One highly debatable topic amongst parents is that of mass immunizations. Those who are pro-vaccinating look at those of us who do not vaccinate as misinformed, paranoid and radical. You are to believe that those horrow stories you hear linked to the side effects of immunizations are simply that-stories. BUt there is triuth out there, ...
Dr. Phil has made a mistake. He has violated just about every code of conduct in the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Britney Spears and her family have to carry his mistake. According to Reuters, Dr. Phil visited Britney Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday January 5,2008-just ...
There are many different views on gene therapy and other newly-found medical procedures that are available or going to be available to the public in a few short years, but there are some controversial and fascinating debates on the ethics and safety of gene therapy. Some people are for gene therapy and think it will ...
The debate surrounding informed consent, whether or not it is relevant, revolves around difficulties of implementation. Is it possible for patients to truly make an informed decision regarding medical decisions? In addition, what role should the medical professional play in the decision-making process? Robert M. Arnold, MD and Professor Charles W. Lidz argue that informed ...
