SOME OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THORACIC SURGERY ON HUMAN BEINGS

On cloning human beings.

The purpose of this paper is to show that arguments for and against cloning fail to make their case because of one or both of the following reasons: 1) they take for granted customary beliefs and assumptions that are far from being unquestionable; 2) they tend to ignore the context in which human cloning is developed. I will analyze some of the assumptions underlying the main arguments that hav...

Some observations on human semen analysis.

Semen analysis of 66 unmarried medical students in the age group of 17-21 years was carried out. A higher liquefaction time pH, motility, lower sperm count and abnormal forms were observed compared to reported values. Liquefaction time, pH and sperm count was found significantly different in non-vegetarians and vegetarians, perhaps due to difference in their dietary proteins.

Ethics in research with human beings: some issues about psychology.

This paper examines some ethical issues in research with human beings, especially addressing the area of Psychology, such as the use of ethical codes; minimum risk; informed consent; debriefing; confidentiality; and ethical committees. It suggests ways for researchers to increase understanding and the proper use of the ethical codes, to guarantee their own protection, and to avoid abuses of pow...

Brucella Infection Causing Abortion in Human Beings

Some Observations on the Surgery of the Hand

Probably the bulk of the more minor surgical vv0rk done in any military hospital consists treating septic diseases of the fingers, familiarity is apt to breed contempt, and the *act that a neglected whitlow may cause as jttuch economic disability to the patient as a fractured spine is not always fully realized. The Wastage of man-power is very considerable, and, as Denness (1944) puts it, a man...