http://www.bioethics.net/rss/.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:23:21 EST http://www.bioethics.net/ http://www.bioethics.net/images/logo_frontpage_wht.gif 60 200 webmaster@bioethics.net newsupdate@bioethics.net en-us http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8322 When a Georgia health care organization recently launched a series of childhood anti-obesity ads, they had no idea they'd be accused of attacking rather than advocating for kids. #bioethics Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:23:21 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8313 How truthful do public health campaign ads need to be? Is it wrong to misrepresent an individual's story to get a do-good message across? #bioethics Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:31:06 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8294 Leading epidemiologists suggest that one of the major health threats of the 21st century is our built environment. #bioethics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:49:37 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8286 A report on how to wrap up six years of receivership is due by April 30. Many of the program's goals have been accomplished, judge says. But are these improvements enough? Prison healthcare is still among the worst healthcare indicators in the US. #bioethics Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:21:09 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8282 Balancing reproducibility versus risk is a really challenge for some scientific research, particularly when it comes to understanding pandemic influenza. #bioethics Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:14:13 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8268 The U.S. should study whether "fracking" is a hazard to people or food sources, a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. #bioethics Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:29:22 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8261 Mass disasters require quick decisions about treatment that can lead doctors to question whether they made the best medical and ethical choices. #bioethics Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:45:16 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8250 A Dutch scientist announced to a virology meeting that he had created a mutated strain of H5N1 bird flu which had the potential to spread between humans. Is this information the public should know? #bioethics Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:49:23 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8248 Giving clean needles to IV drug addicts saves lives – and money, says Art Caplan. #bioethics Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:41:06 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8225 County case workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight. #bioethics Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:40:38 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8220 Pitting liberty versus public health, the British ask whether smoking in cars should be outlawed. #bioethics Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:05:30 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8210 Polio, once a worldwide scourge, has been all but wiped out on 99 per cent of the planet. Does the 1% lingering matter? And if so, why does it remain? #bioethics Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:06:52 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8209 Forget nudges and carrots. Outright penalties for bad health behaviors get the most support from consumers. #bioethics Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:03:21 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8197 Gallows humor--okay. Fat jokes--not so much. Doctor gets in hot water over non-PC comments about overweight patients. #bioethics Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:58:04 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8193 Gender equity recommended in vaccination for sexually-transmitted infections. #bioethics Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:51:38 EDT