Papilledema that occurs as a result of idiopathic intracranial hypertension can be treated with weight loss and a diuretic. If unsuccessful, surgical procedures can be done. An infection, if bacterial, can be treated with antibiotics. A brain abscess is drained, and antibiotics are given.
Jacob Sullum|Jun. 28, 2013 4:16 pm. This week the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill ostensibly aimed at fighting human trafficking that makes it a crime to solicit a legal act: sex with someone who is 16 or 17 years old. The age of consent in Ohio is 16. Yet under H.B. 130, a 20-year-old who asks a 16-year-old to have sex with him, or a 21-year-old who does the same with a 17-year-old, thereby commits a fifth-degree felony, punishable by six to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine. He also has to register as a sex offender.
In all but four states, the age of majority is 18 years; in Alaska and Nebraska, the age of majority is 19 years, and in Pennsylvania and Mississippi the age of majority is 21 years. Although the age of majority in Mississippi is 21 years, this state does allow an 18 year old to provide consent for his or her own health care. Laws that affect the minor's right to consent to medical care have been developed under the precedent of parental autonomy.