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...most serious drawback to studying the sisters for Alzheimer's is that there's only one sure way to diagnose it: examine the patient's brain after he or she dies. If he were to proceed, Snowdon would need written permission to perform autopsies, not only on the Mankato nuns but also, to get a large enough sample, on members of the order at six other Notre Dame convents as well. "They really had to trust us," he says. "We could have turned out to be Dr. Frankensteins for all they knew...
...ETHICS, April 23]. As one of the principal drafters of the Oregon law, I would like to set the record straight. Contrary to what the story's graphic indicated, "mercy killing" is expressly prohibited in Oregon. Oregon's law is narrowly tailored to allow only competent, terminally ill adult patients the option to hasten an imminent and difficult death. No one else may make this decision for the patient. There are far more differences than similarities between the Oregon experience and that of the Netherlands. Most of what occurs in the Netherlands under its euthanasia law would not be tolerated...
...therapeutic effects, like pain relief and appetite stimulation, are linked to one ingredient in marijuana. That ingredient, called delta 9 THC, is available by prescription under the name Dronabinol. The problem at this point is that Dronabinol is taken orally, and it doesn?t often do much good for patients who are nauseated, and the oral form often doesn?t deliver a whole lot of the drug to the patients? system. Drug companies are trying to figure out more effective delivery systems, like inhalers and suppositories. The key, of course, is to get as much of the drug into...
...moment was ripe in part because med schools were becoming feminized. In 1970 only 9% of medical students were female; today the figure is 45%. Traditionally, young white males were not only the usual student at med schools but also the normative patient. The increasing numbers of female students began demanding more attention for women's health...
...cries, takes Prozac and sees a therapist," says a 42-year-old screenwriter who recently tried out the couch. "It makes it more approachable for any number of guys." Felicia Einhorn, a New York City psychotherapist, is seeing Tony's impact across the board in her practice. "Every patient comes in and talks about him," she says. "A lot of them ask what I think about the therapy sessions." The proportion of men seeking therapy has been rising, says psychiatrist Michael Blumenfield, partly because guys are learning that drugs like Prozac and Zoloft are "more effective, with less side effects...