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VOL. 10 NO. 9 | September 2010

The American Journal of Bioethics | Volume 10 Number 9

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Editorial

To the Barricades!
by Henry T. Greely

Target Articles

Is Deidentification Sufficient to Protect Health Privacy in Research?
by Mark A. Rothstein

Open Peer Commentary

A Case Study in Unethical Transgressive Bioethics: Letter of Concern from Bioethicists About the Prenatal Administration of Dexamethasone - FREE
by Laurence B. McCullough, Robert Brent, Frank A. Chervenak, Benjamin Hippen

Open Peer Commentary Correspondence

Deidentification and Its Discontents: Response to the Open Peer Commentaries
by Mark A. Rothstein

The Intellectual and Moral Integrity of Bioethics: Response to Commentaries on “A Case Study in Unethical Transgressive Bioethics: 'Letter of Concern from Bioethicists' About the Prenatal Administration of Dexamethasone”
by Laurence B. McCullough, Robert Brent, Frank A. Chervenak, Benjamin Hippen

BIOETHICS NEWS

Obesity Looms as Weighty Employment Issue
(Kansas City Business Journal) Glenn McGee forsees a slippery slope of employer discrimination for health behaviors that raise insurance premiums.

Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young
(New York Times) Too Young, Too Many, Too Much--Are Psychiatric Drugs Costing Children Their Childhood?

Social Networks Influence Health Behaviors
(Science Daily) Social networks may be good...or bad...for your health. It all depends on the behaviors your network is spreading. HT @k8ethics #bioethics

First tests for stem cell therapy are near
(The Washington Post) Optimism and angst surrounds stem cell trials as trials are stopped and started and funding is slashed.

NIH Asks Judge to Suspend Stem Cell Research Injunction
(Science) NIH working with DOJ to arrange a stay to keep hESC research alive ASAP. Any other abbreviations I can use? #bioethics HT @bachinsky

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