Issues
Abstract: The role of doctors' religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care
Ethnicity was largely unrelated to rates of reporting ethically controversial decisions. Independently of speciality, doctors who described themselves as non-religious were more likely than others to report having given continuous deep sedation until death ... more »
Vacation Travel: Tracking Oil Washing Ashore on Beaches
Oiled areas should be particularly be avoided by: Young children. People with asthma or other respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.» People with a compromised immune system.» People with a hypersensitivity to chemicals, particularly hydrocarbons. Pregnant women (some of the chemicals in oil have been linked to miscarriage, preterm birth, and low birth rate). more »
FAQs for Seniors on Health Care Reform
A Harris poll entitled "Straight Talk" reveals that only 17% of seniors knew the correct answers to more than half the factual questions posed about these key aspects of new health reform law and only 9% knew the correct answers to at least two-thirds of the questions. more »
FDA Panel Wants Tougher Restrictions on Opioids; Painkiller abuse matches illegal drug abuse
An FDA advisory committee voted 25-10 to reject the agency's proposed plan to prevent inappropriate prescribing, misuse, and abuse of extended-release opioid painkillers, saying the plan lacks the teeth to stem the "public health crisis" of opioid addiction, overdose, and death.". more »
