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IN THE NEWS - Updated: Tue Jan 6 | 1:27 PM UTC

AIDS/HIVCalifornia Health Agency Ignored Law Helping Impoverished HIV Patients, Judge Rules
Los Angeles Times - Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Texts Used to Tackle South Africa HIV Crisis
CNN - Tue, 02 Dec 2008

BioethicsShould Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere?
New York Times - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Medical Publisher to Review Claim About Article’s Writer
New York Times - Mon, 22 Dec 2008

BiotechnologyTop 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008
Wired - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Cell Project May Help to Repair Human Tissue
Greensboro News-Record - Sun, 30 Nov 2008

Bioterrorism9/11 Health Bill Opposed by NY Mayor is Shelved
Newsday - Sun, 28 Sep 2008
FBI Seeks Scientific Review of Anthrax Probe
San Francisco Chronicle - Wed, 17 Sep 2008

CloningUN Ethics Panel To Reconsider Human Cloning Ban
Scoop - Wed, 15 Oct 2008
To mix or not to mix?
The Strait Times - Thu, 14 Aug 2008

End-of-Life IssuesDefective Directives? Struggling with End-of-Life Care
American Medical News - Mon, 05 Jan 2009
Family Needs to Know When Patient Survival Is Uncertain
Washington Post - Mon, 29 Dec 2008

EnhancementLet Students Take Drugs to Boost Brainpower, Says Leading Academic
Times Online - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Doping at Work and in Class—Why Not?
Scientific American - Tue, 09 Dec 2008

Environmental EthicsBottled Water Not So Pure
Los Angeles Times - Thu, 16 Oct 2008
The ethics of eating organically and sustainably
Courier Mail Australia - Tue, 12 Aug 2008

Genetically Modified OrganismsFrance suspends use of GMO corn
AP - Tue, 12 Feb 2008
Venter Institute: we've constructed a synthetic bacterial genome
New York Times - Fri, 25 Jan 2008

GeneticsWhat’s Race Got to Do With It?
Newsweek - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Advocates push 'personalized medicine'
UPI - Wed, 31 Dec 2008

Health Care IssuesHealth Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’s
New York Times - Tue, 06 Jan 2009

Health Disparities'She's too young,' doctor said. 'It can't be a heart attack.' But it was.
Chicago Tribune - Mon, 29 Dec 2008
Finally, a Summit About Minorities' Health Disparities
USA Today - Tue, 16 Dec 2008

Human Research/SubjectsPersonalized Medicine Will Lead To Changes In FDA Approval Process For New Medications, Von Eschenbach Says
Medical News Today - Tue, 11 Nov 2008
For Companies Courting Surgeons, How Far is Too Far?
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Mon, 08 Sep 2008

MediaReliable Health Resources on the Web
ABC News - Sun, 21 Dec 2008

Medical PrivacyNew York City to Pay Doctors to Contribute to Database
New York Times - Mon, 05 Jan 2009
Intel Takes Step Into Home Health Care
Wall Street Journal - Mon, 10 Nov 2008

NanotechnologyLocal officials move toward monitoring nanotechnologies
EurekAlert - Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Increased Education On Nanotech, Human Enhancement Increases Public Concerns
Science Daily - Thu, 17 Jul 2008

NeuroethicsMental patients isolated for years despite laws
Associated Press - Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Report Sees Long-term Problems for Troops Who Suffer Traumatic Brain Injuries
Los Angeles Times - Thu, 04 Dec 2008

Organ Transplant/DonationBuilding a Better Kidney Transplant
TIME - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Doctor Cleared of Harming Man to Obtain Organs
New York Times - Fri, 19 Dec 2008

PoliticsDemocrats Debate Methods to End Stem Cell Ban
New York Times - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Health Reform a Joint Mission
Boston Globe - Fri, 26 Dec 2008

Public HealthLaw on Flu Vaccinations May Be Tested
New York Times - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Smoking Banned in Oregon Bars Starting in 2009
MSNBC - Wed, 31 Dec 2008

Reproductive MedicineMerck Files for FDA Approval of Gardasil For Males
CNBC - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Fetal DNA test sheds light, but stirs an ethical battle
Houston Chronicle - Sun, 21 Dec 2008

Research EthicsPlacebo Effect: New Survey Gives Life to Ethical Debate
USA Today - Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Cleveland Clinic Discloses Doctors’ Industry Ties
New York Times - Wed, 03 Dec 2008

Stem Cell ResearchHope of Insulin Cell Transplant
BBC News - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Scientists Create New Means to Study Disease Origins
Washington Post - Fri, 26 Dec 2008