Medical Marijuana for Minors May Be Considered Child Abuse

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), may be mistaken for child abuse.

Should minors be considered as potential living liver donors?

For many patients, living donor liver transplantation represents their only hope of receiving a lifesaving graft. In certain (albeit rare) cases, a minor will be the only suitable donor. Living liver donation by minors has been reported in several countries. In the academic literature and professional guidelines, little attention is paid to the development of an ethical framework for this pract...

Medical marijuana users in substance abuse treatment

BACKGROUND The rise of authorized marijuana use in the U.S. means that many individuals are using cannabis as they concurrently engage in other forms of treatment, such as substance abuse counseling and psychotherapy. Clinical and legal decisions may be influenced by findings that suggest marijuana use during treatment serves as an obstacle to treatment success, compromises treatment integrity,...

AdipoRon may be benefit for atherosclerosis prevention

Atherosclerosis has serious role in coronary arteries disease,so it is important to establish effective strategies for prevention or even treatment of atherosclerosis. Adiponectin, as one of the most abundant adipokines, has insulin sensitivity, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Disturbed adiponectin actions through its receptor, (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) may be involved in atheros...

Medical evidence in child abuse.

In the light of recent fatalities and other unfortunate episodes where proper attention to medical evidence might have averted disaster, it is a timely moment to evaluate the sort of evidence paediatricians should present in child abuse cases and how to do so in such a way that it cannot be ignored, overlooked, or discounted. To make a maximum impact at case conferences and in court, it is esse...