Case Studies in Forensic Epidemiology

By: Sana Loue

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Hardcover | 31 July 2002

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Epidemiology has often been defined as the study of the distribution of disease, together with the distribution of factors that may modify that risk of disease. As such, epidemiology has often been reduced to a methodology only, providing a mechanism for the study of disease that is somehow removed, separate and apart from the populations that serve as its focus. Epidemiology, however, is much more than that. The discipline p- vides a way of perceiving and knowing the world, and of relating to the c- munities whose health and disease patterns we are trying to understand. As such, its usefulness extends past the construction of questionnaires, the detective work inherent in tracing the source of an infection or the analysis of data. Rather, epidemiology serves as a point of reference and a linkage between various domains of reality: in the courtroom, between a com- nity's injuries and those alleged to be responsible for those violations; between the community striving to effectuate changes to improve its health and environment and the lawmakers and policymakers whose actions may dictate or control the likelihood of that change; and between "mainstream" populations and those who become or remain marginalized and stigmatized due to disease or perceived disease.

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... "an important and valuable contribution to the literature in the field. It is an interesting, well organized, and easy to read book that continues Dr. Loue's good work in bridging the gap between the scientific and legal communities. It is recommended for forensic epidemiologists, whichever career path ... they may pursue, as well as for attorneys whose work calls them to interact with these scientists. Physicians who are often subpoenaed to testify in a court of law, attorneys involved in various kinds of medical-legal litigation, and those thinking of entering the interesting and intellectually challenging field of forensic epidemiology will especially find this a useful reference book."
(Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D., F.C.L.M and Steven A Koehler, M.P.H., Ph.D. (The Journal of Legal Medicine, 24)

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Epidemiology in the Courtroom: Dissonant Goals, Divergent Processes	p. 1
Epidemiology and Law: Dissonant Goals	p. 1
Epidemiology and Law: Divergent Processes	p. 3
Causation in Epidemiology	p. 3
Causation in Law	p. 23
Epidemiological Causation Meets Legal Causation	p. 36
Reconciling Law and Epidemiology	p. 36
Epidemiology, Ethics, and Expert Witnesses	p. 40
Discussion Questions	p. 41
Case Study One: The Silicone Breast Implant Litigation	p. 47
The History of Silicone Breast Implants	p. 47
Epidemiological Findings and Legal Verdicts	p. 50
The Events	p. 50
The Explanations: A Post-Mortem	p. 52
Discussion Questions	p. 59
Case Study Two: The E. Coli Investigation	p. 63
The Epidemiology of E. Coli	p. 63
The Facts	p. 64
The Epidemiological Investigation	p. 65
The Initial Investigation	p. 65
The Case-Control Study	p. 65
The Student Cohort Study	p. 67
The Staff Cohort Study	p. 67
Findings	p. 67
Discovery	p. 70
Plaintiffs' Case	p. 70
Defendant's Case	p. 71
The Trial	p. 76
Plaintiffs' Case	p. 76
Defendant's Case	p. 77
Discussion Questions	p. 79
Epidemiology, Legislation, and Rulemaking	p. 81
Legislatures	p. 81
Legislative Authority	p. 81
Formulating Legislation	p. 82
Influencing Legislation	p. 84
Administrative Agencies	p. 86
Agency Authority	p. 86
Oversight of Agency Activities and Administrative Action	p. 87
Agency Development of Rules	p. 88
Challenging Agency Rules	p. 93
Agency Action in the Face of Uncertainty	p. 93
Influencing Agency Rulemaking	p. 94
Discussion Questions	p. 95
Case Study Three: The FDA and Silicone Breast Implants	p. 97
The FDA and the Regulation of Medical Devices	p. 97
The FDA and Silicone Breast Implants	p. 98
Assessing the FDA's Actions	p. 102
Discussion Questions	p. 102
Case Study Four: The Regulation of Tobacco	p. 105
The FDA and the Regulation of Drugs	p. 105
Tobacco and Its Effects	p. 107
FDA Action and Tobacco	p. 108
Discussion Questions	p. 111
Law, Epidemiology, and Community Organization and Advocacy	p. 115
Defining Advocacy	p. 115
Stages of Development in Community Organization and Advocacy	p. 115
Assessing the Needs of the Community	p. 116
Using Epidemiology for Research	p. 118
Developing Strategies in Community Organization and Advocacy	p. 120
Epidemiology, Advocacy, and Ethics	p. 125
Discussion Questions	p. 126
Case Study Five: Alcohol and Drunk Driving	p. 129
Alcohol and Drunk Driving	p. 129
The Physiological Effects of Alcohol	p. 129
The Characterization of Alcohol Use	p. 129
The Epidemiology of Driving-Related Injuries and Deaths	p. 131
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers	p. 131
The Claim to Moral Authority	p. 132
Goals and Strategies	p. 134
Organizational Characteristics	p. 136
Discussion Questions	p. 136
Case Study Six: Needle Exchange Programs	p. 139
Defining Needle Exchange	p. 139
Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction	p. 139
Needle Exchange Programs: History and Examples	p. 140
The Basis for Needle Exchange	p. 143
Injection Drug Use: Behavior and Biology	p. 143
The Impact of Substance Use and Abuse	p. 144
HIV, AIDS, and Injection Drug Use	p. 145
Hepatitis and Injection Drug Use	p. 146
Public Policy and Needle Exchange	p. 147
Community Activism and the Establishment of Needle Exchange Programs	p. 149
Discussion Questions	p. 149
Epidemiology, Law, and Social Context	p. 153
Deviance in Social Context	p. 153
The Normative View of Deviance	p. 154
The Social Audience Approach	p. 156
Responses to Deviance	p. 158
Deviance at the Juncture of Epidemiology and Law	p. 161
Discussion Questions	p. 163
Case Study Seven: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality	p. 167
Defining Sex	p. 167
Gender Identity and Gender Role	p. 168
Sexual Orientation	p. 169
Transsexuality and Transgenderism	p. 171
Transsexuality	p. 171
Transgenderism	p. 172
Homosexuality, Science, and Changing Social Context	p. 173
Homosexuality in Science and Medicine: Changing Views	p. 173
Homosexuality, Science, and Civil Rights	p. 174
Discussion Questions	p. 178
Case Study Eight: The Medical Use of Marijuana	p. 183
Marijuana, Its Uses, and Its Regulation	p. 183
The Beginnings	p. 183
The Initiation of Drug Regulations	p. 184
Changing Times: States Permit the Medicinal Use of Marijuana	p. 187
The Science of Marijuana as Medicine	p. 187
HIV/AIDS and Marijuana	p. 187
Use of Marijuana for Other Disorders	p. 189
Testing the Effects of Marijuana	p. 190
The Institute of Medicine	p. 190
FDA Procedures	p. 191
The Politics of Marijuana as Medicine	p. 194
Discussion Questions	p. 195
Index	p. 199
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