Background and Current Practice of Fetal Tissue and Embryo Research in Canada
Background and Current Practice of Fetal Tissue and Embryo Research in Canada

Author: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 316

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These research studies cover human embryo and fetal tissue research, providing a concise overview of the subject; legal issues in embryo and fetal tissue research and therapy; origins, state of the art, future applications, and implications of human fetal tissue research; a survey of use and handling of human reproductive tissues in Canadian health care facilities; a survey of medical laboratories and medical waste disposal firms related to use and handling of human reproductive tissues; embryo transfer and related technologies in domestic animals; and the past, present, and future of human embryo research.

Current Practice of Prenatal Diagnosis in Canada
Current Practice of Prenatal Diagnosis in Canada

Author: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 656

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This volume documents in some detail current practices in prenatal diagnosis and testing in Canada today and, in the process, provides answers to many questions raised in the Commission's public consultations. This is done through an analysis of the activities of all Canadian genetics centres providing PND, as well as an analysis of the process by which women are referred to these centres. Other studies in the volume focus not on prenatal diagnostic procedures but on prenatal screening programs. These programs involve a wider range of physicians, often including general practitioners, and the studies examine how such programs have been introduced in Canada and the extent to which, in this wider arena, they conform to the standards established for the introduction of prenatal diagnostic techniques.

New Reproductive Technologies and the Science, Industry, Education, and Social Welfare Systems in Canada
New Reproductive Technologies and the Science, Industry, Education, and Social Welfare Systems in Canada

Author: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 518

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This document presents papers on the following topics: an overview of the science and technology system; an overview of select social and economic forces influencing the development of in vitro fertilization and related assisted reproductive techniques; an overview of commercial involvement in new reproductive technologies; the role of the biotechnology industry in the development of clinical diagnostic materials for prenatal diagnosis; a report on a survey of members of the pharmaceutical manufacturers association of Canada and biotechnology companies; the potential role of schools in promoting reproductive health and understanding of new reproductive technologies; and social welfare and new reproductive technologies.

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Author: Peter Gluckman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-04-20

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9780521847438

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This landmark publication provides the first definitive account of how and why subtle influences on the fetus and during early life can have such profound consequences for adult health and diseases. Although the epidemiological evidence for this link has long proved compelling, it is only much more recently that the scientific and physiological basis has begun to be studied in depth and fully understood. The compilation, written by many of the world's leading experts in this exciting field, summarizes these scientific and clinical advances.

Social Values and Attitudes Surrounding New Reproductive Technologies
Social Values and Attitudes Surrounding New Reproductive Technologies

Author: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 534

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From the beginning, the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies was committed to learning about and understanding the social values and attitudes of Canadians. Commissioners felt that these values and attitudes, which are not static but evolve over time, provide a vital context for decision making about the technologies and must be considered in recommendations of policy in this area.

New Reproductive Technologies and the Health Care System
New Reproductive Technologies and the Health Care System

Author: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies

Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 918

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This volume includes studies on the Canadian health care system; a literature review that provides a framework for technology decisions; assessment of available data from randomized clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of given treatments by specific indications; the adverse health effects of drugs used for ovulation induction; changes in evaluation of in vitro fertilization; the cost-effectiveness of an in vitro fertilization program and the costs of associated hospitalizations and other infertility treatments; public preferences toward an in vitro fertilization program and the effect of the program on patients' quality of life; the health of the children involved; and a feasibility study of the epidemiology, efficacy, outcomes, and direct costs of infertility treatment in Saskatchewan from 1978-90.