Spring 2007

Editor's Note
Arjun Suri

Features

Ethics Regulation in the Field of Medicine: A Historical Sketch
Klaus Hoeyer, MA, PhD

The Return of Research Results to Participants:
An Ongoing Debate Modeled in Cancer Research
Conrad V. Fernandez, MD, FRCPC

Vulnerability and Protection in Human Research
Angela Ballantyne, PhD and Wendy Rogers, MD, PhD

Payment of Subjects
Ellen Burgess, MD

In Focus

Profit and The Production of the Knowledge:
The Impact of Industry on Representations of Research Results
Timothy Caulfield, LLB, LLM

Coming Soon to a Physician Near You:
Medical Neoliberalism and Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials
Jill A. Fisher, PhD

Impact of the Commercialization of Biotechnology
Research on the Communication of Research Results: North American Perspective
Yann Joly, LLB, LLM, PhD Candidate, Flora Wahnon, BSc, Bartha Maria Knoppers PhD, OC


International

Challenges in Applying Ethical Guidelines in Developing Countries: A Case Study
Dr. Shormilla Roy Choudhury, HonBSc, MPhil, DPhil

Developing Ethical Oversight of Research In Developing Countries: Case Study of Nigeria
Clement A. Adebamowo, BM, ChB Hons, FWACS, FAFACS, ScD, Margaret A. Mafe, PhD, Aminu A. Yakubu, MPH, Julie M. Adekeye, MB, BS, Jonathan Y. Jiya, MB, BS, MPH, MNI

Using Research to Inform Health Policy: A Perspective From the World Health Organization’s Advisory Committee on Health Research
Judith A. Whitwtworth, AC, DSc, MD, PhD, BS and Tikkkki Pang, PhD, FRCPath, FIBiol

Can Health Research Policy Be Shaped?: Lessons from the UK Experience
Sara E. Shaw, MSc, PhD, Yvonne H. Carter, OBE, MD, FRCGP, FMedSci,
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, OBE, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, Fraser Macfarlane, MBA, PhD, FCIPD

Health Highlights

Nanotechnologies in Health Care:
A Needs Assessment Regarding Ethics and Policy in Nanomedicine
Summer Johnson, PhD and Glenn McGee, PhD

The Development of the Field of Health Disparities Research:
The Role of Cross-Disciplinary and Institutional Collaboration
Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH and Daniel L. Howard, PhD

Corruption of the Evidence as Threat and Opportunity for Evidence-Based Medicine
Victctor M. Montori, MD, MSc and Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc

Can Policy Changes Facilitate Authentic Academic and Community Health Research Partnerships?
Alexandra Adams, MD, PhD and Nancy Miller-Korth, RN, MSN

Special Section

Upcoming Conferences