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The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400
The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.
Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.
McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .

 

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Human Genetics - Compilation of links, journals and other publications that offer research about the ethical and moral aspects of applying genetic knowledge to humans.

404 Affordable Access To Essential Medication In Developing Countries: Conflicts Between Ethical And Economic Imperatives - Review article by Udo Schüklenk and Richard E Ashcroft.

404 Affymetrix Resources: Genetics and Society - Affymetrix believes informed public discussion will help ensure that beneficial uses of genetic information are available to society.
Meta Description: [ Affymetrix is dedicated to developing state-of-the-art technology for acquiring, analyzing, and managing complex genetic information for use in biomedical research. Affymetrix sells GeneChip® brand microarrays. ]

AIDS in Africa - Ethics, Law, Society - This site covers ethical, legal, social issues of HIV/AIDS in AFRICA (focus on South Africa). Folders cover patients, health care professionals, resource allocation, research, IPR and other issues.
Meta Description: [ developing-world-bioethics.org (HIV/AIDS Developing World Bioethics) is hosted by domainavenue.com ]

Algorithm: Rapid Approach to Ethical Problems - How should clinicians approach an ethical dilemma when they have little time to ponder or to seek consultation? This proven method works.

American - National Reference Center for BioEthics Literature - A specialised collection of books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, government publications, and other relevant documents concerned with issues in biomedical and professional ethics. The world's largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.

American Society of Bioethics and Humanities - Professional society of individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities.

Australasian Bioethics Information - Resources on bioethics issues, including a weekly news digest of the latest bioethics news from around the world.
Meta Description: [ Australasian Bioethics Information offers resources on bioethics for health and legal professionals. ]

Bioethics Research Group @ NTNU - interdisciplinary research group:ethical challenges of modern medical technology and biotechnology, prenatal screening, postnatal screening, euthanasia, medicalization, risk-perception and genetically modified food.
Meta Description: [ Bioetisk Forskergruppe ved NTNU. Nettsted med informasjon, debatt, lenker og oversikt over feltet bioetikk. ]

Bioethics Website at Charles Sturt University - The main bioethics teaching site for students at Charles Sturt University. Visitors are welcome to browse the public pages.
Meta Description: [ The Bioethics Website is the major teaching site of bioethics to scientists, genetic counsellors, nurses and other health workers who are studying at Charles Sturt University ]

Bioethics, Inc. - Commercial organisation providing bioethics, clinical ethics, research ethics consultancy services.
Meta Description: [ Bioethics, Inc. ]

Bioethics.net - Broad overview of historical current moral issues in the fields of medical treatment research, from the U. of Penn. Includes news, headlines, articles, upcoming events.
Meta Description: [ Univeristy of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics ]

Bioethics: a fully online introductory course by Dr. Tom Kerns - The bioethics of clinical medical practice, medical research, health care ethics, public health, and human rights are dealt with in this course.
Meta Description: [ The bioethics of clinical medical practice, medical research, health care ethics, public health, and human rights are dealt with in this course. ]

Bioetica en la Red - Spanish language bioethics site, documentation, news, books,
Meta Description: [ Bioética en la Red ]

404 Biomedical Ethics - Newsletter of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics. Subscription information, and one online issue.

Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward - Reflections on Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward from a Patient's Perspective
Meta Description: [ Reflections on biomedical ethics in the cancer ward from a patient's point of view: informed consent, patient autonomy, professional responsibility, dignity. ]

Biotechnology Governance Forum - This site provides comprehensive information about the science, policy, and ethical aspects of research and experimentation on the early stages of human life.

Breaking Bioethics News - the latest issues and commentary (at MSNBC).

Case Western Reserve University's Center for Biomedical Ethics - Mission is to improve public and professional understanding of the ethical issues involved in health sciences research, healthcare delivery, and health policy development - through teaching, conducting research and stimulating community dialogue.

Case: Practicing and Teaching on the Newly Dead - Case commentary on a controversial topic. Should newly dead bodies be used to teach medical practitioners skills that can be used to save others?

Case: Rights of Minors - Case commentary on a common dilemma. When can and must children be treated without parental consent?

Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh - Information on joint degree, graduate and continuing education in Bioethics and Health Law.
Meta Description: [ (formerly known as the Center for Medical Ethics) the center at the University of Pittsburgh responsible for education, research, and consultation programs in bioethics, medical ethics, and health law, (formerly known as the Center for Medical Ethics) the center at the University of Pittsburgh re... ]

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity - Provides news, information, and other resources on bioethics. Analysis from a Christian perspective.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity: Exploring the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity. The Center exists to equip thought leaders to engage the issues of bioethics using the tools of rigorous research, conceptual analysis,charitable critique, leading-edge publicatio... ]

Centre for Bio-Ethics and Health Law - Centre for Bio-Ethics and Health Law is an independent academic institute offering short-term advice and research; it organises courses and provides training sessions. Within the Centre veterinarians and ethicists work together in areas of applied ethics and education and in judicial research.

Centre for Human Bioethics - Monash University's One-Stop bioethics site. Bioethics degree programs, Bioethics Resources Centre Center, Bioethics research.
Meta Description: [ Introduction to the Centre of Human Bioethics ]

Council of Europe Bioethics Division - European Bioethics Convention, Human Rights Biomedicine human cloning, organ transplantation, biomedical research, human embryo foetus, human genetics, xenotransplantation,

Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina University - Research, education programs, newsletter, and internet links in the area of medical ethics.
Meta Description: [ Medical Humanities ]

e-Medical-Ethics.com - Information about medical and research ethics, history, oaths and declarations.
Meta Description: [ e-medical-ethics.com ]

Ethics of Organ Transplants - A discussion of the ethical issues of organ transplants.
Meta Description: [ Ethics of Organ Transplants - how do we get organs? Who should pay? Who should be allowed to have them, and why? There are more ethical dilemmas than you may realize... ]

Ethics Updates: Literature on Bioethics, Cloning, and Reproductive Technologies - Links to a variety of papers, events, case studies, and Internet resources.
Meta Description: [ Ethics Updates provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics. ]

EthicsCommittee.ca -- Resources for Hospital Ethics Committees - Canadian clearinghouse for resources related to hospital ethics committees.
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French National Consultative Bioethics Committee - all the opinions, recommendations and reports, in english, published by the Committee
Meta Description: [ Le Comité consultatif national d'éthique publie des avis, recommandations et rapports depuis 1983 / French National Bioethics Advisory Commission publishes opinions, recommendations, reports since 1983, Fireworks Splice HTML ]

404 Glasgow University Medical Ethics Debating Society - Contains information about the Glasgow University Medical Ethics Debating Society. Organisational website with no informative bioethics content beyond that relating to the debating club.
Meta Description: [ This is the homepage of the Glasgow University Medical Ethics Debating Society, a society dedicated to the discussion of medical ethical issues and the promotion of clear and logical thinking in the medical,legal and other related professions. ]

High School Bioethics Curriculum Project (HSBCP) - Uses case studies and discussion questions to introduce bioethics themes and issues into the secondary school classroom.

404 Industrial Hygiene Code of Conduct - American Board of Industrial Hygiene Ethics Code. May 1995

Institute of Human Values in Health Care - At the Medical University of South Carolina: an interdisciplinary group of scholars whose mission is to bring a more philosophical approach to medicine.

International Association of Bioethics - official website of this international bioethics umbrella organisation, hosted at the University of the Philippines.

International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO - Is one of many international bodies dealing with the subject of bioethics. Contains mostly minutes of forums meetings and various resolutions.

International Center for Bioethics, Culture and Disability - Extensive site on bioethics, particularly as pertaining to the rights of disabled people.
Meta Description: [ This webpage provides information on a variety of bioethic, cultural and disability issues in general and Bioethics; Disability; Disabled; Euthanasia; Nanotechnology; Genetics; Transhumanism; Infanticide; Sex selection; Stemcells; Wrongful life; Cloning; UNESCO in particular., International Cente... ]

International Center for Technology Assessment - Devoted to study of and remedies for the ethical problems of Patents on life and human body parts.

International Network for Life Studies - Japanese bioethicist's views on life and death issues, and environmental ethics.

Islamic Views on Medical Ethics - Islamic views on many medical ethics issues including organ donation, cloning, euthanasia, abortion , fertility, sex change operations.
Meta Description: [ : principles of medical ethics in Islam are discussed including the oath of muslim physician . other issues are discussed in : http://www.islamicmedicine.org/views.htm ]

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics - A center devoted to teaching future clinical ethicists.

