September 25, 2009
We all complain about our ambivalence with modern technology. I’ve think I’ve given myself acquired attention deficit disorder by staying connected all the time. But it’s hard to scale back without giving up many of my relationships (not to mention … Read More
September 25, 2009
Nursing Philosophy (Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Three versions of an ethics of care” by Steven D Edwards, 231-240. “Augmenting the Cartesian medical discourse with an understanding of the person’s lifeworld, … Read More
September 25, 2009
American Journal of Human Genetics (Volume 85, Issue 3, September 11, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Genetic Rounds: A Doctor’s Encounters in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine” by Shawn E. McCandless, 308. “Epistasis and its implications … Read More
September 24, 2009
The issues raised by the use of assisted reproductive technologies take on an increased level of complexity in Ireland, which has a constitutional amendment acknowledging the “right to life of the unborn.†Ratified in 1983, the eighth amendment was passed … Read More
September 24, 2009
A consumer group says insurers illegally pressured employees to use company time to try to influence the health system reform debate, a charge they deny. (American Medical News)
September 24, 2009
61-year-old Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award winner, futurist and inventor guy Ray Kurzweil has made a lot of wild predictions that end up being appealing or terrifying. One of those is his belief that, within the next 20-25 years, … Read More
September 24, 2009
Canadians are willing to give government officials permission to restrict personal freedoms in a flu pandemic, with half of those surveyed agreeing that violation of a quarantine order would be tantamount to manslaughter. (Canada)
September 24, 2009
When the Hungarian police arrested four people at a Budapest hospital that offered unlicensed stem cell treatments this July, it clearly showed the Hungarian government’s will to enforce its established regulations on medical practice.1 This was not the first legal … Read More
September 24, 2009
Science budgets in Germany have flourished under the current government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel. And despite the gloomy economic climate, the 27 September parliamentary elections seem unlikely to change that. (Nature News)
September 24, 2009
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September 23, 2009
In my view, we can probably eliminate aging as a cause of death this century—and possibly within just a few decades, soon enough to benefit most people currently alive. What could that achieve, in humanitarian terms? I’ll start with some … Read More
September 23, 2009
A University of Minnesota researcher has taken the first step toward making this kind of medical delivery service a reality by showing that when stem cells suspended in fluid are snorted, they rapidly migrate into the brain. William Frey, an … Read More
September 23, 2009
This week, the gaze of the international medical research community is fixed on Baltimore, as leading scientists have gathered here for the World Stem Cell Summit. This is both an opportunity to showcase the great talent found in Maryland’s research … Read More
September 23, 2009
A new report of pro-life activity in state legislatures found lawmakers nationwide enacted 60 pro-life measures on abortion and bioethics issues during the 2009 legislative session. They ranged from a comprehensive bill in Arizona to Louisiana providing $1.5 million to … Read More
September 23, 2009
From brain scans to beta-blockers, neuro-technologies are proving controversial. Stanford-trained neurologist and ethicist Dr Judy Illes led a discussion on the role of neuroscience in performance enhancement at UBC Robson Square on September 17. (Ubyssey)
September 23, 2009
Scientists who use stem cells in their research are publicly committing to a set of principles in an effort to gain public support amid opposition from those who say the research is unethical. (CBC.ca)
September 23, 2009
In a bid to attract liberals and unify Democrats on his healthcare overhaul bill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Tuesday proposed to boost subsidies for financially strapped people who would be required to buy insurance. (Los Angeles … Read More
September 23, 2009
woman was implanted with the wrong embryo during a fertility clinic mistake. That the woman was implanted with the wrong embryo is only half the story though, as the couple has decided to still carry the baby to full term. … Read More
September 23, 2009
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday urged the scientists to tap the potential of therapeutic cloning to heal and regenerate damaged body parts and find treatment for complex medical problems. (Hindustan Times)
September 23, 2009
Biosocieties (Volume 4, Issue 2-3, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Cultures of Marriage, Reproduction and Genetic Testing in Japan” by Massae Kato and Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner, 115-127. “Tales of Emergence-Synthetic Biology as a Scientific Community in the … Read More
September 23, 2009
During the meetings of the International Sociological Association, to be held in Gothenburg Sweden, 11-17 July 2010, the committee on the sociology of health is organizing a session on cross cultural bioethics. Â If you are looking for a venue to … Read More
September 22, 2009
The Commission to End Health Care Disparities is uniting physicians and others to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. (American Medical News)
September 22, 2009
The progress of science is important. But the lives of individual participants in scientific experiments are just as important. A single human being cannot be sacrificed to advance the interests of science. (Azstarnet.com)
September 22, 2009
A brief, endorsed by about 100 doctors and submitted to Quebec’s College of Physicians in August, urges fellow physicians to voice their disagreement with euthanasia. It comes as a private member’s right-to-die bill that would decriminalize euthanasia advances to second … Read More
September 22, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a much-awaited panel charged with deciding whether human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines derived in the past eight years should be approved for use in NIH-funded research. (The Scientist)
