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Thursday, February 09, 2012

open access article: Human experiments: First, do harm : Nature News & Comment



Blogger's Note: a very good reminder on recognizing the actual 'end game' - the patients, obviously (not killing the patient in the process of a particular goal)


                                                                                
EVOLVING ETHICS
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were a prime concern for health officials in the 1940s, and many medical studies — including the US experiments in Guatemala — used methods that would be considered unethical today. Although standards improved over the decades, clinical researchers continued to push the boundaries of acceptable science.....