The American Medical Association is reaping some of what the membership has sown in the case of assistance by anesthesia prior to placing an IV to affect the execution of a man on California’s death row for the rape and murder of a 17 year old girl, Terri Winchell, in 1981.
>According to GlobalEnvision.com and the UNAIDS, Zimbabwe has used ABC (“Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Condoms”) as well as “W” for “empowering women” (to demand ABC?) to lower their national HIV/AIDS rates from 25% to 20%. 1 in 5 is still a devastating number, but it’s not 1 in 4. Early analysis suggests that behavioral changes, … Continue reading
According to GlobalEnvision.com and the UNAIDS, Zimbabwe has used ABC (“Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Condoms”) as well as “W” for “empowering women” (to demand ABC?) to lower their national HIV/AIDS rates from 25% to 20%. 1 in 5 is still a devastating number, but it’s not 1 in 4. Early analysis suggests that behavioral changes, … Continue reading
>An Adult Stem Cell, Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Conference in Honolulu this weekend. Well, maybe next year.
An Adult Stem Cell, Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Conference in Honolulu this weekend. Well, maybe next year.
>The story of the Dayton, Ohio late term abortion facility of Martin Haskell continues. The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a sort of mixed ruling (this is a pdf file) on Friday in the case. The Court found that the Permanent Restraining Order against the Ohio Department of Health in their capacity to … Continue reading
The story of the Dayton, Ohio late term abortion facility of Martin Haskell continues. The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a sort of mixed ruling (this is a pdf file) on Friday in the case. The Court found that the Permanent Restraining Order against the Ohio Department of Health in their capacity to … Continue reading
>The National Academy of Sciences has announced their intention to create a privately funded oversite committee to regulate human embryonic stem cell research. The good news is that no researchers currently utilizing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) will be included in the committee. The bad news is that the privately funded oversite will give legitimacy … Continue reading
The National Academy of Sciences has announced their intention to create a privately funded oversite committee to regulate human embryonic stem cell research. The good news is that no researchers currently utilizing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) will be included in the committee. The bad news is that the privately funded oversite will give legitimacy … Continue reading
>I may be too certain of the integrity of my fellow doctors, but I don’t believe the headlines on blog.bioethics.net or the insinuations on NPR. I believe that there is a legitimate, ethical explanation as to what happened on the 7th floor of the New Orleans Memorial Medical Center. If the generators were off, the … Continue reading