Bouvia v. County of Riverside

The plaintiff, a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, had admitted herself voluntarily to the psychiatric department of Riverside General Hospital in September 1983. She then revealed her intention of starving herself to death, requested that hospital personnel administer only pain medication and hygienic care, and sought preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent the hospital from either force feeding, transferring, or discharging her. The essence of her legal claim was that society was obliged to honor, and to assist her in carrying out, her privacy right to end her life. While the Superior Court recognized a patient's right to refuse life-sustaining care under some circumstances, it ruled that because Bouvia's condition was not terminal, her rights must yield to the interests of the state and other third parties in preserving life.     

Supplementary markers for deficient immigration cases: Additional STRs or SNPs?

Analysis with commonly available STR kits can sometimes fail to produce sufficient information in immigration cases containing only one parent. In these cases, not only does paternity/maternity need to be assured, but also other possible relationships dismissed (e.g. avuncular relationships).We have taken more than 50 of these cases and investigated which type of additional marker produces the greatest benefits: 48 SNPs or 6 additional informative STRs (including 5 additional markers from the new European extended set). The results of this analysis show the SNPs to be of greater value.     

Seeking for risk factors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in a Greek national sample: the role of self-esteem

The objective of this article is to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Greece and to explore factors associated with increased risk of IPV prevalence. A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 1,122 men and women, aged 18 to 65, who are residents of urban areas of Greece. The questionnaire used included 3 sections and 39 items that examined the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, rate of IPV victimization and perpetration (physical, sexual, emotional), childhood experience of violence, and level of self-esteem. Statistical analysis showed self-esteem to be significantly associated with physical violence victimization and perpetration (odds ratio [OR] = .975, confidence interval [CI] = .955-.996; OR = .972, CI = .951-.993, respectively), whereas experience of abuse during childhood was shown to be a strong predictor in all six models of IPV victimization and perpetration (p < .001). Finally, gender, age and years of cohabitation were some sociodemographic and background characteristics found to increase the risk of specific forms of IPV. Conclusions drawn from the current study should be taken into account in attempts aiming at preventing or ameliorating the problem.     

新形势下医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件的审理情况、问题与对策

为了研究如何在审判实践中贯彻实施《侵权责任法》。本文在分析近年来北京市法院系统医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件收结案数量、结案方式、案件特点等基本情况的基础上,研究了北京市法院在《侵权责任法》实施后审理医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件的若干疑难问题,并对当前审判实践中的一些突出疑难问题提出审判对策。     

新形势下医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件的审理情况、问题与对策

为了研究如何在审判实践中贯彻实施《侵权责任法》。本文在分析近年来北京市法院系统医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件收结案数量、结案方式、案件特点等基本情况的基础上,研究了北京市法院在《侵权责任法》实施后审理医疗损害赔偿纠纷案件的若干疑难问题,并对当前审判实践中的一些突出疑难问题提出审判对策。     

The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: evaluation of the lipid core in human coronary arteries using morphometry

In Greece, mortality due to coronary artery disease has alarmingly increased during the past 3 decades, especially among younger adults between 30 and 40 years old. Many studies have been conducted over the years in an effort to interpret the presence of acute coronary phenomena-myocardial infarction, thrombosis, and sudden death-in early diagnosis and treatment. The current study focuses on postmortem data from individuals who had sudden coronary death. The coronary arteries of 100 individuals who were routinely subjected to autopsy at the Department of Forensic Sciences of the University of Crete were removed and examined, aiming at the evaluation of the degree of stenosis of the lumen and measurement of proportion of cholesterol in the plaque using Image Pro Plus 4.5. The average degree of stenosis was 79.01%, ranging from 11% to 99%. The cholesterol proportion was measured in 66 specimens, and the average was 25.05%, ranging between 5.3% and 66.3%, whereas 25 of them (37.8% overall) were found to contain cholesterol above the average. It resulted that the degree of stenosis was not of major importance in vulnerable plaques and that the amount of cholesterol followed an almost linear pattern of accumulation.     

药物注射致坐骨神经损伤的临床及肌电图回顾性研究(附37例分析)

目的　研究药物注射致坐骨神经损伤的临床及肌电图特点。　方法　收集药物注射致坐骨神经损伤患者 3 7例 ,全部患者均进行了神经肌电图检查 ,部分病人进行了随访观察。对此患者的临床及肌电图进行回顾性分析。　结果　患者注射抗生素等药物当时或注射后很快出现注射下肢不同程度的感觉和运动功能障碍。此事件多发生在乡村卫生室或小诊所 ,患者多为儿童 ,其预后尚可。神经肌电图检查患肢腓总神经传导及体感诱发电位PF -CE波间期与正常值相比较具有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 0 1)。体感诱发电位PF -CE波间期检查异常是该病典型的神经电生理表现。　结论　药物注射致坐骨神经损伤临床及肌电图有其典型的特点 ,掌握其规律及特点 ,对实际临床法医学鉴定有很大的应用价值。     

论医疗损害赔偿的法律适用标准

本文论述了关于医疗损害赔偿法律适用的3种观点,认为医疗损害赔偿既不能适用限额赔偿标准,也不能适用或参照《医疗事故处理条例》的规定,只能适用《民法通则》及有关司法解释等民事法律规范,希望对司法实践有所借鉴意义,并能作为最高院制定医疗纠纷司法解释的参考。