Government Regulation
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

How will GINA influence participation in pharmacogenomics research and clinical testing?

30 Oct 2009 After a 13-year battle in Congress--longer than it took to map the human genome--the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was passed into law on 21 May 2008. Before its passing, Francis Collins, then director of the National Human Genome ... Read more...

Supporting culture change: working toward smarter state nursing home regulation.

29 Sep 2009 The traditional nursing home regulatory approach, which uses survey and enforcement to achieve performance improvement, has created tensions between providers and surveyors. It has had limited success in improving quality overall and not necessarily ... Read more...

Legal liability of medical toxicologists serving as poison control center consultants: a review of relevant legal statutes and survey of the experience of medical toxicologists.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: Legal liability is an increasing concern in many areas of medicine, although the extent to which this alters the practice of medicine is unclear. To date the risk for litigation against medical toxicologists serving in the role of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Government Regulation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• How will GINA influence participation in pharmacogenomics research and clinical testing? 30 Oct 2009
• Health care reform in perspective. 13 Oct 2009
• The Baucus bill and the hope for reform. 12 Oct 2009
• Putting DNA to the test. 6 Oct 2009
• American roulette--contaminated dietary supplements. 5 Oct 2009
• FDA regulation of tobacco: politics, law, and the public's health. 5 Oct 2009
• Public trust doctrine: in need of integration. 30 Sep 2009
• Biosecurity. Lawmakers signal tougher controls on pathogen research. 30 Sep 2009
• Supporting culture change: working toward smarter state nursing home regulation. 29 Sep 2009
• How pot became legal. 26 Sep 2009
• CMS's landmark decision on CT colonography. 22 Sep 2009
• Good law from tragic facts--Congress, the FDA, and preemption. 15 Sep 2009
• Opportunities and challenges for the NIH--an interview with Francis Collins. Interview by Robert Steinbrook. 14 Sep 2009
• Lead poisoning cases spark riots in China. 10 Sep 2009
• Systemwide cost control--the missing link in health care reform. 31 Aug 2009
• Pill disposal: a growing concern. 30 Aug 2009
• Legal liability of medical toxicologists serving as poison control center consultants: a review of relevant legal statutes and survey of the experience of medical toxicologists. 30 Aug 2009
• Taking temperature--a review of European Union regulation in nanomedicine. 30 Aug 2009
• Tobacco under the FDA: a summary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. 30 Aug 2009
• District of Columbia v. Heller: implications for public health policy and practice. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Government Regulation'

Definition: Exercise of governmental authority to control conduct.

Descriptor UI: D033161

Alternative terms: Government Regulation; Government Regulations; Regulation, Government; Regulations, Government; Government Regulation and Oversight;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.394; N03.706.358;

History Note: 2003; use SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL 1978-2002

Technical Notes: coord with subject of regulation /legis if pertinent; for government regulation of health facilities, add FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL