Research Ethics
Links
Circare
Citizens for Responsible Care and Research is an independent non-profit human research protection advocacy agency.
King's College - Centre of Medical Law and Ethics
Systematic training in ethical review of research proposals involving human subjects.
Resources on Experiments Performed by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense
http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/assignments/experiment/atomic.html
Big index of sites related to human radiation experiments. Last updated in 1997.
Professional Responsibilities of Biommedical Scientists in Public Discourse
http://www.wits.ac.za/bioethics/prbspd.pdf
Journal of medical ethics article describes how a small but vocal group of biomedical scientists propagates the views that either HIV is not the cause of AIDS. Criticises publicity seeking behaviour of minority scientists as unprofessional conduct. Describes the consequences of minority scientists' public campaigns in South Africa.
Clinical Research in Developing Countries
http://www.wits.ac.za/bioethics/replytolie.pdf
Udo Schuklenk criticises in Journal of medical ethics policy proposals from the US NIH sugggesting that lower than best proven standards of care might be acceptable in clinical trials in the developing world.