blog.bioethics.neta Nature Top 50 science blog from The American Journal of BioethicsHarvesting Hearts As Fast as One Can: Is It Ethical- August 15, 2008 The controversy surrounding the New England Journal of Medicine article about using cardiac death as the criterion for death in pediatric heart transplant has sparked significant discussion among ethicists. Bioethicists have been asked to consider whether it is ethical...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/harvesting-hearts-as-fast-as-one-can-is-it-ethical/ Money! Turns Out Its Bad for You...- August 14, 2008 Peter Singer opines in today's Accra Daily Mail, one of Ghana's capital city newspapers, about the evils of money. Singer cites a behavioral study that concludes that even the slightest suggestions of money presented to a group of individuals (e.g....http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/money-turns-out-its-bad-for-you/ Should We Change the Definition of Death Watch the Video...- August 14, 2008 Today's, New England Journal of Medicine published a report of successful pediatric heart transplantation from donors who suffered cardiac death. Part of their paper argues that using circulatory system failures as a definition of death would open up a significantly...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/should-we-change-the-definition-of-death-watch-the/ The Olympics Heat Up Debate on Enhancement- August 12, 2008 With the Olympic competitions heating up, the debates on enhancement, sport, and the human form have more than left the starting blocks in the newspapers and online. Personally, I can't muster up more than a review of what's been written...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/the-olympics-heat-up-debate-on-enhancement/ Like blog.bioethics.net Got an iPhone- August 12, 2008 View image Never miss a single post on blog.bioethics.net! No matter if your on 2g, 3g or wifi, bioethics.net will load fast on your iphone. Simply bookmark the easy to remember address. http:www.bioethics.neti and never miss a single post....http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/like-blogbioethicsnet-got-an-iphone/ Coming Soon: Robo-Pancreas- August 9, 2008 Thanks to the folks at Engaget we have learned that researchers have developed an artificial pancreas complete with a remote device that monitors your blood sugar, morning, noon and night. This device could be a lifesaver for those with diabetes,...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/coming-soon-robopancreas/ Beware: Your Doctor May Be a Blogger...- August 8, 2008 A recent report in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, as reported on US News and World Report, found that more than half of medical blogs allowed the physicans themselves to be identified and even some patients could identify themselves...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/beware-your-doctor-may-be-a-blogger/ Who needs Jenny Craig when you can get slim in Second Life- August 8, 2008 The San Francisco Chronicle reports that researchers at the University of Houston's Obesity Research Center is using Second Life to help overweight persons learn about and develop habits for a healthy lifestyle. Hmm...now let's see--there would seem to be a...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/who-needs-jenny-craig-when-you-can-get-slim-in-sec/ You Read It Here First...Booger's Back!- August 7, 2008 Last week on our website, you saw the news story from the Baltimore Sun about the woman, Bernann McKinney, who cloned her dog, Booger, to the tune of $50,000. One doesn't even know where to begin to comment on the...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/you-read-it-here-firstboogers-back/ Stem Cell Update: Welcome New iPS Cell Lines!- August 7, 2008 While the media has been sidetracked with the Olympic games, the mental illness of the anthrax scientist, a hyped report about water on Mars, and drugs that turn mice into athletes, stem cells researchers have been quietly announcing truly spectacular...http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/08/stem-cell-update-welcome-new-ips-cell-lines/ |