British Drug Classificationby
Jason Schwartz, LMSW
Andrew Sullivan offers a clear and concise summary of the an initiative to reclassify drugs (the classifications are used to determine criminal penalties). Take the question of alcohol and tobacco out of the discussion
International classification of health codes – ICH 1by
Dr. Jonathan Holt
Have you ever wondered why we have the International Classification of Disease codes, or ICD for short, but we don’t have an International Classification of Health? This is a major short-coming! Really! How are we
FDA Classification Disasterby
David Kennedy
IAOMT ResponseOn Tuesday, July 28, 2009, the FDA completed its classification of the traditional dental amalgam filling material by making it a Class II device, with minimal controls. Dr. Susan Runner, the acting director
A personality classification systemby
Lauraclassification system for eating disorders which may help (and will most certainly annoy those who eschew... dysregulatedavoidant-insecureobsessional-sensitive typesMost interestingly, these classifications may provide information about
New Classifications For The Obeseby
Dr. Douglas Farrago
proposed a new classification system for overweight patients. The Edmonton Obesity Staging System has five stages... NEVER been an easy or successful formula for losing weight, this new classification system is just another case
Sleep disorders: General definitions and classificationsby
Dr. William D.
Sleep disorders are illnesses and disturbances of sleep and wakefulness that are caused by abnormalities existing only during sleep or abnormalities of specific sleep mechanisms. These abnormalities typically produce symptom ...
Genetic research and psychiatric classificationby
JohnL
Over on Nature News Alison Abbott has a story about some of the difficulties researchers encounter in pursuing genetic causes of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. It’s worth a read.
Psychiatric genetics: The brains of the ...
The old classifications of diabe ...by
Art D.
The old classifications of diabetes are breaking down.Type 1 used to be called juvenile onset diabetes, but is suffered by many later in life. It is more properly classified as an autoimmune disease in which the islet cells
Classificationsby
Rotten Tea
Here are preliminary classification numbers for the 2010 – 2012 enrollment period. They are based solely on enrollment numbers and do not consider any schools that opt up, which will change the classification range. The WIAA