Faculty Bibliography

Mother Doe is 37 weeks pregnant. The doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago who had been providing her care during her pregnancy believe that her fetus is not getting enough oxygen in the womb. They think that without the Caesarean, the baby will either die or be born severely brain-damaged. They urgently recommended that she have a C-section

I trudged toward the fridge to grab some milk. We only keep skim in the house so this dimension of breakfast stirs no controversy. But I found myself wondering, what is going to happen in the Caplan household when, beginning next February, milk obtained from cows that have been given bovine somatotropin (BST) starts appearing in the dairy case at the supermarket? If I insist on mixing milk from cows revved up on BST with my marshmallow-flavored Sunlight Crunchberries, will I wind up dining alone in the basement?

BST occurs naturally in cows. The hormone stimulates milk production. Food companies, scientists and some dairy farmers reasoned that milk production could be increased if cows could be given BST supplements

With the advent of medical technology, the day is coming when parents and doctors can create the perfect baby in a laboratory. The ethical considerations of such a development are discussed

Finding a vaccine to combat AIDS is no easy task. The virus that causes AIDS is small, hard to work with and capable of evolving into different strains. This means vaccine research is slow and frustrating. It also means vaccine development is expensive

If the good nurse were to suddenly be transported into the average U.S. hospital, clinic or group practice of today, she would be amazed to find that her 130-year-old lament still rings true. Medical record-keeping is still in the dark ages in the United States