brdgt | Harvard World Health News - Research Ethics, HIV testing, Vaccines, and Asthma (Reply)

Sorting Out Good Research from the Bad
Sharon Begley (Newsweek, Apr. 29, 2007)
"For us civilians, it's hard to grasp how much of science is subjective, and especially how much leeway there is in choosing how to conduct a study. No one is alleging that scientists stack the deck on purpose. Let's just say that depending on how you design a study you can practically preordain the outcome."

HIV Testing Without Consent Could Come to Illinois
Jeremy Manier (Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2007)
"Doctors in Illinois may no longer have to get written consent from patients to give them HIV tests under a controversial state bill that's part of a national effort to make HIV testing more routine."

Cervical Cancer Vaccine: Doctors, Patients Want Insurers To Pay More
Sandra G. Boodman (The Washington Post, May 1, 2007)
"Discontent over the price of the vaccine -- the most expensive ever approved -- highlights a long-simmering dispute over reimbursement for immunizations, traditionally regarded as bedrock medicine."

NYC: Mayor Promotes Clean-Air Plan in an Area Hit Hard by Asthma
Anthony Ramirez (The New York Times, Apr. 28, 2007)
"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking in forceful and personal terms, went yesterday to a neighborhood plagued by high asthma rates to argue for his sweeping plan to reduce the city’s air pollution, which includes a surcharge for vehicles entering congested sections of Manhattan."