Faculty Bibliography

In rich nations, diarrhea is a vaguely amusing, embarrassing disorder associated with eating and drinking too much. But, as David Werner makes clear in a short but important article in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics, in poor countries diarrhea is no joke

In rich nations, diarrhea is a vaguely amusing, embarrassing disorder associated with eating and drinking too much. But, as David Werner makes clear in a short but important article in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics, in poor countries, diarrhea is no joke

Arthur Caplan discusses what he calls the myth in health care, the notion that health care costs are high because America spends too much on expensive medical care for old people who are terminally ill. He presents a study by James D. Lubitz and Gerald F. Riley which negates this theory

James D. Lubitz and Gerald F. Riley, who are at the Health Care Financing Administration in Baltimore, the outfit that runs the federal Medicare program, believe the figures about the cost of health care for those in the last year of life are often misinterpreted or exaggerated

My doubts have nothing to do with a failure to understand the enormity of the problem. Nearly a third of all AIDS cases in the United States are the result of needle-sharing among addicts. Someone who has the HIV virus can pass it on to others if they use needles or syringes that have come in contact with the infected person's blood

I decided to forgo the chance to stand on the White House lawn and bask in the gratitude of [Hillary Clinton] and Bill for giving them the benefit of my insights as to how to spend your tax money in favor of offering advice to 8-year-olds about the importance of keeping their eyes on the ball when fielding grounders. I told my son that there was no need to go back to Washington because the debate about health care is really only just about to begin

While the themes of science out of control and a science indifferent to human values do not accurately describe what is taking place in genetics today, Jurassic Park does accurately reflect anxieties about genetic engineering that have deep roots in our culture

I think those in the scientific community who argue for either ignoring or simply blowing off the "Jurassic Park" phenomena as just so much Mad Scientist nonsense are missing a great opportunity. Every kid I know under the age of 14 can't wait to see the movie. A lot of adults are curious too. While the themes of science out of control and a science indifferent to human values do not accurately describe what is taking place in genetics today, "Jurassic Park" does accurately reflect a set of anxieties about genetic engineering that have deep roots in our culture

Those in the scientific community who argue for either ignoring or simply blowing off the Jurassic Park phenomena as just so much Mad Scientist nonsense are missing a great opportunity. Every kid I know under the age of 14 can't wait to see the movie. A lot of adults are curious too. While the themes of science out of control and a science indifferent to human values do not accurately describe what is taking place in genetics today, Jurassic Park does accurately reflect a set of anxieties about genetic engineering that have deep roots in our culture