Ethical experts urge 'fair' sharing of Ebola test drugs

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Ethical experts urge 'fair' sharing of Ebola test drugs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethical-experts-urge-fair-sharing-ebola-test-drugs-184315800.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dYcL0lUCCzwkp_Oj.d98Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-PAR-Par7950776-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Medicins Sans Frontieres staff members wear protective clothing at a medical center in Kailahun, on August 14, 2014" align="left" title="Medicins Sans Frontieres staff members wear protective clothing at a medical center in Kailahun, on August 14, 2014" border="0" /></a>The limited doses of Ebola trial drugs must not be reserved for the well-off or well-connected, two medical ethics experts said on Thursday as two American doctors treated with an experimental serum were pronounced cured. &quot;Fair selection of participants is essential,&quot; Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania and Annette Rid of Kings College London wrote in The Lancet medical journal. &quot;Health-care workers are often well-off and have special ties to the medical establishment,&quot; said Emanuel and Rid.</p><br clear="all"/>

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