Prison Medicine?

I wasn't aware of Prison Medicine being considered a speciality as such.   While clicking through the BMJ's collected resources section I found an enlightening take on Lethal Injection: a stain on the face of medicine. 

The Rapid Responses are varied and all heartfelt.  Interesting too that the author, Johnathan Groner works at a children's hospital in Ohio.  This lead me to thinking about the Stanford v Kentucky (1989) case.  Kevin Stanford's sentence has now been commuted to life in prison without parole by the Kentucky governor.  It raises the myriad of ethical dilemmas that my medical ethics tutors relish.  I guess it gives them a reason to wake up in the morning.  A shame they are so disappointed when a logical argument without name-calling ensues rather than the venemous flaming seen in the media and online.

10:19:04 PM    

ART vs. Health

Spend (slightly) less on health and more on the arts

This is not as wacky an idea as it sounds.  The proliferation of homeopathic and alternative forms of medicine (used most often in conjunction with standard forms of health care) shows the benefits of nice surroundings, a symapthetic ear and the placebo effect.  (Acupuncture notwithstanding) 

Besides, imagine a world without music.

[The emergence of "boutique medicine"   Uwe E Reinhardt
Published on bmj.com, 9 Oct 2002; DOI: 10.1136/bmjusa.02080004.]

9:58:39 PM    

Mobile Zoo.

To all my teacher friends, I pity you. @>-;--

Animal noises will make roaring ringtones.

(BBC)
9:38:00 PM    

GNOD

Brilliant fun.  GNOD - Global Networkof Dreams.

Here is a search on the author Terry Practchett.  I am reasurringly predictable. *grin*

7:23:31 PM