Two camps at cross-purposes

Arguments at cross-purposes: moral epistemology and medical ethics.

Different beliefs about the nature and justification of bioethics may reflect different assumptions in moral epistemology. Two alternative views (put forward by David Seedhouse and Michael H Kottow) are analysed and some speculative conclusions formed. The foundational questions raised here are by no means settled and deserve further attention.

Commentary: Speaking at Cross-Purposes or across Boundaries?

Management of diabetes at diabetes camps.

S ince Leonard F.C. Wendt, MD opened the doors of the first diabetes camp in Michigan in 1925, the concept of specialized residential and day camps for children with diabetes has become widespread throughout the U.S. and many other parts of the world. It is estimated that worldwide camps serve 15,000 –20,000 campers with diabetes each summer (1). The mission of camps specialized for children an...

Demographics and diagnoses at rural health camps in Nepal: cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND The charity 'Health Partnership Nepal' is committed to both improving global health care and providing medical training links between Nepal and the UK. This paper analyses data gathered at rural health camps. AIM To describe the demographics, diagnoses and treatments offered to people attending three rural health camps in Nepal during 2009. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Thr...

Syntax at Age Two: Cross-Linguistic Differences*

There’s a lot missing from the speech of a typical two-year-old. This in itself is of no great interest to the linguist—after all, there are lots of other things that two-year-olds aren’t that great at. What makes the two-year-old more interesting to the linguist is that there are striking regularities in what gets missed out where. This paper takes a cross-linguistic look at regularities of om...