The BioEthics Cafe of Philadelphia

As a society, we have evolved in many fields, before, we had no way of knowing who would have what disease and how we can avoid passing it o...

The very nature of influenza virus makes prediction difficult. New strains of influenza for which populations are not immune in combination...

How insecurity develops is a matter of psychology – quite frankly I don’t care where it comes from. What concerns me is the impact personal ...

Beans Because they fail to work properly on their own A catheter was inserted into her abdomen For easy access to the machine she...

These are horrible questions, but these questions must be asked. I do not claim to know the answers, but I do know that what we are doing no...

As I write this posting about end of life issues, I am well aware that I am not an expert on this topic. Thus, I am writing more in the spir...

I applaud the Vice President’s candor recently with regard to the swine flu. He said that right now he would advise his family to avoid plan...

I don’t get it. They get so happy to tackle a smoking problem in this article . I wonder who they surveyed. They should come and survey the ...

My opinions are neutral in the abortion area. I think no one should suffer whether it is the baby, the mother, the healthcare ...

Some women get pregnant and they abort due to various reasons. The women who want to have a child can’t but now through artificial inseminat...

The dietary supplement industry (vitamins, herbs) has bought off Congress to keep the FDA from regulating products that in reality are sold ...

All this controversy surrounding two pills called Plan B, I wonder what happens to the rest of the population who have sex and ...

I’ve been drinking milk all my life but never delved into what really goes into the process of store bought milk. If you are in ...

Abortion is a controversial topic for a lot of people. Some people see it as killing a living being. Others see it as a means t...

Nowadays, we can’t even die peacefully without someone arguing over your life or death, mentally or physically. We all have a time t...

Boca Raton, FL is home to Kenton Weaver, a 13 year old boy who suffers from autism. Kenton has always loved airplanes and dreams for one da...

A coloring book with burnt out cars, buildings on fire and tornadoes does not sound like a coloring book that many parents would give to th...

Last year, Curtis McCraw was gunned down and murdered. The insurance company in which he has a $25,000 life insurance policy with is denyin...

For another class, I had to write a paper on the safety of statins (you’ll see why in the second paragraph). (But for now – a little backgr...

In 1991, the widely popular CBS television news show, 60 Minutes , featured a story that attributed the lower risk of heart disease in Franc...

The media distorts the nature of our country’s challenges, especially those pertaining to our public health. One of those challenges is what...

I watched the press conference today in which the Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano , was coordinating the United States’ Swine ...

The outbreak of swine flu in Mexico (which has spread to the U.S.) raises some difficult questions. As of this writing early Saturday evenin...

I have concluded that abortion is wrong, but my reasons are not based on religion. Don’t get me wrong. Unlike the specious Bill Maher , I am...

What did you say? ¿Cómo? Many hospitals, emergency rooms, clinics, and healthcare personnel must deal with language barriers every day. With...

Living a Life Sentence Kelly Cobiella CBS Sunday Morning April 19, 2009   Anything can happen to anyone at anytime and good thin...