relevant to the choice of treatment and might explain why the pseudomonas in the sputum of one pa... more relevant to the choice of treatment and might explain why the pseudomonas in the sputum of one patient "showed no sign of suppression by colistin aerosol." Also, many pseudomonas (60%) are sensitive to tetracydline and this might explain the finding that tetracycline is "less likely to be interfered with by pseudomonas" in the treatment of underlying infection. I would question the presumption that pseudomonas can reach the pharynx by ascending the oesophagus. Though I have cultured many different organisms from the small intestine, I have never found pseudomonas as high as the duodenum in the gastrointestinal tract. There are many other more likely sources of infection, as pseudomonas conmnonly contaminates hospital equipment (especially ventilators, humidifiers, and suction apparatus), contaminates hospital food,' and is carried on the hands of staff, contaminated by an infected patient.-I
Little is known about why patients with cancer do or do not donate their biopsied/cancerous tissu... more Little is known about why patients with cancer do or do not donate their biopsied/cancerous tissue to research. A review of the literature on motivations to participate in clinical research and to donate tissues/organs for therapeutic use may provide some insights relevant to tumour banking research. While more research is necessary, a better understanding of the factors that motivate patients to give or refuse consent to tumour banking may ultimately improve consent practices, public trust and donation rates.
Efforts to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases involve the creation chimeric ... more Efforts to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases involve the creation chimeric organisms from human neural stem cells and primate embryos--known as prenatal chimeras. The existence of potential mentally complex beings with human and non-human neural apparatus raises fundamental questions as to the ethical permissibility of chimeric research and the moral status of the creatures it creates. Even as bioethicists find fewer reasons to be troubled by most types of chimeric organisms, social attitudes towards the non-human world are often influenced by religious beliefs. In this paper scholars representing eight major religious traditions provide a brief commentary on a hypothetical case concerning the development and use of prenatal human-animal chimeric primates in medical research. These commentaries reflect the plurality and complexity within and between religious discourses of our relationships with other species. Views on the moral status and permissibility of research on neural human animal chimeras vary. The authors provide an introduction to those who seek a better understanding of how faith-based perspectives might enter into biomedical ethics and public discourse towards forms of biomedical research that involves chimeric organisms.
There is considerable talk in bioethics these days about the political condition of the disciplin... more There is considerable talk in bioethics these days about the political condition of the discipline particularly the idea that 'politicization'has become a problem (Brown 2009 3. Brown, M. 2009. Three ways to politicize bioethics. American Journal of Bioethics, 9 (2): ...
As you point out in your Editorial (Nature 460, 933; 2009) on the distribution of human cell line... more As you point out in your Editorial (Nature 460, 933; 2009) on the distribution of human cell lines, withholding scientific material from the broader research community contravenes the basic norms of science. We do not believe, however, that standard international consent ...
From the MIT Press's ÔBasic Bioethics' series, Jonathan Boran has written an an... more From the MIT Press's ÔBasic Bioethics' series, Jonathan Boran has written an analysis of bioethical reasoning and decision-making. Ignore the title: it doesn't reveal the intellectual foundation of the book. Against Bioethics is not a full-scale assault on contemporary ...
The case outlined below will be the basis for the In That Case section in the next issue of the J... more The case outlined below will be the basis for the In That Case section in the next issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI). We invite interested readers to provide responses to the case for possible publication. Responses should be 500700 words, and should be ...
... developed. Casual acceptance of anthropocentric, or human-centred, values in rhetoric and nor... more ... developed. Casual acceptance of anthropocentric, or human-centred, values in rhetoric and normative structuration is developed as a central concept in AlexanderLautensach's account for the environmental crisis. Cutting ...
In an era when the moral status and use of animals in laboratories is a matter of political, soci... more In an era when the moral status and use of animals in laboratories is a matter of political, social, and scientific concern, animal experimenters have been exhorted to engage their opponents in open debate if they are to shape public perceptions used to evaluate ...
A state government's forestry department has approved logging of the country's ... more A state government's forestry department has approved logging of the country's largest River Red Gum forest. Government officials maintained that if logging the wetlands had been prohibited then the physical, social and economic health and well being of local ...
One report after another from McNair (1944) to Warnock (1978) has recommended that there should b... more One report after another from McNair (1944) to Warnock (1978) has recommended that there should be clear lines of communication between the professions of teacher and social worker. Nevertheless, liaison remains problematic. In spite of the fact that children and ...
