Comments on: Science and Ethics http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/ "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." - UNESCO Constitution Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Kinsey Wood (China) http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-21 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:49:10 +0000 http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-21 I too was confused by the topics at first but this post really cleared things up for me. I find the approach you have asked us to take on solving this issue much more interesting. As interesting as the “run-of-the-mill topics like cloning and overpopulation” are, a committee full of delegates can only discuss these issues for so long before every speech begins to sound like a direct playback of the last. I like the direction that you have asked us to take our research in, and in reading this research in this new approach I found myself in deep thought over these complex issues (…maybe you intended this to happen ). As for the issue of accuracy in the information that is published, countless clinical tests and trials have been conducted in China. In fact, many foreign companies have come to China to use our skilled doctors, experts, and scientists for their research. The research conducted in China is thoroughly overseen by strict guidelines and regulatory organizations such as the: - Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), - US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) One US company quotes, that this is done to, “to ensure that data collected from pre-clinical and clinical research are credible and acceptable for marketing approvals in China, the U.S., and any other countries.” I too was confused by the topics at first but this post really cleared things up for me. I find the approach you have asked us to take on solving this issue much more interesting. As interesting as the “run-of-the-mill topics like cloning and overpopulation” are, a committee full of delegates can only discuss these issues for so long before every speech begins to sound like a direct playback of the last. I like the direction that you have asked us to take our research in, and in reading this research in this new approach I found myself in deep thought over these complex issues (…maybe you intended this to happen ).
As for the issue of accuracy in the information that is published, countless clinical tests and trials have been conducted in China. In fact, many foreign companies have come to China to use our skilled doctors, experts, and scientists for their research. The research conducted in China is thoroughly overseen by strict guidelines and regulatory organizations such as the:
- Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA),
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
One US company quotes, that this is done to, “to ensure that data collected from pre-clinical and clinical research are credible and acceptable for marketing approvals in China, the U.S., and any other countries.”

]]> by: United Kingdom http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-14 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:54:54 +0000 http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-14 The United Kingdom agrees with all of the problems associated with Science and Ethics. Not only do some pharmaceutical companies and scientists try to "cover up" anomalies in their research, they also administer clinical trials without registering or approving their findings. As a result, these practices have intropduced harm to many subjects who have participated in clinical trials. The United Kingdom strongly supports the idea of placing requirements on those who participate in clinical trials. Setting a minimum age requirement, considering previous health history, and incorporating each individual's unique medical condition should be important. Since the people of many developing nations are unaware of the health risks associated with unapproved clinical trials, setting requirements can save many lives. The United Kingdom will incorporate this idea into a resolution because it can benefit the world as a whole. The United Kingdom agrees with all of the problems associated with Science and Ethics. Not only do some pharmaceutical companies and scientists try to “cover up” anomalies in their research, they also administer clinical trials without registering or approving their findings. As a result, these practices have intropduced harm to many subjects who have participated in clinical trials.

The United Kingdom strongly supports the idea of placing requirements on those who participate in clinical trials. Setting a minimum age requirement, considering previous health history, and incorporating each individual’s unique medical condition should be important. Since the people of many developing nations are unaware of the health risks associated with unapproved clinical trials, setting requirements can save many lives. The United Kingdom will incorporate this idea into a resolution because it can benefit the world as a whole.

]]> by: unesco http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-9 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:16:09 +0000 http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-9 No problem. Its good that you guys are starting to get a better feel for these admittingly complex topics. They are hard, even for college students like me, but I would be selling you guys short if you came to BMUN only to get run-of-the-mill topics like human cloning or overpopulation ;) . No problem. Its good that you guys are starting to get a better feel for these admittingly complex topics. They are hard, even for college students like me, but I would be selling you guys short if you came to BMUN only to get run-of-the-mill topics like human cloning or overpopulation ;) .

]]> by: Eileen Tse (GERMANY) http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-7 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:26:22 +0000 http://blogs.bmun.net/unesco/2008/02/11/science-and-ethics/#comment-7 I believe that I may have been a little confused at what the primary focus was of this committee. Thank you very much for the clarification. I believe that I may have been a little confused at what the primary focus was of this committee. Thank you very much for the clarification.

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