Limiting eligibility for medical studies can omit women and African-Americans
...rans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. "It's a moral and political stance and we're obligated to live up to it." For the analysis, Humphreys and his colleagues looked at data sets from five previous alcohol treatment studies that enrolled more than 100,000 patients. They then explored the impact of s...Bombs and bodies: Children living in extremes
...on of the world, self, and others; disturbances in moral development and conscience functioning; post-catastrophe ecological factors that promote resilience and recovery of children and families; and cultural pathways and community settings that mitigate the impact of dangerous events and promote resilienc...UK government is failing sex workers
...hey say. The status quo in the UK is unacceptable moral cowardice, they add. The prime minister has opposed reform and stalled demands for the protection of women; he must show leadership and restore human rights by decriminalising all aspects of sex work now. They believe that the deaths of Gemma Adams,...Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease
...s of social behavior and emotions self awareness, moral reasoning and empathy that are highly developed in humans, the finding suggests that the cells may play a role in what makes humans "human," they say. The finding is reported in the December 22 on-line issue of Annals of Neurology. The cells, kn...'Moral clarity' espoused in debate over health-care reform
... to revamping the U.S. health care model guided by moral principles in balance with political and economica...others. "The message throughout the book is that moral clarity comes first and that clear policies can and must follow," says Robison. The escalating cos...How low should we go? Researchers find no clear evidence for ultra-low cholesterol targets
...ble, but the scientific community has a public and moral responsibility of guarding the scientific integrity of the evidence," Dr. Hayward notes. "In this instance, our analyses suggest that we should have done a better job." Until more evidence is available, the authors emphasize the importance of getti...Animation can be outlet for victimized children, a tool for research
...nk that we are not, as teachers, tapped into those moral emotions it's not a deliberate thing you just do...es, whether of victimization or dealing with other moral or social dilemmas, she said. Ideally, their animated vignettes can be shared anonymously and used i...EU's free trade rules exacerbate alcohol-related harm
...governments in the EU will continue to shirk their moral obligations to protect their populations from the preventable risk of alcohol-related harm."...Potential heart benefit found in stem cells
...debilitating diseases drive progress in this area, moral and ethical dilemmas about embryonic cells continues to cloud the field. In research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 55th Annual Scientific Session, scientists continue to explore mature stem cell sources for potentially sign...Defining the beginning and end of life
...hile Bonnie Steinbock provides a broad view of the moral status of human embryos, highlighting the strength... it to its future self. It thus lacks substantial moral status and does not have a right to remain alive. In the last article of the symposium, George Khu...Problems at World Anti-Doping Agency will 'drive innocent athletes out of sport'
...hing, said: "Coaches and sports scientists have a moral responsibility to educate athletes about the perils and folly of taking drugs that are purported to enhance performance in sport." "Organisations have this responsibility, too. Brent and Max draw attention to serious problems with doping control in ...UNC nutrition researchers dispute claims that obesity problem is exaggerated
... weight turns out to have neither much medical nor moral significance? "The answers to these questions, all of which we believe are strongly suggested by the epidemiological literature, go far beyond the issues of body mass and health," he said. "The current scientific evidence should prompt health profess...UK plans to cut street prostitution will threaten sex workers' health
... "It is surely time for an end to the arguments of moral opprobrium and for some bolder steps towards legalisation if we are to improve public health and human rights," she writes....Emory study lights up the political brain
...ion and conflict, and judgments of forgiveness and moral accountability. Notably absent were any increases in activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain most associated with reasoning (as well as conscious efforts to suppress emotion). The finding suggests that the emotion-dr...Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy are the best treatment options for depression
...hallucinations. Professor Ebmeier states: "Recent moral panics about suicidal effects and dependenceinducing potential of antidepressants have tilted the balance of publicly perceived risk against them, but both their effectiveness and their ready availability make them the likely choice for most patients...Role for medical journals and general news media to raise awareness of child survival
...me and resources on child and maternal health. The moral and instrumental arguments are all there. But, collectively, we have still failed to make the case at the highest political levels. A new Global Fund is one proposal that merits further discussion. Or perhaps a mechanism such as the International Fin...Access to existing medical treatments could save more lives than spending to improve the treatments
...tory performance on quality. "Health, economic and moral arguments make the case for spending less on technological advances and more on improving systems for delivering care," he said....SLU research on teen moms refutes conventional wisdom: Early motherhood may not ruin their lives
...thering transformed their worlds and created a new moral horizon for how they should live. "Some mothers face many challenges but it's not strictly because they had a baby when they were teenagers." She says many teen mothers have difficult childhoods and come from disadvantaged communities with poor schoo...Growing health effects of global warming outlined on regional scale
...and his colleagues say their work demonstrates the moral obligation of countries with high per-capita emissions, such as the U.S. and European nations, to adopt a leadership role in reducing the health threats of global warming. It also highlights the need for large, fast-growing economies, such as China a...Twelve-point plan tackles moral and ethical issues of using email for health research
...health researchers but also raises a wide range of moral and ethical issues, according to a paper in the la...at our experience will add to the debate about the moral and ethical issues that need to be considered" says Dr Kralik....