http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on clinical ethics and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/ An expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/-india-s-drug-approvals-put-industry-over-people-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsFri, 11 May 2012 18:10:11 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTDozens of NGOs have issued a joint statement urgently calling for the emerging field of synthetic biology to be internationally regulated.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/ngos-call-for-international-regulation-of-synthetic-biology.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsThu, 15 Mar 2012 12:53:48 GMTPakistan's medical laboratory workers need better biosafety awareness says a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/pakistani-medical-labs-lax-on-biosafety-survey-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:05 GMTRecent scandals have exposed weaknesses in India's ability to police its own doctors as they participate in international drug trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/fines-expose-failings-in-policing-of-indian-drug-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:45 GMTUS-funded medical trials overseas could follow local ethical procedures if they offer 'equivalent protection', says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/us-should-be-more-open-to-other-nations-trial-ethics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 20 Dec 2011 17:24:35 GMTA new trial has found that tenofovir gel, previously found to be effective, does not prevent HIV infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/a-blow-to-promising-hiv-microbicide-gel.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 29 Nov 2011 16:22:22 GMTJoining forces would save countries money on clinical trials, and speed up drug development for neglected diseases, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/report-urges-regional-collaboration-on-clinical-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 01 Nov 2011 15:26:33 GMTMore than 6,000 US clinical trials are now conducted overseas, and the number is quietly rising in South America.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/features/unregulated-drug-trials-on-the-rise-in-south-america.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 18 Oct 2011 17:40:34 GMTA new website aims to improve medical ethics in developing nations by providing information and a forum for discussion.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/online-forum-seeks-to-boost-work-of-ethics-committees.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsFri, 07 Oct 2011 17:20:50 GMTThe bioethics commission has confirmed that between 1946 and 1948 US physicians committed serious abuses during clinical trials held in Guatemala.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/us-confirms-serious-abuses-in-trials-in-guatemala.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsSun, 04 Sep 2011 19:23:20 GMTAn official inquiry into trials of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has unearthed ethical violations.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/ethical-violations-in-hpv-vaccine-trials-says-committee.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsFri, 20 May 2011 10:52:31 GMTIndia's top medical officials see research and interpretations of the latest 'superbug' study as motivated.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/india-questions-superbug-conclusions-research-ethics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsFri, 08 Apr 2011 12:19:52 GMTPakistan will conduct new clinical trials on a controversial, locally-made drug against hepatitis B.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/pakistan-orders-fresh-trials-on-local-hepatitis-drug.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsThu, 03 Feb 2011 08:32:59 GMTTwo studies have shown for the first time that mass vaccination after a cholera outbreak has started can reduce deaths.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/cholera-vaccines-effective-even-after-outbreak-begins-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsWed, 26 Jan 2011 17:50:55 GMTMany commercially available TB tests could be worsening the epidemic, says the WHO expert group on TB diagnostics.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/many-tb-tests-don-t-work-says-who.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsTue, 11 Jan 2011 17:50:34 GMTGuatemala has received apologies from US President Obama for a 1940s syphilis study and has set up a commission to identify victims.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/guatemala-investigates-cases-of-syphilis-caused-by-the-us.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsThu, 14 Oct 2010 14:45:57 GMTT.V. Padma shows you how to separate real progress from hype and challenge poor practice when you're reporting on the conduct and outcomes of a clinical trial.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/practical-guides/progress-or-pr-how-to-report-clinical-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsThu, 30 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMTDeveloping countries must recognise the value of community healthcare and provide clearer ethical guidelines for practice, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/opinions/biomed-analysis-supporting-community-healthcare.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsWed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:44 GMTAs supplies of Nicosan, the Nigerian sickle cell drug, run dry, patients are growing desperate for production to resume.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/clinical-ethics/news/sufferers-urge-progress-on-sickle-cell-drug-nicosan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_clinicalethicsFri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:14 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/