Undertreatment spurs new arrests among drug ofenders diverted under California's Proposition 36
...ho commit nonviolent, drug-related offenses or who violate drug-related conditions of their release also may receive treatment. Implementation strategies vary by county, reflecting regional needs and resources....Radiological risks are not explained well
...sks. Such practices disregard patients' rights and violate basic principles of modern medical practice, argues an expert in this week's BMJ. Assessing radiological risk is certainly complicated, but some key information should be shared between patients and doctors, writes the author. He suggests that risk m...Privacy rule builds biomedical research bottleneck
...ofessionals can do with the information. Those who violate the rule risk large fines, and possibly jail time. In the past, identifying patients who might potentially benefit from a clinical trial of a new drug or treatment was simply a matter of reviewing medical records for suitable candidates and then ...Prescription drug utilization reviews are less than useful
...physician to use an alternative drug that does not violate the rules but is nonetheless harmful, or if they abruptly discontinue drugs that should be tapered slowly, which can often have harmful effects. "Despite their cost, and the enormous amount of energy devoted by the well-intentioned professionals w...UCLA researchers release profile of proposition 36-eligible drug offenders
...ho commit nonviolent, drug-related offenses or who violate drug-related conditions of their release may also receive treatment. Upon voter approval of Proposition 36 in 2000, the governor's office designated the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to serve as the lead agency in implementing and evaluatin...Government regulations contribute to medical debt of uninsured and underinsured
...atients, for example, is prohibited because it may violate anti-kickback statutes. While exceptions are allowed, these must be decided on a case-by-case basis, leaving providers unclear about when the prohibition applies and when it does not. One exception allows providers to waive fees based on a patient's ...New book explores timely social issues of family relationships & raising of children
...avior of children whoseonly "problem" is that they violate social stereotypes of masculine and femininebehavior. While Feder focuses on children who are needlessly subject topsychiatric and medical treatment, in "Protecting Faith Versus ProtectingFutures: Religious Freedom and Parental Rights in Med...Baby Milk Manufacturers Are Breaking The Rules
...nd. The author found that baby milk manufacturers violate the code by continuing to send free gifts to mothers or indirectly apply marketing pressure through free gifts or samples to health workers. Taylor concludes that unless there is a commitment to enforce and monitor the World Health Assembly code na......ng tests---and to refuse to order tests that would violate their medical and ethical judgment. Physicians can counsel patients about the lack of scientific evidence regarding a test's benefits and the fact that no test can assure zero-risk of disease. Physicians also may choose to administer a test if init...