William Burns, D-Chicago) amends the Medical School Matriculant Criminal History Records Check Act. Criminal history record checks are required by law for students applying to medical school and were previously conducted by the Illinois State Police. This bill allows medical schools to use a criminal history record check entity approved by the State, as an option. There are concerns there may be out-of-state incidents in an applicant’s history not easily identifiable by the state police. Each requesting medical school is solely responsible for any fees associated with using the entity
I typed in all caps there because for the umpteenth time, after we’ve been over this time and again , someone has taken a piece from the satirical website and trumpeted it as the truth, and this time it was a police chief in Maryland citing information from a Daily Currant article to argue why legalizing marijuana is dangerous
Penn State Altoona student Vladislav Miftakhov, 18, was arrested Friday after Altoona police found homemade bombs and bomb-making materials in his room while investigating a possible marijuana growing operation, according to a criminal complaint
Under prior law, an officer who smells marijuana inside a car, for example, could only search the car with the driver’s consent — or if illegal substances were in plain view...Officers found two pounds of marijuana stashed under the vehicle’s hood
This briefing paper includes resources focusing on the non-medical use of prescription drugs
Also for those of you with Medical centers or hospitals, what precautions do you have in place for your Security or Police who work in the ER?
A study released in May from the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York found texting while driving has surpassed drunk driving as the leading cause of death among teenagers. Other studies have shown that drivers who are reading or sending text messages have slower response times than those who are impaired from alcohol or marijuana. "If further research conclusively demonstrates that texting while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk this study suggests that a promotional campaign should be undertaken to assure that this point is clearly understood," Lantz and Loeb said in the statement
The conflicting messages given by the medical profession and the media have made sure of this. The medical profession has created this crisis by providing experts who are not necessarily good communicators to communicate about the disease and the infected patients. Although doctors may be experts at medical issues, they are not necessarily good communicators with the media and the public at large
Depending on your medical condition you should have extra supplies such as ostomy Items...You should have any important medical information in an envelope that is clearly marked...This should also include any of medical care providers
Athletes, military barracks, prisons and other close-quarter living areas are at an increased risk of contracting and spreading the bug. In medical facilities, MRSA causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical infections