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Granting last wishes

Article Abstract:

Around 25% of 3,696 people who died in 1990 had expressed a desire to die sooner, according to a survey of relatives, although less than 4% specified euthanasia. The level of dependency played a more crucial role in the decision to request euthanasia than pain. Some feel that relatives may not provide reliable information, with the dying patient possibly not suffering as much as is perceived by onlookers. Joint publisher of the survey Chris Seale, a lecturer in the sociology of medicine, says the relatives' views are crucial as they are unavoidably involved in euthanasia decisions.

Euthanasia

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Rights of passage on ocean of words

Article Abstract:

The Copright Licensing Agency is an association of publishers and authors, and it has campaigned against the ilegal copying of written work in British universities. Such copying is a type of theft which deprives publishers and writers of the funds to produce further work. Librarians tend to know more about copyright law than anyone else in universities. The Publishers Association has been discussing this issue with librarians through the Jont Information Systems Committee, and aims to tackle the problem with the help of librarians.

United Kingdom, Management, University and college libraries, Academic libraries, Copyright infringement

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Exclusive: shock headlines induce horror. (Risk)

Article Abstract:

Mass media has contributed to common misconceptions about health hazards according to research for Professor Graham of the Harvard School of PUblic Health's Center for Risk Analysis. A survey concentrating on eight potential hazards found that women see issues such as quality of city air or pesticide treated fruit as a greater threat to health than men do. People with egalitarian values were more confident that the eight issues were hazardous.

Health risk assessment

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