Thalidomide

The sedative thalidomide was provided to patience during the 1960’s to counteract the effects of war (Fintel, Carias & Samaras, 2009). It was first introduced into Germany and then extended worldwide. The medication was given to anyone since the pharmaceutical company stated…

Empowering individuals and transcending what were long considered human limits: these thoughts may be exciting to you, but are disturbing and frightening to others. Let's put major objections to transhumanism into one or more of four categories: that it's unfeasible, directly dangerous, indirectly dangerous, or immoral. "It won't work!" It's easy to be skeptical about technological predictions. After all, it's 2014 and nobody commutes by personal helicopter or nuclear-powered automobile, or has…

Gloved hands reach out from the dim and sleazy room. The bewildered little chimp whimpers, backing away from the horrors that await him. The giant pair of intimidating hands proceed to reach over the putrid steel bars of the cold cage. Within seconds, the chimp finds himself immoblised under the iron like grip of the monster. He tries to defend himself, tries to escape from the towering circle of emotionless creatures. He struggles desperately, until all of a sudden, he stops. And no matter how…

For example, In 1950 a pill for pregnant woman called Thalidomide went out on the market claiming to be animal tested. Due to it was safe many pregnant woman consumed it to help their babies be strong and healthy yet at birth many babies were being born with severe defects.That was caused because the drug was…

Animal experimentation Humans depend on controversy to obtain an ominous view of all the facts to make an educated decision. While many humans can never unanimously agree on a whole heartedly ethically inclined decision, it can help create progress especially in cases of animal cruelty. Although many people are against animal cruelty, the controversy is dictated to people’s opinions on whether animal experimentation is more helpful or more harmful. Animal experimentation is incredibly…

testing not only comes from understanding diseases but also for drug developments. The importance of testing on animals was re-enforced during the twentieth century following several adverse effects caused by not doing so. An example is the drug thalidomide, a painkiller for morning sickness that was marketed in late the 1950s. Because no animal testing was done, the company was unaware of the severe side effects of this very drug, leading to more than 10,000 children being born with…

The Sherri Finkbine Case. After 2 months of pregnancy, Mrs. Sherri finds out her child may be deformed due to her using thalidomide. The child would be born with flipper arms and possibly without ears, legs, and arms too. Would abortion be moral permissible? I would say yes because if the child is born, they will have several complications, most likely have to deal with chronic…

Amyloidosis is an incurable fatal disease where abnormal proteins called amyloid fibrils are misfolded and then deposited in the tissues and organs of the body. It is a serious condition that can affect one organ or tissue or multiple organs at the same time. This study was performed to analyze and describe the latest clinical trials, research, diagnosis procedures, treatment plans, and drugs available for the treatment of amyloidosis AL (primary), AA (secondary), ATTR (hereditary and senile),…

“ If it always costs, we are always ready to afford” Most people have become fully acquainted with the side effects of science and technology. They know very well that all the technological innovations have serious effects on their health, social lives and the environment. However, all of them have been ready to pay whatever the cost has been. Therefore, I don’t think that greater scientific literacy at all levels of society has had a positive impact on our attitude towards science and…

drug had caused more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market.” (Neavs) Another example of inaccurate results in early animal testing would be in the 1950’s lab animals tested a sleeping pill called Thalidomide and it was successful within the lab, but later there were 10,000 cases of babies born with severe birth deformities.…