April 4, 2002. Boston Globe. Institute of Medicine worries that public trust is threatened by deaths. By Michael Kranish and Alice Dembner. The IOM report did not satisfy some longtime observers. ”The IOM committee, headed by a Harvard University dean, disingenuously recommended entrusting `the responsibility for ensuring that protective rules…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav April 2, 2002 Francis Fukuyama:Don’t Alter Human Nature FYI Human nature "is fundamental to our notions ofjustice, morality and the good life." In an interview in The New…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav April 1, 2002 Three CardiologistsSuspended from Baylor Clinical Research up to 5 years FYI The Baylor College of Medicine Institutional Review Board(IRB) has suspended research privileges from…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 31, 2002 Harvard research jeopardizedthe welfare of disadvantaged Chinese people while violating federal regulations. FYI Sadly, Harvard joins the list of prestigious academicresearch institutions that have…
Lab Animals Used in Research are Protected by Laws; Children are Not March 26, 2002 There is no law such as the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, to protect the welfare of human beings – including children – who are subjects of biomedical research. There are no mandates under U.S….
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 25, 2002 Federal Agency Does Not Adequately Enforce Federal Standards of Ethics andSafety. FYI The Boston Globe takes a critical look at the federalOffice of Human…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 17, 2002 Ethics of Physician/IndustryRelationships FYI You are being sent a link to an article from theheart.org,the website for cardiovascular health professionals. Title of article: Ethics…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 16, 2002 Ethics of Physician/IndustryRelationships FYI You are being sent a link to an article from theheart.org,the website for cardiovascular health professionals. Title of article: Ethics…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 15, 2002 Seattle Times Reports 6 More FamiliesSue Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center FYI The Seattle Times reports that 6 additional families havefiled lawsuits against The Fred…
AHRP InfoMail Return to Home Page Return to InfoMail Media Coverage List MediaCoverage News Stories on Human ResearchProtection andCommentary by Vera Hassner Sharav March 14, 2002 Whistle-Blower SaysMarketers Broke the Rules to Push a Drug (Neurontin) FYI The New York Times reports that court papers in a civillawsuit "may provide a…
Coroner calls for withdrawal of Seroxat (PAXIL) March 13, 2002 Following the death of a 56 year old retired headmaster within two weeks of taking the antidepressant, Seroxat (PAXIL), a British coroner told a court “”I have grave concerns that this is a dangerous drug that should be withdrawn until…
"The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential."
[Nuremberg Code, 1947]
"Human subject means a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or (2) identifiable private information. [ Code of Federal Regulations 45 CFR 46.102 (f)]
On October 30, 2001, the National Human Research Protection Advisory Committee (NHRPAC) signed off on recommendations redefining the term "human subject" in an effort to accommodate research that invades people’s privacy by declaring that "human subjects" are only those "who interact personally with research investigators."
