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In a systematic review and meta-analysis of worldwide data on the placement of ureteral stents after ureteroscopy in patients with kidney stones, the authors found higher morbidity with lower urinary tract problems ...
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This study documents the safety and efficacy of oral polyethylene glycol for the long-term treatment of chronic constipation.
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GlaxoSmithKline's rosiglitazone (Avandia) will receive a black box warning by the FDA because of concerns over heart failure associated with use of the drug.
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Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and caused a mass evacuation of New Orleans, research institutions in the city are still recovering.
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For many IRB offices, it's difficult to find time to handle the daily ethics review work, and so revising policies and implementing new policies can be a difficult challenge.
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While a devastating Category 5 hurricane may not be a realistic threat to your IRB's operations, there are still a number of disaster scenarios that could cause evacuations and region-wide disruptions in communications everything from earthquakes and flooding to potential Sept. 11-style terrorist attacks.
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For years, IRBs have been urged to improve the diversity of their memberships by adding unaffiliated and nonscientist members; the theory being that lay members bring a greater emphasis on the subject's perspective, and can more easily ensure that subjects understand informed consent.
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Very few informed consent policies are extensive enough to convince one IRB director that the protections are extended to everyone who might be asked to participate in a study.
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The federal regulations leave the job of interpreting "minimal risk" up to IRBs, which can lead to challenges for ethics boards and investigators.
