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July 01, 1996
An evening in May 1986. I was strolling along Juhu beach. Suddenly, out at sea beyond the waves, I spotted a swimmer struggling for his life, his arms flailing above the water and his voice just audible as he screamed for help. I raced to where a little boy was playing with a fully inflated car t...
July 01, 1996
A pseudoepidemic of prostate cancer is sweeping the USA, with no real increase in the actual number of patients with this disease. The increase in the number of cases detected is largely because of the widespread use in the USA of a screening test - measurements of prostate specific antigen (PSA)...
July 01, 1996
My nephew, who works as a research scientist in a reputable medical organisation, asked me, 'What were the rules governing authorship of a scientific paper in your time?' 'What do you mean?' 'How did you decide who should be the authors of a scientific paper?' 'There are no rules. You decide ...
July 01, 1996
The aim of this research was to investigate and present the views of women in Denmark on the human genome analysis. Its basic argument was that women's views should be separately sought as it should not be presumed that the moral basis of ethical decisions, the applications, and the implications ...
July 01, 1996
Medical ethics examines not only violations of individual integrity in clinical practice but also the sanction that available policies and legislation grant to questionable medical practices. The ethical issues in psychiatry are to be examined in the context of the liaisons between the practices ...
July 01, 1996
Indians, especially those from the middle class, fondly hope to see their children trained as doctors. As a result there is a great demand for 'medical courses'. Four systems of medicine — allopathy, ayurveda, unani and homeopathy — have been officially recognised. There is no restriction on the ...
January 01, 1996
One of the most controversial issues in the recent past has been the question of legalising the right to a dignified death, or euthanasia (a good death). Like the question of capital punishment or suicide, euthanasia is controversial since it involves the deliberate taking of human life.
January 01, 1996
The euthanasia theme keeps coming back for public approval like a recurring decimal. Dr. Kannamma Raman has accurately put forward the pros and cons in the above essay. She has made a fair case of the positions taken by each side. However, when each side has a stand that is unable to accept the f...
January 01, 1996
The phenomenal advances in medical science and technology have not been without a significant impact on society. They have brought into relief issues which are altering the pattern of human living and societal values. Pari passu with these changes is the upsurge of affirmation of human rights, au...
January 01, 1996
Immortality is neither possible nor necessary. Death and dying are inevitable accompaniments of life. Dying, a natural process for many, becomes a nightmare for some.