In these hard times of global financial peril and growing social inequality, injuries to dignity
are pervasive." Indignity has many faces," one man told Nora Jacobson as she conducted …

This special issue on Human Rights in Bioethics features four thought-provoking articles
dealing with important issues in the current debate on human rights in the domain of …

Most commonly recognised as a close bedfellow of medicine and regulators of biomedical
research, the field of bioethics has recently expanded its academic jurisdiction to include a …

The globalization of biomedical related issues has created the urgent need for coordinated
intergovernmental action in order to promote respect for human dignity and human rights in …

Like a slowly rising wave approaching shore, the growing incidence of allergic disease now
afflicts over 30% of the population in the developed world. Being the cause of severe …

Realizou-se um estudo exploratório através do procedimento técnico de levantamento
bibliográfico e análise documental de dados extraídos dos sites do Ministério da Saúde …