USA Law

Category: Health Law

  • National Eye Institute

    National Eye Institute in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Eye Institute Introduction to National Eye Institute Established by Congress in 1968, the National Eye Institute supports research and education regarding diseases of the human eye, […]

  • National Heart

    National Heart in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Introduction to National Heart Established by Congress in 1948, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute supports research and education involving […]

  • National Human Genome Research Institute

    National Human Genome Research Institute in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Human Genome Research Institute Introduction to National Human Genome Research Institute The National Human Genome Research Institute, founded in 1989, directed […]

  • National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Introduction to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Established in 1948, the National […]

  • National Center For Research Resources

    National Center for Research Resources in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Center for Research Resources Introduction to National Center for Research Resources The National Center for Research Resources, founded in 1990, builds and […]

  • National Cancer Institute

    National Cancer Institute in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Cancer Institute Introduction to National Cancer Institute Established by Congress in 1937, the National Cancer Institute has the largest budget and staff of the NIH institutes. […]

  • National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine

    National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States National Institutes of Health, NIH Institutes and Centers: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Introduction to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Established by […]

  • Medical Marijuana

    Medical Marijuana in the United States by David Ferry As 2013 began, federal authorities were continuing their latest crackdown on dispensaries founded under Proposition 215, the 1996 ballot initiative that legalized pot for personal, medical use. (See Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11362.5.) […]

  • Toxin

    Toxin in the United States Executive Order 13546 Executive Order in relation with Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States (July 02, 2010): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, […]

  • Sex Torts

    Sex Torts in the United States Introduction An appellate court decided whether to uphold a $6.75 million jury verdict against a millionaire accused of negligently infecting a woman with genital herpes. At the initial trial, the plaintiff’s side portrayed the defendant as an insensitive, […]

  • Prescription Drug

    Prescription Drug in the United States Executive Order 13588 Executive Order in relation with Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages (October 31, 2011): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as […]

  • Shaken Baby Syndrome

    Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) in the United States Shaken Baby Syndrome Court Cases by Sue Luttner (2011) Shaken baby syndrome gets a second look in medical journals and the courts. Some appeals involving Shaken Baby Syndrome charges argue that the medical theory behind these convictions […]

  • Biologics Act

    Biologics Act in the United States Biologics Act 2009, the FDA and Patent Litigation by Rene Ciria-Cruz (2011) The era of mega patent battles over biologics, a new breed of biotech drugs, loomed ever larger last fall when Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries launched a second clinical […]

  • Human Stem Cells

    Human Stem Cells in the United States Executive Order 13505 Executive order about Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells (March 9, 2009): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, […]

  • Patient Safety

    Patient Safety in the United States Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice SURGEONS AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN SCRANTON, PA., threatened to walk off the job (in December 2002) to protest rising malpractice insurance costs. President George W. Bush later met privately with doctors in the area and […]