January 7, 2009
JAMA (Volume 301, Number 1, January 7, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “How to Use an Article About Genetic Association: A: Background Concepts” by John Attia, John P. A. Ioannidis, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Mark McEvoy, Rodney J. Scott, Cosetta … Read More
January 7, 2009
NanoEthics (Volume 2, Number 3, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Lose One Another … and Find One Another in Nanospace. ‘Nanotechnologies for Tomorrow’s Society: A Case for Reflective Action Research in Flanders (NanoSoc)’” by Lieve Goorden, Michiel … Read More
January 7, 2009
The Division of Ethics of Science and Technology Sector for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO  Call for Papers – XIV International Scientific Conference: “Bioethics, Philosophy, Medicine and Economy in the strategy of assuring the human securityâ€, Republic of Moldova (April 2009)  A … Read More
January 7, 2009
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 23, December 17, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “CDC Panel Recommends Vaccine for Smokers; Reviews HPV Safety Data” by Bridget M. Kuehn, 2713-2714. “1000 Genomes Project Promises Closer Look at Variation in Human … Read More
January 7, 2009
Therapeutics derived from stem cells are considered to hold significant promise as potential interventions against a range of serious forms of injury and disease; however, as yet there are few clinically proven stem-cell treatments. The International Society for Stem Cell … Read More
January 7, 2009
Emily Jackson, a leading LSE Law professor, discusses the meaning of death and the moral and legal questions raised by euthanasia in the first of The Independent’s new series of short films. Speaking of the many Britons who have helped … Read More
January 7, 2009
The options for readers interested in bioethics have expanded exponentially. Choices range from undergraduate texts to sophisticated monographs with specialty-specific titles, anthologies, and examination-focused, revisionist works. The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics achieves something significant—it provides an original and valuable addition … Read More
January 6, 2009
The first step to computer augmentation and neuroprosthetics lies in the connection between nerve cell and metal. How are scientists bridging the gap? (The Scientist)
January 6, 2009
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at UC-San Francisco have succeeded in isolating stem cells from human testes. The cells bear a striking resemblance to embryonic stem cells — they can differentiate into each of the three … Read More
January 6, 2009
Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide May 29-30, 2009 National Conference Center Landsdowne, Virginia The theme for the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is: Never Again. The Symposium will focus on building an effective, unified and focused group of organizations … Read More
January 6, 2009
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 22, December 10, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “An Unwelcome Side Effect of Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing: Raiding the Medical Commons” by Amy L. McGuire and Wylie Burke, 2669-2671. “Prescription Opioids, Overdose Deaths, … Read More
January 6, 2009
Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy (Volume 11, Number 4, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Sociology and bioethics” by Bert Gordijn and Wim Dekkers, 375. “Bioethics and the sociology of trust: introduction to the theme” by Raymond G. De Vries and Scott … Read More
January 5, 2009
Artificial Life and Robotics (Volume 13, Number 1, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Human breeders for evolving robots” by Orazio Miglino, Onofrio Gigliotta, Michela Ponticorvo and Henrik H. Lund, 1-4. “Stochastic determinism underlying life: systematic theory for assisting the synthesis … Read More
January 5, 2009
Nursing Philosophy (Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Identity and difference in health and healthcare” by John S Drummond, 1-3. “Examining the conflation of multiculturalism, sexism, and religious fundamentalism through Taylor and Bakhtin: … Read More
January 5, 2009
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Lessons from the Injured Brain: A Bioethicist in the Vineyards of Neuroscience” by Joseph J. Fins, 7-13. “Negative and Positive Claims … Read More
January 5, 2009
American Journal of Transplantation (Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available. Articles Include: “News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation” by Sue Pondrom, 1-2. “Transplantation Oversight—Finding the Right Balance Between the Layperson, the Transplant Professional and the … Read More
January 5, 2009
JAMA (Volume 200, Number 24, December 24/31, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Agitation and Delirium at the End of Life: ‘We Couldn’t Manage Him’” by William Breitbart and Yesne Alici, 2898-2910. “Physician Autonomy and Informed Decision Making: … Read More
January 5, 2009
Thwarted by President Bush in their efforts to expand federal spending on embryonic stem cell research, Democrats are now debating whether to overturn federal restrictions through executive order or by legislation when they assume full control of the government this … Read More
January 5, 2009
There are two causes of most of the human misery that afflicts the world today. The first is lack of respect for the transmission of life within the marital union, which leads to destructive practices such as contraception, sterilization, abortion, … Read More
January 5, 2009
Recent stem cell headlines are all about how adult cells can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which was recently hailed as the biggest scientific breakthrough of 2008. All of this attention to iPS cells and hardly a … Read More
January 5, 2009
The Lancet medical journal is reporting that the United States Food and Drug Administration is abandoning the Declaration of Helsinki as an ethical foundation for international clinical trials. (CBC.ca)
