Archive for January 31st, 2011

Consent and Sensitive Physical Examinations Under Anesthesia

AUSTRALIAN medical students are performing intimate examinations on unconscious and anaesthetised patients without their consent. Unauthorised intimate procedures carried out by students included genital, rectal and breast exams. Almost half of patients were under the influence of medication or unconscious, while the remainder were conscious Study author Professor Charlotte Rees – former associate professor in [...]

Commentary: Regulation of Energy Drinks

Amelia M. Arria, PhD & Mary Claire O’Brien, MD offer their opinion on energy drink regulation in JAMA In this Commentary, we outline why regular (nonalcoholic) energy drinks might pose just as great a threat to individual and public health and safety. Energy drinks are beverages that contain modest to relatively high levels and concentrations [...]