Freedom as non-domination in behavioral and biomedical research

Federal policy for biomedical and behavioral research.

Biomedical Research and Corporate Interests: A Question of Academic Freedom

The current situation in medicine has been described as a crisis of credibility, as the profit motive of industry has taken control of clinical trials and the dissemination of data. Pharmaceutical companies maintain a stranglehold over the content of medical journals in three ways: (1) by ghostwriting articles that bias the results of clinical trials, (2) by the sheer economic power they exert ...

The Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research

Prior to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-infected macaques becoming the ‘model of choice’ in the 1990s, chimpanzees were widely used in AIDS vaccine research and testing. Faced with the continued failure to develop an effective human vaccine, some scientists are calling for a return to their widespread use. To assess the past and potential future contribution of chimpanzees to AIDS vaccine ...

Behavioral research on biomedical sexual health technologies: opportunities and directions.

As new sexual health technologies are evaluated and ultimately introduced to the public , behavioral scientists will have unique research opportunities, because biomedical interventions will have limited effect unless individuals are willing to use them and adhere to their requirements. Achieving this acceptance depends upon an understanding of the attitudes and knowledge of the individuals tar...

Protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research.

pleased to transmit our report and recommendations concerning the use of psychosurgery. This is one of several areas which Public Law 93-348 directs the Commission to study; we are further directed to make recommendations for appropriate action to the Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and to issue reports periodically to the President, the Congress ...