Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Apr 2010 A Call for Collaborative Action against America’s Greatest Health Threat Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH All of us who are pursuing solutions to the obesity epidemic face clinical, ethical, and regulatory challenges. First among them is the significant role of individual lifestyle and behavior choices in causing obesity. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):327-330. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped1-1004. Medicine and Society Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902. Health Law Aug 2010 The LGBT Community, Health Policy, and the Law Ryan Bailey Recent legislative and regulatory actions extend equal protection under the law to members of the LGBT community. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(8):658-662. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.8.hlaw1-1008. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Viewpoint Apr 2010 A Call for Collaborative Action against America’s Greatest Health Threat Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH All of us who are pursuing solutions to the obesity epidemic face clinical, ethical, and regulatory challenges. First among them is the significant role of individual lifestyle and behavior choices in causing obesity. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):327-330. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped1-1004.
Medicine and Society Feb 2009 The Double Helix and Double-Edged Sword: How the Public Thinks about Genes Jason Schnittker, PhD The implications of genetic explanations for behavioral traits such as violence and the public’s interpretations of them. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):155-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.msoc1-0902.
Health Law Aug 2010 The LGBT Community, Health Policy, and the Law Ryan Bailey Recent legislative and regulatory actions extend equal protection under the law to members of the LGBT community. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(8):658-662. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.8.hlaw1-1008.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.