Protections of Human Subjects in Research” by Adil E. Shamoo and Jack Schwartz, … Read More
December 8, 2008
And the tales of medical woe continue to mount in the UK as the NHS collapses. Now, there is a serious shortage of emergency room doctors. From the story: The College of Emergency Medicine has issued a report calling for … Read More
December 8, 2008
A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicide is legal in the state, but the decision is likely to be appealed. The judge, Dorothy McCarter, issued the ruling late Friday in the case of a Billings man with terminal cancer … Read More
December 8, 2008
Healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with pills, like those prescribed for hyperactive kids or memory-impaired older folks, several scientists contend in a provocative commentary. (Associated Press)
December 8, 2008
When it comes to the world of the very, very small — nanotechnology — Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion. (PhysOrg)
December 8, 2008
Three egg donor agencies in Illinois have joined forces to offer a first-in-the-nation guarantee for would-be parents: If a young woman who agrees to provide eggs to an infertile couple changes her mind, they can select another donor at any … Read More
December 5, 2008
The New York Times has noticed the crass utilitarianism that permeates the UK’s NHS–run by the Orwellian-named bioethics board National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)–and seems to be softening the ground for our accepting similar utilitarian overlords here. … Read More
December 5, 2008
The pushing of complex scientific information beyond the doors of hallowed institutions has been tagged with several modifiers: citizen, amateur, DIY, hobbyist. Call it what you will, but the “democratization of science” is flourishing. Nowhere is this trend arguably more … Read More
December 5, 2008
The report, America’s Health Rankings, compiled and analyzed 22 health measures, both determinants and outcomes. The study is a collaboration between United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention. Data for the study was provided by Centers … Read More
December 5, 2008
The trade group for health insurers on Wednesday offered its own universal-coverage proposal that calls for Congress to slow the growth of health-care costs by 30% in five years, envisioning a total savings of more than $500 billion. (Wall Street … Read More
December 5, 2008
The incoming Obama administration will soon have the opportunity to reassert U.S. scientific leadership in two of the most exciting and promising fields of biomedical research—embryonic stem cell science and regenerative medicine. It’s an opportunity our nation cannot afford to … Read More
December 5, 2008
Pittsburgh doctors were among an international group of stem cell scientists who published guidelines in today’s issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell recommending global agreement that all treatments be independently reviewed, that results be made public and that certain … Read More
December 4, 2008
Call for Abstracts International Conference:Â New Challenges for Biobanks. Â Ethics, Law and Governance Leuven, Belgium May 18-20th, 2009 The last few years have witnessed an important expansion of collection and processing of human biological samples and of the related information … Read More
December 4, 2008
Dick Sosey is an American professor who teaches at the University of Alberta, Canada, and is an expert on issue of discrimination against people with disabilities. In response to a story published in the Denver Post about the murder of … Read More
December 4, 2008
For years, doctors didn’t bother to reveal profitable ties to drug and device makers: either no one questioned them or the relationships were hush-hush. But now that those financial arrangements are the subject of a congressional investigation and debate among … Read More
December 4, 2008
A MICROSCOPIC swimming machine that works like a paddle steamer could help deliver drugs inside the body and move chemicals around inside miniaturised labs. The device is the first artificial microswimmer to move without using chemical propulsion or bending itself … Read More
December 4, 2008
Using a harmless virus to insert a corrective gene into mouse blood cells, scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have alleviated sickle cell disease pathology. (News-Medical)
December 4, 2008
Police forces in much of the UK could be forced to destroy the DNA details of hundreds of thousands of people with no criminal convictions, after a court ruled today that keeping them breaches human rights. (Guardian)
December 4, 2008
Expensive, sham stem cell therapies are being hawked directly to desperate patients over the Internet, experts say. (Washington Post)
December 4, 2008
Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the embryos in anyone else, according to a new study by researchers at Duke … Read More
December 3, 2008
A new paper released by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in the world’s largest populated countries – China … Read More
December 3, 2008
In a report released last month by the Massachusetts Medical Society, a statewide professional association of physicians and medical students, researchers found alarming barriers to doctor access. In an avalanche of disheartening statistics, the most worrisome included the three- to … Read More
December 3, 2008
An Auckland twin who was brain-damaged at birth has become the first New Zealander to undergo experimental treatment in the United States, using her own umbilical cord blood. (Stuff)
