Archive for the ‘medical ethics’ Category
This is the third in the series of four winners from the 2012 guest post blog contest. by Emma Carline In recent years, concern has been growing over increased bacterial resistance to antibiotics. An article from The Guardian now asks if we are ready to face the “post-antibiotic apocalypse”. The article comes in reaction to […]
Filed under: medical ethics, politics | 3 Comments
Tags: antibiotic, antibiotics, health, health tax, medical ethics, MRSA, resistance, tax
This is the second in the series of four winners from the 2012 guest post blog contest. by Ayush Ray What do these four have in common? It was rumored that the North Korean dictator would inject himself with virgin blood to stay young, Pope Innocent VIII on his deathbed was transfused blood of three […]
Filed under: biology, medical ethics | 3 Comments
Tags: aging, immortality, medicine, old age, telomeres, villeda
Don’t put it in your mouth?
by westwood It’s an unfortunate reality of our world that everyone has an agenda. No matter what you think you are getting for free, something… or someone… is being sold. That’s where the No Free Lunch movement comes in. What is that, you ask? It is a very well-intentioned movement in medicine to stop the […]
Filed under: critical thinking, medical ethics | 18 Comments
Tags: big pharma, bribes, critical thinking, drug companies, medical ethics, no free lunch, philosophy, selling
