New safety regulations reduced injuries requiring treatment for children, study suggests
...e in the risk of child injuries with strengthening regulations for reducing hazards on childcare playgrounds, said Dr. Jonathan B. Kotch, professor of maternal and child health. Common sense told us that these rules would make a very real difference, said Peggy Ball, director of the N.C. Division of Child Ca...New book aims to keep elderly drivers on the road
... information on Department of Motor Vehicle vision regulations in every state (the regulations vary widely), as well as a thorough explanation of equipment and low vision devices that can help a ...Breast cancer under threat from the new ethics say top cancer specialists
...eats to research come from multiple directions EU regulations on clinical trials, the revised Declaration of Hel...h we must be prepared to challenge those rules and regulations that are gradually and insidiously undermining our ability to carry it out." Dr Martine Piccart, hea...Reproductive tourism: Italy faces 'womb drain' as ART becomes better in other European countries
..." travel to Italy to take advantage of its lack of regulations for IVF techniques, but this could be reversed if the Italian senate ratifies proposals that would encourage multiple pregnancies, according to Dr Karl Nygren, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Sofiahemmet Hospital in Stockholm, Sw...Researchers support early intervention for all children with reading difficulties
...discrepancy." When discrepancy is used in federal regulations as a criterion for establishing learning disability, ". . .the provision of services favors children with higher IQ scores." This practice might be justified if such a distinction resulted in increased facility in reading skills or identified childre...Group offers guidelines on qualifications
...group recommends that licensure states amend their regulations "to permit any of these individuals to perform PET-CT examinations after they have received appropriate additional education or training and demonstrated competency." State licensure is designed to protect the public, but "the licensure laws are not ...Tired medical professionals working long hours may put patients at risk
...ue-related errors, but no comparable comprehensive regulations exist for medical professionals. Although there is no clinical proof that tired doctors and nurses are dangerous for patients, Gaba and Howard say the risk is obvious. "It defies logic to think that fatiguerelated impairment doesn't play a significa...SNM collaboration yields diagnostic nuclear medicine guide for compliance with NRC regulations
...ions into compliance with recently revised federal regulations governing the medical use of byproduct material. G... practices are regulated by NRC rules. The new NRC regulations under 10 CFR Part 35 (Medical Use of Byproduct Material) became effective October 24, 2002, and gove...Distortion and lack of openness - Information provision from the pharmaceutical industry
...alue, and most of it is confidential, protected by regulations about intellectual property rights. Joe Collier comments: "Through their generation and dissemination of information, transnational companies can greatly influence clinical practice. Sometimes, their commercially determined goals represent genuine a...Government regulations contribute to medical debt of uninsured and underinsured
...ng and the provision of unnecessary care, Medicare regulations and CMS fraud and abuse laws often end up discoura...ones expected to pay the charges in full. Medicare regulations also require providers to make "reasonable" collection efforts before they can receive reimbursement...Smoke-free rules may be good news for business
...n the Hospitality Industry," shows that smoke-free regulations were not associated with adverse economic outcomes...York state that have implemented smoke-free dining regulations since 1995. They evaluated data from jurisdictions that represent 63 percent of the state's populati...Mayo clinic proceedings study supports shorter waiting period for driving privileges after a seizure
...dale who was the lead author of the study. "Rules, regulations and laws pertaining to driving with epilepsy shoul...ta on driving risks for people with epilepsy, such regulations and standards are often arbitrary," Dr. Krumholz says. The study by Dr. Drazkowski and others provid...Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...ults directly. Surprisingly, there are no federal regulations that impede this growing trend of consumer orderin...s. Currently, more than 30 states* allow DAT, with regulations varying widely. In Washington state, for example, there are no restrictions; New York and California...Radical solutions found to meet limits on junior doctors' hours
This Friday (1 August 2003) UK regulations on junior doctors' working hours become a contractual right, but meeting these regulations will need radical solutions, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. The team, based at Great Ormond S...Health food store recommendations could be bad for your health
... the health care systemRegulators need to consider regulations to better protect vulnerable patients from incurring significant costs due to their purchasing of natural health food products lacking evidence of benefit and of questionable safety." Mills said, "Patients with breast cancer are in the difficult situ...Wireless technology may help doctors treat patients
... to wireless. But patient confidentiality laws and regulations are strict about how patients' private medical information can be transmitted. "One of the problems when you go wireless is that it gets a little easier for people from outside to hack in," Schuler said. "So we talked with Dr. Aungst about how to cr...U.S. pedestrians, cyclists at greater danger than European counterparts
...g by age 10. "They are taught not just the traffic regulations but how to walk and bicycle defensively, to anticipate dangerous situations and to react appropriately. That sort of safety education is completely lacking in the United States," Pucher says. The researchers say that similar traffic policies could be...UCR scientists to study effects of ethanol in automobile exhaust and emissions
... and government to improve the technical basis for regulations and policy, a creative source of new technology, and a contributor to a better understanding of the environment. CE-CERT is committed to furthering education and research for the next generation of engineers. Its students receive an excellent educa...Florida study shows surgical mishaps more likely in physician offices than surgery centers
...eded to determine whether the full impact of these regulations has made a difference in patient outcomes. "The st... requirement. Because credentialing standards and regulations vary from state to state, Dr. Vila added, patients need to ask about the facility where their outpat...Health of independent clinical trials in danger, scientist warns
...inancial cost to the sponsor of fulfilling all the regulations in the legislation will multiply cost by a factor of 3 to 4, researchers estimate, and the administrative burden will at least be doubled. Critics of the directive say that it was drawn up by the commission's enterprise directorate, responsible for t...