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Health Law Articles

• Proving a Medical Malpractice Case Medical malpractice involves more than an undesirable outcome to medical treatment.
• What You Should Know About HMO's The idea behind HMOs is to keep a lid on rising healthcare costs.
• What is a Living Will? A living will is a legal document that a person uses to make known his or her wishes regarding life prolonging medical treatments.
• Kernicterus A preventable medical disorder that is once again affecting children

Health Law Links

• Find a Lasik Doctor A directory of lasik doctors in every state.
• @Inside HealthCare Directory of health care related Web sites.
• ABA Health Law Section Includes links to membership, educational programs, publications, leadership, and employment information.
• ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly Seeks to improve legal services for the elderly.
• Abortion Law Homepage Constructed to help people understand the background and state of abortion law in America.
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law  Practice, teaching, and research in forensic psychiatry.
• American College of Health Care Executives Professional Association for Health Administrators.
• American Health Lawyers Association A product of the merger between the former National Health Lawyers Association and the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.
• American Medical Association Includes medical journal abstracts, medical info, and links to other medical sites.
• American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics Site includes newsletter, journal information, and links to related resources.
• AORN Organization of preoperative registered nurses.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Legal advocacy for  people with mental disability.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition The center strives to be a leader in food safety
• Department of Health and Human Services Principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans.
• Department of Mental Health Law & Policy  University of South Florida.
• Euthanasia World Directory Includes list of right to die groups and info on suicide, ect.
• Elder Care URLs Annotated links to sites dealing with Elder law.
• Federal Trade Commission Home Page Enforcers of the antitrust laws.
• Food and Drug Administration FDA ensures that the food we eat is safe and wholesome.
  
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