Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: ethicist http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New guidelines issued for genetic screening in newborns, children (HealthDay)— New guidelines on testing newborns and children for genetic diseases recommend screening for childhood diseases but note that testing for diseases that strike in adulthood may not be worthwhile. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-guidelines-issued-genetic-screening-newborns.html Genetics Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:01 EST news280673783 Scrap 'unwinnable' drugs war and divert funds into curbing global antibiotic misuse Governments around the world should stop squandering resources fighting an "unwinnable war" against illegal drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. Instead, they should use the cash to curb antibiotic misuse, which poses a far more serious threat to human health, claims a leading ethicist in the Journal of Medical Ethics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-scrap-unwinnable-drugs-war-funds.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:30:03 EST news280602901 Ethics should drive health policy reform, especially with physician-owned specialty hospitals The ethical principles that have for centuries shaped the relationship between patient and physician should also guide legislators, regulators -- and justices of the highest court -- charged with crafting U.S. health care policies that demarcate the boundaries of a physician's business practice, an Indiana University professor argues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ethics-health-policy-reform-physician-owned.html Health Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:09:21 EST news259416554 Study finds MDs not always honest with patients (AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mds-honest-patients.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:50 EST news247944824