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Bioethicist calls Jon Stewart 'our greatest public intellectual'
In an article in the American Journal of Bioethics, a Loyola bioethicist is calling political satirist Jon Stewart "our greatest public intellectual. This is no joke."
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Bioethicists call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the popularity of take-home DNA kits to trace ancestry or calculate the risk for serious medical conditions grows, there is an increasingly critical need for federal oversight of "direct-to consumer" genetic ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Death tolls spur pro-war stance, study finds
Within hours this summer, 30 American troops died in a strike in Afghanistan and millions of American investors watched the Dow Jones Average shed an astonishing 634 points in one day.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Past medical testing on humans revealed
(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, ...
Feb 27, 2011 |
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Recommendations issued to counter patent, proprietary barriers to sharing stem cell data
An international group of stem cell scientists, bioethicists and experts in law and public policy called urgently today for specific measures designed to counter secrecy and self interest. The recommended measures focus on ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Gulf grows between research practice and participant preferences in genetic studies
Obtaining consent for genetic studies can be an opportunity for researchers to foster respectful engagement with participants, not merely to mitigate legal risk. This shift is proposed in a policy forum appearing ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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4 essays look at the next generation of bioethics
To celebrate 40 years of pioneering bioethics publication, the Hastings Center Report, the world's first bioethics journal, looked to the future, asking young scholars to write about what the next generation of bioethicists should ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Radiologists call for national strategy to address medical imaging overuse
Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls on rad ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Scientists successfully use human induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson's in rodents
Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The research, which validates a scalable protocol ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
A shared decision-making process would assist doctors and parents who are facing the extraordinarily complex, challenging and controversial choices presented when infants are born with genetic or anatomical anomalies in sexual ...
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Electronic health records could give rise to more liability risk
Electronic health record systems likely will soon become a fixture in medical settings. Advocates claim they will reduce health care costs and improve medical outcomes, which could be critical since the new health care reform ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Proposed diagnostic change not enough to help children currently diagnosed with bipolar disorder
(Garrison, NY) Shifting children from the controversial diagnosis of bipolar disorder to one that more accurately reflects their symptoms will not by itself decrease the rate of psychopharmacologic treatment and is not enough ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2010 |
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