Archive for December, 2006

[Online Library] Clare Regan 1927-2006

Clare Regan, whose life encompassed and virtually defined a commitment to justice, died on December 11, 2006, surrounded by her children and other family. For more than 40 years Clare worked in an astonishing number of ways for peace, prisoner justice and aid, and drug legalization, and against jail expansion and particularly, against the death penalty.

[The D’Alliance] Update on Ex-Cop Video

1) The website is up for that video, Never Get Busted Again. There's a trailer on YouTube. I have to admit, I'm curious.

2) Law Enforcement Against Prohibition has publicly severed ties with the guy who made the video, Barry Cooper. Their statement doesn't address whether they support the video or not, just that they can't have a speaker affiliated with LEAP who is making a profit from the anti-prohibition message:

Our speakers don't earn a salary for the many hours they put in to educate the public about LEAP's goals of ending drug prohibition. We have worked for four years to build our reputation based on ethics and integrity. The only reason people listen to us is because they believe we are unbiased and present the truth about the war on drugs. Much of that belief is based on the fact that we are not a moneymaking organization.
This sounds like a smart call on their part

Posted by Megan Farrington.

FDA rule on tracking prescription drugs is held up — again

A federal judge temporarily delayed the track-and-trace regulation because of concerns it is unfair to some drug wholesalers.

IHI kicks off new patient safety initiative

Hospitals will try to prevent 5 million medical injuries in the next two years. Meanwhile, a journal article questions how IHI measures results.

Sale of Eakins’ medical painting stirs controversy in Philadelphia

Jefferson Medical College plans to use proceeds for campus improvements. Art patrons say the iconic piece belongs in the city.