Animal Experimentation: Weighing the Benefits against the Suffering

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments

the core ethical principle underpinning animal experimentation regulation and policy is that the likely benefits of such research must outweigh its expected costs. Although considerable financial and human collateral costs do exist, the main costs are borne by the animals subjected to such research. Although such research may be directed at yielding benefits for animal species or the environmen...

Brazilian daycares: weighing the risks and benefits.

The number of day care centers in Brazil has doubled over the last few years; with this increase has come a rise in the numbers of cases of communicable disease, particularly pneumonia (the main cause of child mortality in Brazil). A study by Dr. Walter V.C. da Fonseca states that a day care child is 5 times more likely to contact pneumonia. However, since the income earned by women in Brazil...

Weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen.

Nanosilver: Weighing the Risks and Benefits

Silver nanoparticles are added to a variety of textiles and home goods as an antimicrobial. Although silver has been used safely for centuries, some question whether the rapid expansion of new exposure sources to nanosilver could have adverse consequences.

Contaminants in Human Milk: Weighing the Risks against the Benefits of Breastfeeding