December 8, 2009
In the fall of 2008, retiree John Dennis sued Anapharm, one of Canada’s largest clinical research firms, alleging he’d been injured after participating in a clinical trial three years earlier. Dennis, of Drummondville, Quebec, ingested a trial drug as part … Read More
December 8, 2009
Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 35, Number 12, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: A Missed Opportunity?” by Amel Alghrani, 718-719. “Clinical Ethics: Genetic Selection for Deafness: The Views … Read More
December 8, 2009
American Journal of Transplantation (Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Race and Ethnicity in Access to and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation: A Critical Literature Review” by A. K. Mathur, C.J. Sonneday, and … Read More
December 7, 2009
Several Massachusetts firms are forging ahead with ambitious stem-cell research plans, circumventing the heated debate over embryonic research by using other, less-controversial methods. (Washington Times)
December 7, 2009
An Italian-led team of scientists talk of a breakthrough in thought-controlled prostheses that connects an artificial limb through electrodes. (Los Angeles Times)
December 7, 2009
Twenty-seven human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines are ethically derived and should be approved for use in research funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a committee advising the NIH director recommended today (December 4). These findings come … Read More
December 7, 2009
December 4, 2009
Australian Journal on Ageing (Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Article include: “Delirium Unit: Our Experience” by Dorothy Milly Wong Tin Niam, John AA Geddes, and Charles A Inderjeeth; 206-210 “Understanding How Advance Care … Read More
December 4, 2009
Clinical Transplantation (Volume 23, Issue 6, November/December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “CMS Oversight, OPOs and Transplant Centers and the Law of Unintended Consequences” by Richard J. Howard, Danielle L. Cornell, and Jesse D. Schold; 778-783 … Read More
December 4, 2009
The Senate took another step forward in the health care debate Thursday, casting its first votes on what is certain to be a long series of politically charged amendments. The chamber approved a Democratic-sponsored amendment to provide women with low-cost … Read More
December 4, 2009
The government announced it will host travelling consultations on the thorny question of assisted suicide. It will first consult about 20 experts on the subject, and prepare a discussion paper that will help guide the discussions. (The Canadian Press)
December 4, 2009
By mimicking the way that a living body acquires immunity to disease through vaccination, researchers have designed an artificial immune system to solve optimization problems more effectively than before. The results show that the biologically motivated approach is better at … Read More
December 3, 2009
Approximately one half of patients and the general public believe that identifiable patient data should never be used for research without consent. Whilst only 11 per cent of researchers believed this should never happen, 53 per cent of the general … Read More
December 3, 2009
The National Institutes of Health cleared 13 human embryonic stem cell lines for use in experiments by federally funded scientists, opening the door to a new era of research into promising but controversial treatments. The move Wednesday is part of … Read More
December 3, 2009
The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March. (Reuters)
December 2, 2009
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have discovered a possible way to protect the fragile lungs of premature babies by using stem cells harvested from bone marrow. In experiments on laboratory mice, they found that bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), a … Read More
December 2, 2009
Tiny Babies, Large Questions: Ethical Issues in Prenatal and Neonatal Care Sixth Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference Plan to attend the Seattle Children’s Pediatric Bioethics Conference in Seattle, July 23-24, 2010: “Tiny Babies. Large Questions: Ethical Issues in Prenatal and Neonatal … Read More
December 1, 2009
Five months after abruptly dismantling the bioethics advisory council left by his predecessor, US President Barack Obama last week created a new bioethics commission that will move beyond the issues that consumed previous panels, such as stem cells and cloning. … Read More
December 1, 2009
A new study points to promising use of adult stem cells, which can be injected into the arm or leg and heal hearts. (Miami Herald)
December 1, 2009
I spent a day last month shadowing hospice workers from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. With each visit to the homes of four patients whose lives were ebbing, the caring, patience, attention and expertise I observed left me wondering why all … Read More
December 1, 2009
Journal of Academic Ethics (Volume 7, Numbers 1-2, June 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Protecting Human Dignity in Research Involving Humans” by Thomas De Koninck, 17-25. “Reflections on My Experience in Human Research Ethics” by K. … Read More
December 1, 2009
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ethical Basis for Sustainable Human Security: A Place for Anthropocentrism?” by Alexander K. Lautensach, 437-455. “Neonatal Euthanasia- Why Require Parental Consent?” … Read More
