Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
... In 1997 Congress enacted Public Law 105-78, which prohibits federal funding of any program that distributes sterile needles for the injection of illegal drugs. Consequently, only 120 NEPs current operate in the United States, with funding from state or city governments, private foundations and/or individuals....Stem cell research: The new medicine of the future
...he generation and use of embryos for research, but prohibits research on any embryos older than 14 days and enforces the UK's strict legislation, promising stringent fines and up to 10 years' imprisonment for those convicted of reproductive cloning. In the United States, however, the approach to stem-cell rese...Use of cameras to monitor nursing-home care is subject of controversy
...o unreported. Although no law expressly prohibits the use of cameras in nursing homes, there are various practical barriers to their widespread use, including the strong opposition of the nursing-home industry. About a dozen state legislatures have granny-cam legislation under considerati...UNC study reveals few problems banning smoking at NC schools
...11 more systems have implemented the policy, which prohibits smoking and other tobacco use on school grounds. Researchers conducted detailed interviews with 40 key people in each of those first 14 districts, such as school board members, superintendents, principals, health coordinators and students, to learn...U-M study: Doctors more likely to prescribe pricey new blood pressure drugs
...niversity of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers prohibits distributing drug samples to patients. "It may seem like the doctor's helping patients get more affordable medicine, but it's not a lifetime supply. After the free samples run out, the patient is left to pay for a more expensive drug," Ubel says. In...Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...ave recently relaxed their regulations; yet, Idaho prohibits DAT altogether. Despite the "hands-off" policy of the federal government, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC), affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is starting to evaluate a possible role in DAT. ...Government regulations contribute to medical debt of uninsured and underinsured
...verify the patient's financial status. Federal law prohibits providers from billing Medicare beneficiaries at a different rate from other patients, which providers view as a requirement to set the same rates for all patients. However, these rates are really only "list" prices. Insurers impose or negotiate disc...Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
... of the law. The NAIC drafted a new model law that prohibits denial of coverage for treatment of injuries or other medical conditions on the basis of intoxication, "over the vigorous objections of the insurance industry," he says. After petitioning NCOIL, Gentilello got NCOIL to hold hearings on the issue and...Researchers develop 'fingerprinting' for biological agents
...rdinary advance in diagnostics, but its complexity prohibits the development of easy-to-use diagnostic systems that can produce quick results in the field or in the doctor's office," said Mirkin. "Once a disruptive technology like PCR is invented, it creates a challenge for scientists to develop something even...Making individual health insurance market work
...tbook definition of guaranteed renewability, which prohibits premium increases based on enrollees' claims history or health status. The article argues that guaranteed renewability effectively pools risk and protects consumers from price increases without resorting to heavy regulation of the market or reduced c...Feeding tubes may not help in severe dementia, yet use varies widely
... in patients with dementia, she said. No state law prohibits forgoing or withdrawing a feeding tube. However 15 states require written evidence in an advance directive of patient preferences to forgo a feeding tube, but this factor was not associated with the interstate variations found by the researchers. "Us...Gene therapy to treat angina appears safe
...ego. He stresses that the small number of subjects prohibits drawing any final conclusions about the effectiveness. Proving effectiveness will take a much larger pivotal trial, called AGENT 3, which is currently under way in 100 centers in the United States....... passage of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, which prohibits foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to trade with Cuba. Among the resulting public health "catastrophes" she cited were: more than 50,000 cases of optic and peripheral neuropathies in 1992-1993 due to scarcity of food; an epidemic of the narrowi...Preventive detention for people with personality disorder is wrong
...vent the European Convention on human rights which prohibits preventive detention except in those of unsound mind. Of the Government's proposals, Professor Mullen says: "With their promises of new money and research funding they hope to bribe doctors into complicity in the indefinite detention of certain selec...Mayo Clinic study shows increased incidence of migraine headaches
...e of moderate or severe intensity that inhibits or prohibits dailyactivities, are aggravated by routine physical activity and are usuallyaccompanied by nausea/vomiting and sensitivity to light or sound or both....