1,721,072 research outputs found
Suicide by burning
No full textThrough a review of the Italian and international scientific literature, the Authors analyse the phenomenon of suicide by burning. By references to cases in the literature, they analyse parameters of an epidemiological statistics nature (sex and age of the victims, place and means of performing the act) as well as the motives that may be hidden behind such an event. The cultural and historical factors that influence suicide by burning are analysed, with emphasis on the psychiatric history, which currently seems to play a fundamental role in the victim's choice of means. This work is an initial approach to the study of the phenomenon of suicide by burning and is an essential preliminary to a review of the cases in the anatomical- pathological section of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the 'La Sapienza' University of Rome
Considerations on the subject of doping
No full textThe authors, beginning from the premise that doping, considered an elite practice until just a few years ago, has become increasingly common in professional and amateur sports, taking on the dimensions of a mass phenomenon, examine the Italian and international rules and regulations on the subject. Their conclusions point to the importance of a correct nosological characterization of the phenomenon in the interests of defining the limits of proper conduct for a physician administering pharmaceuticals to an athlete
Current regulatory provisions in anti-doping legislation
No full textThe Authors examine the contents of the most recent regulatory proposals in the field of health protection in sports activities and in relation to the spread of pharmacological and exogenous practices not corresponding to therapeutic ends. From the draft laws examined, there emerges in particular, the need for a redefinition of the concept of 'doping' which apart from the indications and lists issued by the competent national and international organisations, can be defined as the administration of medicines or the use of therapeutic practices not justified by documented pathological conditions and practised in the sole aim of improving competitive performance. An innovation compared with the past lies in the view of doping as a crime against health and biological integrity, as the result of intake of natural or synthetic substances, as well as of the practice of treatments, psychological included, that could determine modifications to the psychophysical efficiency of the athlete, for which penalties are envisaged, not only in sports regulations, but also in criminal law. In any event it seems necessary to have unity of intent and effective cooperation between legislator, CONI and the national sports Federations in order to implement an effective strategy to combat the spread of any practice that might in some way disturb the traditional concepts of propriety and fair play in sporting performance
Comparative analysis of European legislation on doping
No full textThe authors analyse legislation and regulations concerning doping in force in Belgium, Italy, Great Britain, Greece, Switzerland, France, Spain, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Luxemburg, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Denmark and examine the causes and the definition of doping as well as problems surrounding education and information, the tracing of forbidden substances, the determination of their use, and the controls and the sanctions provided. Prominence is given to those provisions which, according to the authors, have to be adopted from each law or regulation in order to form a homogeneous European regulation
Reflections on the medico-legal evaluation of aesthetic damage
No full textAfter making the assumption that aesthetic impairment is the worst aspect of injury affecting the subject's relational system, the Authors go on to examine the prevailing opinions on the issue of evaluating this kind of impairment. In particular, they recommend that methods of evaluation based mainly on the dimensional criterion should be reviewed, as they are not considered to be sufficiently descriptive of the effective to which the person's relational life is impaired, in view of the fact that this aspect has today acquired even more importance in a society where the cultivation of image plays such a prominent role
Comparative analysis on european legislations on doping.
No full textThe Authors analyse legislation and regulations concerning doping in force in Belgium, Italy, Great Britain, Greece, Switzerland, France, Spain, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Luxemburg, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Denmark and examine the causes and the definition of doping as well as problems sorrounding education and information, the tracing forbidden substances, the determination of their use, and the controls and the sanctions provided. Prominence is given to those provisions which, according to the authors, have to be adopted from each law or regulation in order to form a homogeneous European regulation
Post-traumatic epilepsy: Medicolegal point of view with case material in the period of 1974-1983
No full textComparative ethical legislation in the area of human experimentation in the EEC Countries
No full textThe Authors hold that there is much to be gained by comparing, with regard to human experimentation, the different codes of ethical conduct in the Countries of the European Community in order to achieve a more accurate analysis, as well as a heightened understanding, of the differences, all the while highlighting the uniformity of the underlying philosophy. The exercise is performed with an eye towards the European outlook for 1992, the year in which European unity will arrive not only in the areas of economics and politics, but also in the field of medicine. There is ample evidence of the increasingly urgent need to standardize the different bodies of health-care legislation so as to provide further stimulus for scientific progress through an effective agreement on the accepted interpretations of the major issues dealt with in the field of medicine as of today
Legislazione deontologica comparata in tema di sperimentazione umana nell’ambito dei Paesi CEE.
No full textIn vista della propsttiva europea del 1992, gli Autori avvertono la necessità di un'armonizzazione delle legislazioni sanitarie che favorisca ulteriormente il progresso scientifico, attraverso una realizzata intesa sulla realtà interpretativa dei grandi temi che hanno impegnato la medicina finoa oggi. In quest'ottica analizzano comparativamente i diversi codici deontologici europei in tema di sperimentazione umana al fine di poter meglio analizzare e comprendere le differenze e sottolineare le uniformità di pensiero
- …
