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Review: Hunger striking prisoners: the doctors' dilemma

Published 13 Oct 2005

Review: Has the President's Council on Bioethics missed the boat?

Published 11 Sep 2003

Primary care: Vaccination against mumps, measles, and rubella: is there a case for deepening the debate?How safe is MMR vaccine?Validity of the evidenceDealing with uncertaintyGP's response

Published 13 Oct 2001

Education and debate: The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasiaAre we treading a fine line?Paralysing agents may be given up to but not at or beyond the point of extubationThe parents' perspective on …

Published 18 Aug 2001

Education and debate: Results of genetic testing: when confidentiality conflicts with a duty to warn relativesCase studyAct to resolve conflictView from Dutch general practiceFamily duty is more important than rights

Published 9 Dec 2000

Education and debate: Doctoring malaria, badly: the global campaign to ban DDTDDT for malaria control should not be bannedCommentary: Reduction and elimination of DDT should proceed slowly

Published 2 Dec 2000

Education and debate: Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflictConsideration and compromise are possibleCommentary: Delay in stopping treatment can become unreasonable and unfair

Published 6 May 2000

Education and debate: Certifying fitness for corporal punishmentCertifying fitness for corporal punishmentWhite liesInnocents abroadDeception demands compelling argumentsIndividuals need clear policy guidanceResponse

Published 3 Oct 1998

Education and debate: Ethical debateShould industry sponsor research?Tobacco industry research: collaboration, not confrontation, is the best approachTobacco company sponsorship discredits medical but not all researchCondemning the drinks industry rules out potentially useful…

Published 1 Aug 1998

Education and debate: Truth, the first casualtyDeadly charadesCommunication is a vital part of careDoctors and patients should be fellow travellers

Published 20 Jun 1998