Monthly Archives: December 2013

Africa Health 2013: Highlights from the 3rd Ethics, Human Rights and Medical Law Conference

Johannesburg, South Africa. 7-9 May 2013 Last December BMC Medical Ethics published a supplement including a selection of articles from the “3rd Ethics, Human Rights and Medical Law Conference”, held on May 7th, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of the Africa Health Congress 2013. Edited by Sylvester Chima, Takafira Mduluza and Julius Kipkemboi… Read more »

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Highlights of the BMC-series: November 2013

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Origins of avian vision • A mating strategy to ruffle some feathers • Boomerang birds? • Microbes in space • A battery of neuropsychological tasks • Bulimia and body image • A need for better definition • Filling in the details on tooth decay risk Evolution: Origins of avian vision Male bowerbirds are famed for… Read more »

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