... Clinical Ethics. The challenge of cultural and ethical pluralism to medical practice.Rob Irvi... more ... Clinical Ethics. The challenge of cultural and ethical pluralism to medical practice.Rob Irvine, John McPhee and Ian H Kerridge. MJA 2002; 176 (4): 174-175. Abstract: "Culture" can be understood as the way in which people make ...
relevant to the choice of treatment and might explain why the pseudomonas in the sputum of one pa... more relevant to the choice of treatment and might explain why the pseudomonas in the sputum of one patient "showed no sign of suppression by colistin aerosol." Also, many pseudomonas (60%) are sensitive to tetracydline and this might explain the finding that tetracycline is "less likely to be interfered with by pseudomonas" in the treatment of underlying infection. I would question the presumption that pseudomonas can reach the pharynx by ascending the oesophagus. Though I have cultured many different organisms from the small intestine, I have never found pseudomonas as high as the duodenum in the gastrointestinal tract. There are many other more likely sources of infection, as pseudomonas conmnonly contaminates hospital equipment (especially ventilators, humidifiers, and suction apparatus), contaminates hospital food,' and is carried on the hands of staff, contaminated by an infected patient.-I
Little is known about why patients with cancer do or do not donate their biopsied/cancerous tissu... more Little is known about why patients with cancer do or do not donate their biopsied/cancerous tissue to research. A review of the literature on motivations to participate in clinical research and to donate tissues/organs for therapeutic use may provide some insights relevant to tumour banking research. While more research is necessary, a better understanding of the factors that motivate patients to give or refuse consent to tumour banking may ultimately improve consent practices, public trust and donation rates.
Efforts to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases involve the creation chimeric ... more Efforts to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases involve the creation chimeric organisms from human neural stem cells and primate embryos--known as prenatal chimeras. The existence of potential mentally complex beings with human and non-human neural apparatus raises fundamental questions as to the ethical permissibility of chimeric research and the moral status of the creatures it creates. Even as bioethicists find fewer reasons to be troubled by most types of chimeric organisms, social attitudes towards the non-human world are often influenced by religious beliefs. In this paper scholars representing eight major religious traditions provide a brief commentary on a hypothetical case concerning the development and use of prenatal human-animal chimeric primates in medical research. These commentaries reflect the plurality and complexity within and between religious discourses of our relationships with other species. Views on the moral status and permissibility of research on neural human animal chimeras vary. The authors provide an introduction to those who seek a better understanding of how faith-based perspectives might enter into biomedical ethics and public discourse towards forms of biomedical research that involves chimeric organisms.
There is considerable talk in bioethics these days about the political condition of the disciplin... more There is considerable talk in bioethics these days about the political condition of the discipline particularly the idea that 'politicization'has become a problem (Brown 2009 3. Brown, M. 2009. Three ways to politicize bioethics. American Journal of Bioethics, 9 (2): ...
As you point out in your Editorial (Nature 460, 933; 2009) on the distribution of human cell line... more As you point out in your Editorial (Nature 460, 933; 2009) on the distribution of human cell lines, withholding scientific material from the broader research community contravenes the basic norms of science. We do not believe, however, that standard international consent ...
From the MIT Press's ÔBasic Bioethics' series, Jonathan Boran has written an an... more From the MIT Press's ÔBasic Bioethics' series, Jonathan Boran has written an analysis of bioethical reasoning and decision-making. Ignore the title: it doesn't reveal the intellectual foundation of the book. Against Bioethics is not a full-scale assault on contemporary ...
The case outlined below will be the basis for the In That Case section in the next issue of the J... more The case outlined below will be the basis for the In That Case section in the next issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI). We invite interested readers to provide responses to the case for possible publication. Responses should be 500700 words, and should be ...
... developed. Casual acceptance of anthropocentric, or human-centred, values in rhetoric and nor... more ... developed. Casual acceptance of anthropocentric, or human-centred, values in rhetoric and normative structuration is developed as a central concept in AlexanderLautensach's account for the environmental crisis. Cutting ...
In an era when the moral status and use of animals in laboratories is a matter of political, soci... more In an era when the moral status and use of animals in laboratories is a matter of political, social, and scientific concern, animal experimenters have been exhorted to engage their opponents in open debate if they are to shape public perceptions used to evaluate ...
A state government's forestry department has approved logging of the country's ... more A state government's forestry department has approved logging of the country's largest River Red Gum forest. Government officials maintained that if logging the wetlands had been prohibited then the physical, social and economic health and well being of local ...
One report after another from McNair (1944) to Warnock (1978) has recommended that there should b... more One report after another from McNair (1944) to Warnock (1978) has recommended that there should be clear lines of communication between the professions of teacher and social worker. Nevertheless, liaison remains problematic. In spite of the fact that children and ...
... Clinical Ethics. The challenge of cultural and ethical pluralism to medical practice.Rob Irvi... more ... Clinical Ethics. The challenge of cultural and ethical pluralism to medical practice.Rob Irvine, John McPhee and Ian H Kerridge. MJA 2002; 176 (4): 174-175. Abstract: "Culture" can be understood as the way in which people make ...
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