http://www.bioethics.net/rss/bioethicsnews.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:30 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=7176 Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:30 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7175 Kass even opposes living wills because "it's preposterous to think that we can have the kind of foreknowledge to cover the myriad circumstances in which we may find ourselves. Nor can you accurately pass judgment on how you're going to feel about your life in a different circumstance...No kind of legal approach and no kind of medical approach are going to take the place of a loving, prudent caregiver on the spot." What if you don't have a loving, prudent caregiver on the spot? Do you want your fate to be determined by peope who may not share your values? I certainly trust my imperfect judgment, based on more than 60 years of living and on what I have learned from the deaths of those I loved, more than I do anyone else's judgment. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:14:23 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7174 Efforts to require flu shots for health workers in order to protect vulnerable patients are being abandoned by some major health systems because of legal challenges and vaccine shortages. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:12:34 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7173 A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:46:18 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7172 Medical device companies like Medtronic have been under fire lately for their megabucks deals with doctors who can influence purchases of medical products. So what happens to doctors who complain about these types of relationships? Those who, in effect, are whistleblowers? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:54:49 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7171 A family from Cheshire have become the first in the country to have tissue from their baby's umbilical cord frozen as a health-insurance in case they become sick. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:52:39 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7170 In a tacit acknowledgment that the promise of human embryonic stem cells is still far in the future, California’s stem cell research program on Wednesday awarded grants intended to develop therapies using mainly other, less controversial cells. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:49:12 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7169 The swine flu vaccine is available now--you need to just in line in front of a pregnant woman to get it. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:25:26 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7168 The international assisted-suicide movement has many faces. America's "Dr. Death," Jack Kevorkian, probably comes most readily to mind. The activist groups, Compassion & Choices and Final Exit Network, are also well known. Then there is Australia's "Dr. Death," Philip Nitschke, who travels the world teaching people how to commit suicide with helium or animal-euthanasia drugs obtained from Mexico. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:23:50 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7167 The international assisted-suicide movement has many faces. America's "Dr. Death," Jack Kevorkian, probably comes most readily to mind. The activist groups, Compassion & Choices and Final Exit Network, are also well known. Then there is Australia's "Dr. Death," Philip Nitschke, who travels the world teaching people how to commit suicide with helium or animal-euthanasia drugs obtained from Mexico. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:19:05 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7166 Anyone who has struggled with their weight knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of fat jokes. Despite a national obesity epidemic, our society isn't particularly sensitive to overweight people. Doctors included. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:04:51 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7165 NO face-lift stops time, so as aging continues, even a satisfied patient may choose to have another one a decade later. But what if your face-lift never pleased you, not because of complications or monstrous scars, but because of aesthetics pure and simple? Perhaps your first surgeon’s technique resulted not only in a tighter jaw line, but also a flat wind-swept cheek and a stretched mouth. Or your nose no longer has an unsightly bump, but now, postsurgery, is asymmetrical. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:03:22 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7164 U.S. vaccine advisers last week declined to press for the use of Gardasil in boys and men, opting instead to simply advise doctors they are free to use the drug. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:01:23 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7163 Because of the risks from flu, they should be among the first in line to get both the H1N1 and seasonal influenza shots, medical experts say. Yet many are averse to vaccinations or medication. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:06:37 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7162 While Californians mull whether a fetus is a person, a state judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Oklahoma law that would require doctors to report detailed information about abortion patients, which would then be posted online. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:05:21 EDT