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Placebos in Clinical Trials: Science or Medical Discrimination?

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Ethics in Health Technology Assessment: International Attitudes Toward Ethical Issues

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Health Technology Assessment in Latin America: An Assessment of HTA Programs in a Developing Region

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Health Technology Assessment (HTA): A Brief Overview of the History, Goals, and Process

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Modern Medicine and the Hippocratic Oath: When Should a Medical Doctrine Be Revised?

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Oath: An Examination of the Man and His Code of Behavior

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The Science of Tickling: How Pleasure and Pain Affect Stress Levels in the Body

In: Biology (general)

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Tickling – Perception or Physiology? The Mystery of the Tickle Sensation

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The Physiology of Tickling: The Science Behind Involuntary Laughter

In: Biology (general)

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

What is Bioethics? The Dilemma of Morality in the Modern World

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Guiding Principles for Clinical Investigation: Henry K. Beecher and Human Subject Research

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Ethical Principles Guiding Biomedical Research: Three Initiatives That Followed the National Research Act of 1974

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Henry K. Beecher and Clinical Experimentation: Four Human Research Myths Debunked

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Broken Heart Syndrome: Is Falling Out of Love Hazardous to Your Health?

In: Biology (general)

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

CIOMS (1949-2009): An International Organization Enters the Field of Bioethics

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The Belmont Report of 1979: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for Protecting Research Subjects

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

XYY Syndrome: A Genetic Link to Crime?

In: Biology (general)

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Informed Consent: An Overview of the Principle, the Requirements, and the Process

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The Nuremberg Code of 1947: An Introduction to the Principle of Informed Consent

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Clinical Trials: An Overview of How Medical Research is Funded and Conducted

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: Does a Patient Have the Right to Refuse Life-Saving Treatment?

In: Biology (general)

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Roberts Bartholow Stimulates the Human Brain: Science or Human Experimentation Abuse?

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The 1847 Code of Medical Ethics: The First Ethical Code Adopted by the American Medical Association

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Walter Reed and the Yellow Fever Experiments: The First Recorded Use of Informed Consent

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

Ethics and Clinical Research by Henry K. Beecher: One of the Most Influential Articles on Human Experimentation Ethics

In: Bioethics

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

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