MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'banning'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:19:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382751&cid=t_110594_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIlAXKrr0E2g%2F By Caleb O. BrownThe Supreme Court majority in Citizens United asserted plainly that the federal government’s powers are few and defined in the realm of political speech. The decision has since been cast as one that does little more than give “corporations and unions the freedom to spend as much as they like to support or attack candidates.” Of course, the stakes were far higher. As the government’s attorney asserted during the initial oral argument, the Federal Election Commission retained the authority to ban the sale of certain books (e-books included) in the weeks leading up to an election, a fact opponents of Citizens United rarely mention. Shortly after that oral argument, Austin Bragg and I made a short video with Steve Simpson of the Institute for Justice, A... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382751 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:44:46 +0100 4382751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175696&cid=t_110594_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Falcoholic-energy-drinks-health-hazards-and-bannings%2F2010.11.17 In this video, you will see an interview I was asked to do on November 11th on local TV about alcoholic energy drinks like Four Loko that has been in the news recently. I talk about the potential harmful effects of the ingredients of a product like this. As of this posting there have been a number of states, colleges, and universities who have taken steps to ban these type of beverages.   At the end of the interview, I talk about how I don’t think banning a product like this is going to solve the problem. In the article “Banning Four Loko Doesn’t Solve Problems,” Alex Belz from The North Wind explains: It seems these health officials are either unaware of or choosing to ignore the fact that combining a caffeinated beverage with an alcoholic one is a time-tested... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175696 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4175696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746741&cid=t_110594_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdrug-ads-consumers-and-doctors-are-tuning-them-out%2F2010.07.12 How effective is direct-to-consumer drug advertising? Some think that drug ads should be banned altogether, saying that it encourages patients to ask their doctors for expensive, brand name prescription drugs. It turns out their fears may be overblown. NPR’s Shots blogs about a recent study looking at the effectiveness of these ads. The numbers, for the pharmaceutical companies anyways, are not encouraging. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746741 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:19 +0100 3746741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594427&cid=t_110594_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fa-tobacco-free-us-military%2F Looks like smoking soldiers might just be a thing of the past if Pentagon health experts have anything to do with it. They are recommending that Defense Secretary Robert Gates adopt a phased-in smoking ban in the military over a period of years. This proposal is based on the results of recent federal study done by the Institute of Medicine that shows increased tobacco use among soldiers.  The study found that… one in three servicemembers use tobacco. tobacco use in the military has increased since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan started. troops dealing with repeated deployments are often relying on cigarettes as a form of ‘stress release’. the heaviest smokers are the soldiers and Marines who have done most of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. about 37% of soldiers use tobac... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594427 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:51:50 +0100 2594427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033097&cid=t_110594_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fhow-much-government-is-too-much%2F A pet peeve of mine is too much government. My wife tires of me babbling about how we have too much government in our lives — too many regulations, too many things needing “permits” (like we have to ask permission to do so many things on our own land), too much absurdity just for the sake of a nanny-nation. New England is infamous for this micro-management style of government (ironically so, given that this is where the nation was born to free its people of tyranny of the government). Think about it. For centuries, homes in Europe and the early U.S. were built using solid and stable foundations made only of stone and mortar. And while this keeps most of the historical homes stable and safe, every local government now has building codes that require a foundation made of c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033097 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:39:46 +0100 2033097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=976303&cid=t_110594_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fhatfields-mccoys-book-banning-and-world.html Larry Messina beat me to the post. I agree - quote of the day from award winning author, Pat Conroy in a letter to the editor appearing in today's Charleston Gazette."Because you banned my books, every kid in that county will read them, every single one of them. Because book banners are invariably idiots, they don’t know how the world works — but writers and English teachers do."More on the the story involving the suspension of two of his books, Beach Music and The Prince of Tides, from high school English class at Nitro High School.The emailed letter to the editor was in response to an effort lead by Makenzie Hatfield, a George Washington High School senior who the article indicates is working to for form a coalition against censorship. Hatfield emailed the author about the situation ... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=976303 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:10:00 +0100 976303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=528058&cid=t_110594_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F07%2Fthought-for-the-day-banning-junk-food-ads%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Diets, Television, Daily news, Thought for the DayIf eating junk food and watching television lead to obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and a road marked by diminished health and increased illness, then kids living in Britain are about to get a whole lot healthier.Think about this:According to the March 19, 2007 issue of TIME magazine, British broadcasting regulator Ofcom will phase out all commercials on children's programming that promote junk food containing high fat, sugar, and salt. The ban will begin at the end of the year.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=528058 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 528058