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics - Ethics Center at Santa Clara University, offers articles, cases, and dialogue in all fields of applied ethics. Focus on: Biotechnology and Health Care Ethics, Character Education, Business Ethics, Government Ethics, Global Ethical Leadership, and Technology Ethics.
Meta Description: [ The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University is one of the preeminent centers for research and dialogue on ethical issues in critical areas of American life. The center works with faculty, staff, students, community leaders, and the public to address ethical issues more effect... ]

Medical Ethics - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
Meta Description: [ The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics provides information related to biotechnology and health care ethics. These include: publishing articles related to biotechnology and health care ethics, end of life materials, cases related to medical ethics, and a message board. ]

MedicalEthics.ca - Medical Ethics Resources - Clearinghouse for resources related to medical (i.e., physician) ethics.
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National Bioethics Advisory Commission - Commission created by Presidential Executive order #12975 (10/3/1995).

Neonatology And Rights Of Families - NAROF gives voice to parents and professionals critical of current practices in neonatology. A resource to gain insight into the human cost of raising survivors of neonatal research and practice.

NursingEthics.ca - Canadian nursing ethics website. Highly informative and professional.
Meta Description: [ Ethical issues in nursing: articles, books and other resources. ]

Pheromones, Bioethics and Biotechnology - Science Friday audio discussion with Charles Greer, Arthur Caplan, and Susanna Priest on public attitudes about biotechnology research around the world and on the identification of a human gene linked to pheromones. Features related links.
Meta Description: [ September 1, 2000, Hour One: Pheromones / Bioethics and Biotechnology: Who Decides? ]

Philosophy, Medical Ethics and Society - site deals with new developments in bioethics and medical ethics, offers texts and information about conferences and workshops on ethical aspects of the life sciences.

Provincial Health Ethics Network (Alberta, Canada) - Non-profit Canadian organization dedicated to providing bioethics resources including distance education, Bioethics Week, video and book library, sample advance directives, bioethics articles database, video reviews, workshops and periodicals.
Meta Description: [ Provincial Health Ethics Network, Alberta, Canada ]

Reflections on Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward - A cancer patient discusses the issues of informed consent, patient autonomy, quality of life and human dignity.
Meta Description: [ Biomedical Ethics in the Cancer Ward from a Patient's Point of View., education ]

S I B L E at Sheffield - Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics at the University of Sheffield, an inter-faculty institute created to bring together the disparate and wide range of expertise in this area.

Starting Points in Health Care Ethics / Bioethics - These pages provide suggested readings as a starting point in learning about bioethics / health care ethics.

500 Stem Cells in Biomedicine... with a Flavor of Bioethics - An introduction to stem cells research from both biomedicine 's and bioethics 's points of view.
Meta Description: [ An introduction to stem cells research from both biomedicine 's and bioethics 's points of view. ]

Synaptic Clog - A weblog maintained to examine current ethical issues in medicine and health.

The Center for Bioethics - Interdisciplinary unit of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.

The Garrett Hardin Society - Dedicated to the preservation of the writings and ideas of Garrett James Hardin. A common thread throughout his work is an interest in bioethics.
Meta Description: [ The Garrett Hardin Society - dedicated to the preservation of the writings and ideas of Garrett James Hardin. A common thread throughout his work is an interest in bioethics. Trained as an ecologist and microbiologist and a Professor of Human Ecology at the University of California for more than ... ]

The National Rural Bioethics Project - The National Rural Bioethics Project aims to identify ethics-related issues that face rural healthcare providers, and to devolop and provide appropriate and relevant resources and materials that help resolve such issues.

The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics - Large collection of commentaries on a wide range of topics by an international, multi-faith network of progressive feminist religious scholars and leaders.

U S Supreme Court Petition - Whether human-made elements of primary life structures that define the essence of this Court's vaguely defined non-viable (fetus) patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C.

University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics - Excellent bioethics resources site, with dedicated link pages to Women's Health, Genetics Ethics, and End-of-life decision making.

404 Wits University Bioethics Division - Information about members of staff, their research interests, the websites of currently ongoing bioethics courses in the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as its postgraduate MSc (Med) in Bioethics and Health Law degree. Also provides on-line resources in bioethics.