Wartime Federal Legislation

Proposed federal legislation jeopardizes patient privacy.

In the last year there has been a move to enact federal legislation concerning private health-care information. This move has been fueled by a growing trend toward the computerization and electronic transmission of health-care information. These advances in technology call for appropriate new protections of patients' privacy. Unfortunately, the proposed legislation has not received adequate ...

Wartime Federal Civilian Employees and Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

M O S T J U S T I F I A B L Y , members of the armed forces have received, and are receiving, legislative a t t e n t i o n i n matters re la t ing to pay, 1 benefit programs, 2 and relief f r o m c iv i l i an obligations. 3 Federal acts and orders have increased the serviceman's base pay , granted Government allowances to his dependents, prov ided the higher w a r rates for death and d i sab ...

Pending Legislation for Federal Aid to Science.

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Last resort: the threat of federal steroid legislation--is the proposed legislation constitutional?

Federal legislation and the advancement of neonatal drug studies.

T he directive from the US Congress, through laws and regulations mandating that manufacturers of pharmaceuticals demonstrate proof that new drugs are both safe and efficacious in target groups, has been in place for 50 years. However, children and, in particular, neonates remain disproportionately underrepresented in the majority of drug clinical trials. To date, federal legislation has been s...