The Ethics of Medical Testing

Klappentext modern medical testing is shaped by a troubled legacy / Associated Press -- Strict guidelines ensure safe and ethical medical testing on humans / Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America -- Medical testing on humans can be dangerous and corrupt / Paul Tosto and Jeremy Olson -- Review boards are inadequate to ensure ethical medical testing / Mary Beckman -- Medical testing on prisoners is unethical and should be outlawed -- Silja J.A. Talvi -- Medical testing on prisoners can be done ethically / Institute of Medicine -- Medical testing on children involves unique considerations / Donna Sylvester and Tonia Morrison -- Special rules can provide safeguards for vulnerable test ppulations / Deavid Wendler and Christine Grady -- Using animals for medical testing Is unethical and unnecessary / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) -- Using animals for medical testing is both ethical and essential / Foundation for Biomedical Research -- Genetic testing necessitates new ethical considerations / North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research -- Medical testing in developing countries is conducted ethically / Todd D. Clark -- Ethicists disagree about medical testing without consent during crises / Rob Stein.

Product details

• Authors: Tamara (EDT) Thompson
• Assisted by: Tamara Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenhaven press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2011
• EAN: 9780737759037
• ISBN: 978-0-7377-5903-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: At Issue (Paperback); At Issue
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind