Continuity + Change: Perspectives on Science and Religion
... meaningful way in our democratic society, to make informed policy decisions that will affect not only our lives but also the world's future generations, we must transform our ways of educating and of learning. Our curriculum reform discussion will propose an integrated science curriculum organized around tea...Smithsonian to coordinate planning for Panama's Coiba National Park/World Heritage Site
...oposed by ANAM, is a significant step toward truly informed conservation and sustainable economic development. "Coiba is still a truly wild place where we can study migrating marine mammals and coral biodiversity. We want to keep it that way, but without closing it off to fishing, ecotourism and other sustai...Is there a risk of transmitting genetic disorders to babies conceived by fertility procedures?
... of the gene, not the mothers. The sperm bank was informed of this evidence, and all remaining samples were d...e that potential mothers be properly counseled and informed prior to the procedures. "The mothers need to be prepared that there is always an inherent risk of ...Americans support free access to research
...esults show that research must be a collaborative, informed process between investigators and the public to be successful and increase trust," said Robert Reinhard, community advisor to NIH's AIDS vaccine trials. "Time and again the lesson is that improved knowledge in the community furthers the public health...Taxpayer Alliance applauds congressional mandate for NIH public access
...o stay abreast of scientific developments and make informed decisions about their care and their lives, access to credible, reliable, and current information is often the difference between life and death. However, the 12-month delay is too long for us to wait. As the bill moves forward, we urge members of bo...Wildlife conservation and energy dev't study seeks balance in Rockies
...with WCS allows us to create efficiencies and make informed choices on how to responsibly recover the clean natural gas Americans need to sustain our way of life."...Egg donation for stem cell research -- balancing the risks and benefits
...tell the conference that specific concerns include informed consent, risks for the donors' health, distributive justice (will there ever be enough eggs for therapies and will treatments be affordable?), and the possibility of being offered undue inducement to donate. "Some interest groups and regulators regar...Study contradicts USA warning that an antidepressant can cause congenital abnormalities
...icians should discuss this information and make an informed decision, whether or not to continue with paroxetine during pregnancy. Concerned patients can be offered ultrasound and echocardiogram, which can rule out foetal cardiac problems in early pregnancy. Antidepressants should never be stopped abruptly as...Nearly two-thirds of babies receive most of the recommended newborn screening tests
..., parents and health professionals should be fully informed of the benefits and availability of comprehensive newborn screening, Dr. Howse said....Fundacin BBVA and IDIBAPS reassess the intermittent treatment efficiency against malaria
...ible preventive applications. After receiving an informed consent, researchers codified the identity of chil...P treatment, and the other, a placebo. After their informed consent, medication was administered in their prenatal visit in the second trimester and early third...Dietary modifications may not benefit cancer patients
... This vulnerable group of people need to be better informed as diet is one of the few areas of their lives where they may feel that they have some control." A second study of Chinese adults showed that garlic and vitamin supplements did not reduce the prevalence of precancerous lesions or gastric cancer, bu...Titans of biodiversity science call for united, authoritative voice to inform decision-makers
...d with respect to climate change policy making is informed by the world's science community speaking with a single authoritative voice through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The experts signing today's statement call for the urgent creation of an inter-governmental mechanism akin t...Improving livestock health, trade and human livelihoods in Africa
...nformation and experiential learning that "enabled informed debate between policy actors." In each area of the article, Catley et al take an "historical, technical, and political perspective" to analyze the policy environment, to "assess the importance of different policy actors," and to develop methods and ...Polynesia explorers created worldwide web of scientific knowledge
...ir continuous fieldwork, they claimed to be better informed than the scientists. In their conception of what it meant to know another culture, the missionaries "diminished the aesthetic and racial categories so important to the naturalists" and "supplemented them with ethical and religious canons." In sum, t...What's nature worth? New computer models tell all
...ographic information. Next, these models will be informed by new methods of estimating the value of ecosystems. Conventional economics has relied on the rather clunky notion of "willingness to pay" to determine how much a product is worth. This approach doesn't apply well to many ecosystem services that are...Long acting insulin makes the grade
...e Federal Minister for Health and Ageing has today informed us that long acting insulin has been approved for inclusion on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)," Diabetes Australia, Executive Director, Brian Conway statedtoday from the Australian Diabetes Society/Australian Diabetes Educators Association ...Scientists crack genetic secrets of human egg
...healthy eggs, Cibelli said. All the donors granted informed consent for their surplus eggs to be used for this research. Cibelli worked with researchers in Chile to extract the RNA from the unfertilized eggs soon after they were harvested. That material (atreasure of genetic information,) was frozen and shi...US clinical researchers resist full financial disclosure, according to Conflicts-of-Interest Study
... "The findings raise important questions about the informed consent process," said principal investigator Jere...ncial interests take place at the beginning of the informed consent process, when information about the risks and benefits of participation are initially presen...Deep sea explorer and marine conservationist wins MacArthur Fellowship
...rstanding of ocean life as a means to better, more informed ocean stewardship." "Everyone focuses on the money," said Dr. Widder, "But what thrills me is the MacArthur Foundation's focus on helping us find critically needed solutions to some of the most pressing conservation challenges facing our ocean." Ke...Georgetown leads effort to study safety of 'alternative' tobacco products
... information to smokers so that they can make more informed choices. "Some of these companies are being careful about not making health claims, while others are already making claims, so we feel it is a public health priority to find out what these products are all about, how people will use them, and how t...