Ethical investigations

Medical-ethical guidelines for genetic investigations in humans.

Ethical guidelines for investigations of experimental pain in conscious animals.

The Committee for Research and Ethical Issues of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP®) is concerned with the ethical aspects of studies producing experimental pain and any suffering it may cause in animals. Such studies are essential if new and clinically relevant knowledge about the mechanisms of pain is to be acquired. Investigations in conscious animals intended to stim...

The ethical use of psychology in criminal investigations.

Re: Ethical studies, ethical publication.

I was pleased to see that Occupational Medicine thought it appropriate to publish an editorial on ethical publication [1]. It is important that the ethics of research and publication remain in the consciousness of occupational physicians. This is particularly so where they are actively involved in occupational medicine research and therefore the ethical treatment of workers who participate in s...

Ethical Issues in Physics: Ethical Harassment

The concept of ethical harassment is identified and discussed. It is proposed that we search for societal mechanisms that may lead to some progress in the curtailment of ethical harassment. It is proposed that the right to act ethically should be regarded as a fundamental human and professional right.