Government Agency Caves in to Johns Hopkins pressure July 21, 2001 In its July 19 letter to Johns Hopkins, the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) outlined serious violations beyond those in the experiment that killed a healthy volunteer. Those violations raised concerns about the safety of ALL human subjects…
OHRP suspends Johns Hopkins Research license for Fed funded research July 19, 2001 The death of Ellen Roche, a healthy young woman before she was killed in a fatal hexamethonium inhalation experiment at Johns Hopkins University, has opened Pandora’s box, demonstrating that the safety of human research subjects has had…
Johns Hopkins Admits Fault in Fatal Experiment July 17, 2001 The experiment that killed Ellen Roche, a healthy 24 year old volunteer–who was clearly not informed about the risks she was incurring by breathing hexamethonium–demonstrates that there are no protections that ordinary people can rely on, when they become research…
Harvard-affiliated gene studies in China face federal inquiry – Boston Globe. August 1, 2000. Harvard-affiliated gene studies in China face federal inquiry, by Deborah Nelson. Genetic research in China is booming. The biotech industry, in collaboration with scientists from America’s elite research centers & the U.S. government, is looking at…
Public Comments Re: Smallpox Vaccine Trial on 2 to 5 Year Old Children Please do not place young children in jeopardy by testing this vaccine on them. Children’s bodies and minds are still fragile and growing, and a vaccine that has so far caused many adverse reactions in adults can…
The Belmont Report Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research From the Office of the Secretary The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research April 18, 1979 http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm ———————————————————————————– AGENCY: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ACTION: Notice of…
