March 21, 2011
Most parents who worry about their kids’ online activity focus on the people or content their children might encounter: Are they being cyberbullied? Do they have access to age-inappropriate material? Can sexual predators reach them? What I worry about, as … Read More
March 21, 2011
’d like to say I was shocked when a colleague sent me the warning letter from Eli Lilly relaying results of a French study that seem to indicate a 30 percent increased risk of death among children treated with recombinant … Read More
March 21, 2011
Genomics offers expanding opportunities for improved diagnosis and management for patients with inherited conditions, who represent a significant sub-group within many medical specialties such cardiology, neurology and nephrology. The report Genetics in mainstream medicine presents findings that the UK approach … Read More
March 18, 2011
China’s one-child policy, introduced in 1979, was a controversial social decision not only for the country, but also for the rest of the world. The policy was launched at the beginning of China’s economic reforms, when the country was home … Read More
March 18, 2011
State Rep. Martin Harty resigned yesterday, facing outrage from constituents, colleagues and strangers over comments he made endorsing eugenics for what he called “defective people.” (CGS)
March 18, 2011
Israel has enthusiastically embraced advanced reproductive technologies. Now a court is considering whether parents have the right to use their dead son’s frozen sperm to create posthumous grandchildren. (Tablet Magazine)
March 18, 2011
Ethics experts Jonathan Kimmelman, associate professor at McGill’s Biomedical Ethics Unit and Department of Social Studies of Medicine, Montreal; and Alex John London, associate professor of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, examined a string of failed clinical trials and … Read More
March 18, 2011
More recently, drugs like Adderall have enjoyed a half-shadowy vogue among writers. The dream of a pharmaceutical solution to literary paralysis provides a wisp of a real-world premise for “Limitless,†an energetic, enjoyably preposterous compound — it’s a paranoid thriller … Read More
March 18, 2011
Gender selection is banned in Britain. But as this disturbing investigation reveals, thousands of couples get around the law by going abroad to get the baby they want. (Mail Online)
March 18, 2011
Governor Perdue will appoint five Task Force members; one former judge, one physician, one former journalist, one historian, and an attorney with experience in the health insurance field or with a medical ethics background as described in the EO. The … Read More
March 18, 2011
The 1-hour campus town hall meeting was the first time Collins has spoken to his entire staff about the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), which an advisory board recommended in December. The center would fold together several existing … Read More
March 17, 2011
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 11, Issue 1, 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Beyond a Pejorative Understanding of Conflict of Interest” by Bryn Williams-Jones, 3-13. “‘Doctor, Would You Prescribe a Pill to Help Me … … Read More
March 15, 2011
Technology can help individuals weigh the risks and benefits of an invasive medical procedure, experts say, but only if doctors and patients keep talking. (Scientific American)
March 15, 2011
Parents of a terminally ill Canadian boy have transferred him to a US Catholic hospital after an Ontario court ruled doctors could remove a breathing tube keeping him alive. (BBC News)
March 15, 2011
For years, the big drugstore chains have stoutly denied selling prescription information—patient names, contact information, doctors’ names, and prescription details—to pharmaceutical companies for marketing use. Now, that charade has come to an end with two class action suits, accusing CVS … Read More
March 15, 2011
Plaintiffs say the move would create more donors. The government argues that it would exploit the donor match system. (American Medical News)
March 15, 2011
Did Erasmus Darwin foreshadow the tweaking of his grandson’s paradigm? (The Scientist)
March 15, 2011
This educational session will cover topics with a view to Northwestern Ontario. The presenter is Kristen Jones, BScN, RN, MPH(N), PhD(student), School of Nursing, Lakehead University. There will also be a panel and the facilitator will be Janet Morgan, BSc, … Read More
March 15, 2011
Berry College Mount Berry, Georgia April 8-9, 2011 The conference will have four featured speakers: 1. Ronald Bailey, award-winning science correspondent for Reason magazine, is the author of Liberation Biology and the editor of several books, including Global Warming and … Read More
March 14, 2011
For years, ethical issues hampered progress in stem cell research. Now, experts believe that developments in reprogrammed ‘iPS’ cells will truly revolutionise the treatment of life-threatening illnesses. (The Guardian)
March 14, 2011
The unconscious man with no ID had been brought in the previous day after being found in a pool of blood. He had vomited an additional 5 liters of blood and his condition remained unstable. If he begins to bleed … Read More
March 14, 2011
For years people have known of the positive impact nurses can have on the physical and mental well-being of their patients. Now, research being done at the UCLA School of Nursing is showing that nurses can have a critical impact … Read More
March 14, 2011
The room-size robots store drugs in dozens of small boxes in a sterile environment. After the 12-hour prescription is received as a digital file, a robot arm finds the correct labeled drug, prepares the proper dose in bar-coded plastic bags … Read More
March 14, 2011
The operation was so risky and rare even the best neurosurgeons in the patient’s home province had performed it just a few times. But surgery was the only way to relieve the severe pain and numbness from the 50-year-old woman’s … Read More
March 11, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of DNA profiles on the national database will be deleted the government has announced. Under the proposals, police will no longer be able to retain the DNA profile of most people who are arrested but not subsequently … Read More
