Surgery for obesity: demand soars amid scientific, ethical questions

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The demand for bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity is growing now that more surgeons are willing to perform the operation and insurance companies are covering it. An estimated 98,000 procedures will be done in 2003, compared to 47,000 in 2001. About 6 million Americans are severely obese and this number could increase in the future.

Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Obesity, Gastric bypass

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Scenarios for stem cell creation debated

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President's Council on Bioethics is debating on moral and scientific issues surrounding a number of potential scenarios for creating stem cells without destroying live embryos. The council considered four methods to possibly generate stem cells and gave ethical approval to only using dead embryos and cell dedifferentiation.

Science & research, Research, Cloning, Stem cells, Bioethics, Research ethics

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Aiding emergency research aim of report on exceptions to informed consent

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The pros and cons of the U.S. Federal regulation that calls for patients consent before commencing studies in patients afflicted with emergency or life-threatening conditions are discussed.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Government regulation, Research and Testing Services, Medical Research, Epilepsy & Muscle Disease R&D, Legal/Government Regulation, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Research Programs, Evaluation, Laws, regulations and rules, Informed consent (Medical law), Informed consent, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Medical emergencies, Medicine, Experimental

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