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2014-10-24

Guebert, Jenilee, Bubela, Tania, Jardine, Cynthia, Geary, Janis

Background. Research in northern Canada focused on Aboriginal peoples has historically benefited academia with little consideration for the people being researched or their traditional knowledge (TK). Although this attitude is changing, the complexity of TK makes it difficult to develop...

2014-11-14

Knowles, Lori, Bubela, Tania

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is one of the defining issues of the 21st century. AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa and the fourth-leading cause of death globally. UNAIDS estimated that 33.2 million people were living with HIV in 2007. More than twenty million people have already died from AIDS...

2014-11-14

Patten, San, Bubela, Tania, Knowles, Lori

This paper builds upon the key issues identified in Part One of this series of two papers on“Challenges for Intellectual Property Management of HIV Vaccine-Related Research and Development” [hereinafter, Part One]. Following that review of the global literature and consultations with...

2014-10-24

Boon, Heather, Caulfield, Timothy, Bubela, Tania

Background This study systematically compares newspaper coverage of clinical trials for herbal remedies, a popular type of complementary and alternative medicine, with clinical trials for pharmaceuticals using a comparative content analysis. This is a timely inquiry given the recognized...

2014-10-24

Atkins, Harold, D Li, Matthew, Bubela, Tania, Bieber, Mark, Hafez, Mohamed

Background Stem cell (SC) therapies hold remarkable promise for many diseases, but there is a significant gulf between public expectations and the reality of progress toward clinical application. Public expectations are fueled by stakeholder arguments for research and public funding, coupled with...

2014-10-24

Bubela, Tania, Mishra, Amrita

Omics research infrastructure such as databases and bio-repositories requires effective governance to support pre-competitive research. Governance includes the use of legal agreements, such as Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs). We analyze the use of such agreements in the mouse research...

2014-11-14

Bubela, Tania, Morin, Jean-Frederic

Canada was the first country to implement the WTO Decision of August 30, 2003, authorizing the export of generic drugs manufactured under a compulsory license to developing countries in response to a proposal brought forward by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that now claim dissatisfaction...

2014-11-14

Koper, Megan, Boon, Heather, Bubela, Tania, Caulfield, Timothy

Due to the growing industry support of biomedical research, studies are increasingly scrutinized because of conflicts of interest of investigators and concerns about inaccurate reporting of study results by the popular media. The Association of American Medical Colleges has defined conflict of...

2014-11-12

Bubela, Tania, Caulfield, Timothy, Koper, Megan, Boon, Heather

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) encompasses a wide variety of treatments, such as herbal remedies, not currently thought to be part of mainstream medicine. Our study focuses on herbal remedies, as their use is significant and increasing. We ask whether media coverage of conflicts of...

2014-11-14

Bubela, Tania, Caulfield, Timothy

Many commentators have expressed concern regarding the sensationalistic reporting of biomedical stories by the popular press. It has been suggested that inaccurate or exaggerated reporting can have an adverse impact on public understanding, creating unwarranted hope or fears, and the development...