Legal issues history

The history of designer drugs provides an intriguing lesson about the process by which new drugs—both licit and illicit—are developed and the legal issues involved in their eventual approval or ban. Traditionally, chemists have begun their search for new... 

In the Black Sea region one can find two blocks of international-legal issues. One of them includes a well-known problem of the Black Sea Straits having a long history. The other block covers the issues that had arisen after disintegration of the Soviet Union and the block of socialist countries and appearance of new independent states in the Black Sea region. 

Psychiatrists may obtain additional or a more detailed history regarding development, relationships, sexual and legal issues, disruptive behavioi and other psychiatric issues. 

In rare clinical situations dilation of the pupil may be contraindicated (Box 20-1), but if the patient s history, signs, or symptoms indicate that dilation is necessary, the practitioner should proceed by following the guidelines given later in this chapter. Legal issues of negligence (feilure to dilate) and patient informed consent are extremely important and can play a pivotal role in the selection of patients whose pupils should be dilated or when dilation should be deferred (see Chapter 5). 

Actual site assessment including survey of public record, review of past occupant/owner history, site inspection and sampling, evaluation, legal issues, and costs and timing leader s training guide included. Government Institutes, Inc., 1989. 

Bijlefeld, Marjolijn, ed. The Gun Control Debate A Documentary History. Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press, 1997. A collection of more than 200 primary source documents relating to gun control issues. Includes historical, constitutional, legal, and legislative aspects of gun regulation. 

Bashshur, Rashid, and Gary Shannon. History of Telemedicine. New Rochelle, N.Y Mary Ann Liebert, 2009. An interesting review of the history, evolution, context, and transformation of telemedicine. Maheu, Marlene, Pamela Whitten, and Ace Allen. E-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine A Guide to Startup and Success. New W>rk Jossey-Bass, 2001. A practical and insightftd overview of telecommunications and information technologies. Also includes information on telemedicine and the social, legal, economic, and quahty issues that affect the U.S. health care system. 

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