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Arthur C. Upton
The Need for Openness and Informed Consent
Informed consent is the cornerstone of the western systems of
medical ethics. In this review, Dr. Upton takes a hard look at a new book
on the issue. MORE
EPA's New Policy: Research
Subject Protection
On October 4, in Washington,
the Environmental Protection Agency issued a policy on the use of data
from the testing of human research subjects. In a process that began more
than two years ago, the document defines what the agency believes is “an
ethically appropriate human study.” MORE
When Is Asbestos Exposure
Hazardous?
Risk managers in government and industry ask when a
toxic agent is hazardous. The answer - for one of the most hazardous
agents, asbestos - is found in an unlikely place: a wage dispute between
the United States government and its employees. MORE
Nancye Buelow
Genetic Discrimination: The Alpha-1 Case
Most
experts talk - or write - about genetic discrimination as if it was a
problem of the future. Nancye Buelow says the problem exists now, and what
needs to be done is clear! MORE
In A Nutshell
Professor
Lewontin provides a touchstone for judging the claims of both sides of the
"nature versus nurture" controversy. MORE
Is All Disease Genetic?
Everyone
wants to vector the decisions of the judge and the lawmaker. Two
publications found in their mail are important for all of us to read. MORE
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