Topic: Anita Allen

U.S. admits scientists injected Guatemalans with STDs

NY Daily News - 171 days ago
The United States government has made the shocking admission that its 1940s-era scientists deliberately infected Guatemalans with sexually...

White House Bioethicists Named

Science - 599 days ago
President Barack Obama has announced the members of his bioethics commission, which is expected to be more " WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues: Lonnie Ali ...

Old-fashioned bartering helps pare medical bills

AP News - 666 days ago
As health care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soured.Hillsborough, N.J.-resident Robert Josefs traded his Web site designing skills for nearly $1,000 in dental work last year when he had no insurance, and ...

Bahamas lawmaker not charged in Travolta mistrial

AP News - 841 days ago
Bahamas judge says 'rightly ridiculed' lawmaker who caused Travolta mistrial won't be chargedThe Bahamas lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has been " rightly ridiculed" but will not be charged with contempt of court, the judge said ...

Blog: The ACM Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy

MIT Technology Review - 1752 days ago
I'm in Montreal attending the annual Association Computer Machinery (ACM) conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP). Bruce Schneier, from Counterpane Systems, spoke about the generation gap. "When you look at what's happening in the younger generation, there is a ...