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[Sanitary control of cosmetics].

In the Lombardia region (Italy), the function of sanitary control of cosmetic products has been delegated to the local health units (ASL). The Province of Milano 1 Local Health Unit therefore carried out a cosmetics surveillance programme involving 92 cosmetic firms located in its territory. Manufacturing and storage conditions of cosmetics produced by the local firms were evaluated and overall, good sanitary conditions were found.

Consumer Behavior↗
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[Genetically modified organisms: European and Italian legislation to protect citizens' health].

UNLABELLED: The development of GM foods and organisms has concentrated everyone's attention on the importance of food safety and on protecting citizens' health, and inevitably influenced healthcare policies regarding food safety. Personal ethical beliefs regarding food and in particular, the consumption of foods derived from biotechnology should be taken into account when deciding healthcare policy. AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse whether European, Italian and Regional legislation meets basic human rights regarding health and the right to choose, based on the precautionary principle. METHODS: European and Italian laws regarding the production and marketing of GM foods were analysed and compared to food safety legislation, in order to evaluate how and to what degree existing legislation protects consumers' right to choose. Results show that existing legislation protects consumers from possible foodborne diseases, but the right to informed consent and to free choice is not warranted. Existing laws do not attach enough importance to consumers' right to information; arbitrary threshold levels set for labeling and clauses concerning technical causes allow food businesses to avoid labeling and do not give consumers the possibility of making an informed choice.

Community Participation↗
PubMed1990

Factors in functional assessment.

UNLABELLED: The list of individualized needs of the wheelchair user as developed by the medical and personal profile assessment can be categorized under the general goals to be accomplished through the process of the wheelchair recommendation: MEDICAL PROFILE: MEDICAL HISTORY: (1) Compensate for loss or absence of function. (2) Promote good health through prevention of problems. Physical Assessment: (1) Maintain proper seating and posture of the individual in the wheelchair. (2) Correct or accommodate for deformity through positioning in the wheelchair. PERSONAL PROFILE: Social History/User Goals: (1) Minimize mobility limitations as they apply to educational, vocational, socialization, and recreational pursuits. (2) Minimize mobility limitations as they apply to communication. (3) Promote positive self-image. Functional Abilities: (1) Optimize physical performance of wheelchair user for: (a) wheelchair mobility, and (b) transfers. (2) Assist family or caretaker in performance of: (a) dependent mobility, and (b) handling. (3) Provide means of dependent, manual mobility. ENVIRONMENT: Minimize the impact of the environment on mobility in: (a) home, vocational/educational, community and recreational settings, and (b) transportation of the wheelchair.

Choice Behavior↗
PubMed1989

[Cocaine and disturbances of adrenergic neurotransmission].

Cocaine releases peripheral and central stores of catecholamines and their plasma concentration increases in very significantly under the influence of the drug. One also observes a vaso-constriction of cerebral and coronary arteries. Decreases in blood flow through those vessels have been observed in cocaine addicts examined with the magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography techniques. Some of these changes may still be present 15 days after withdrawal. The authors suggest an hypothesis to account for the general mode of action of cocaine. The synaptic increase in catechol produced by this drug is calcium dependent and would induce an "up regulation" of receptor proteins of calcium channels with increased calcium intracellular fluxes. There would be an increase in catecholamine neuronal turnover and synthesis not a depletion. Conversely the adrenergic post-synaptic receptors would undergo a "down regulation". Such impairment of adrenergic neurotransmission is associated with an increase in Angiotensin II release and a decreased GABA activity. Sensory stimuli resulting from this impairment induce a dominant memory associated with drug seeking and consuming behavior.

Adrenergic Fibers↗
PubMed1989

Of feelings and manners.

Patients and physicians may be at odds these days because of physicians' bad manners, which lead to patients' hurt feelings. I use cases to demonstrate that sick people, no matter how intelligent or powerful, feel helpless and awed, and are extremely sensitive to lapses in physicians' manners. Good manners can help by being an automatic brake. Good manners are society's safeguard against the incoherent jumble of human feelings to which we are all subject. Translating such feelings into something more presentable, is what manners are about.

Behavior↗
PubMed1986

Building excellence through competition. The team concept.

To increase staff productivity, an innovative program that provides a monetary incentive was developed. By increasing productivity through competition, the Team Concept Program quantifiably measures nursing documentation, attendance at both work and educational programs, and patient satisfaction. The author describes this program, which is enhancing patient care, demonstrating cost savings, and increasing employee satisfaction.

Absenteeism↗
PubMed1979

Marketing: changing prospective patients' behavior.

Opportunities must be seen in terms of exchange values, and the hospital--by improving the perceived advantages of hospital use to groups of patients and physicians--can make the most of its marketing opportunities.

Choice Behavior↗