The Nuremberg Code of medical ethics was devised in the aftermath of the Doctors' Trial of 20 of the physicians who had conducted medical experiments on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. The Doctors' Trial was part of the larger Nuremberg trials of 1946–7. Although it has …
Politics
Are you merely a tool that Google manipulates?
Well, we all have our suspicions, but an article in Green MedInfo last June suggests that our suspicions are totally justified. 'Following closely on the heels of the June 24th release of Project Veritas' investigation into Google’s manipulation of search results and …
Rat hairs, hormones and chlorine – why food standards matter in trade deals
Bludgeoned by Brexit as we currently are, I thought you might be interested in this interview with Dr Charlie Clutterbuck (Bittersweet Brexit) on Geoff Tansey's blog. 'A trade deal around food with the USA', he says,'is not just about chlorinated chicken, hormone drenched …
Rebelling with Extinction Rebellion
Although they have not had quite the coverage that they had for the mega 'sit-ins' that they staged back in April, Extinction Rebellion's July Uprisings in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow have garnered both headlines and strong reactions. Having 'processed' …
Climate change awakening
How many others had, like me, their climate change complacency ripped way by the the BBC's Climate change – The Facts last week? In fact, my 'awakening' had started a week before with the FT magazine's article, The Rise of Extinction Rebellion. But the shock was that much …