New TB vaccine shows no benefit in African study - The Washington Post

New TB vaccine shows no benefit in African study - The Washington Post: "The study, reported online by the Lancet on Monday, was conducted in about 2,800 South African infants. Although the vaccine did not protect them, it might possibly benefit adolescents or adults."

Would European or American parents have wanted their infants vaccinated for a study? Africans and other third world population are being used by pharmaceutical companies as guinea pigs. (My comments)

Firestorm Erupts Over Transgenic Rice Study in Chinese Children - ScienceInsider

Firestorm Erupts Over Transgenic Rice Study in Chinese Children - ScienceInsider

Des enfants chinois auraient été utilisés comme cobayes pour du riz OGM

Des enfants chinois auraient été utilisés comme cobayes pour du riz OGM

Scientists call for curbs on own research on deadly bird flu virus | World news | guardian.co.uk

Scientists call for curbs on own research on deadly bird flu virus | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Virus experts in the US say outbreak of genetically engineered bird flu could be worst influenza pandemic in history"

Fears of mutant virus escape halt bird flu study | Reuters

Fears of mutant virus escape halt bird flu study | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of the bird flu virus have suspended their studies because of concerns the mutant virus they have created could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally escape the lab."

Studies: Stem cells reverse heart damage - CNN.com

Studies: Stem cells reverse heart damage - CNN.com

Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk, study finds - The Washington Post

Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk, study finds - The Washington Post: "Large daily doses of Vitamin E, long touted as a virtual wonder drug that could protect against cancer, heart disease, dementia and other ailments, actually increase the risk for prostate cancer among middle-aged men, according to a large federal study released Tuesday."

Chimpanzee research an endangered species as experts debate usefulness, ethics - The Washington Post

Chimpanzee research an endangered species as experts debate usefulness, ethics - The Washington Post: "The European Union banned the practice last year, leaving the United States and Gabon as the only countries conducting medical research on chimpanzees. At drug companies, chimp research is waning with the emergence of lower-cost, higher-tech alternatives."

Again when it comes to the respect f life the US trails behind.