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Physicians' group apologizes to black doctors
10.07.2008 15:02
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American Medical Association, the largest physicians' group in the United States, apologized to black doctors on Thursday for a history of racial discrimination.
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Health & Beauty
Study Examines India's HIV/AIDS Plan
10.07.2008 14:13
medicalnewstoday.com
"Tackling HIV in India: Evidence-Based Priority Setting and Programming," Health Affairs: The study -- written by Mariam Claeson of the World Bank and Ashok Alexander of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Indian HIV/AIDS initiative
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HIV/AIDS
Fewer Texas Physicians Accepting New Medicare Patients; Payment Cut Would Exacerbate Problem
10.07.2008 13:16
medicalnewstoday.com
Fifty-eight percent of Texas physicians are accepting new Medicare beneficiaries, compared with 90% before 1990, according to a survey by the Texas Medical Association, the Houston Chronicle reports. The proportion of primary care physicians accepting new beneficiaries is 38%, according to the survey.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
G8 Nations Should Honor Development Commitments Made To Africa, Editorial Says
10.07.2008 13:15
medicalnewstoday.com
The "defining idea behind" the Group of Eight industrialized nations is "that they all confront global challenges and should work together to meet them," a Boston Globe editorial says, adding, "But this premise is being sorely tested this week" when G8 leaders met for their
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First Aid
Chicago Tribune Examines Program That Teaches Swazi Doctors How To Perform Male Circumcisions
10.07.2008 12:18
medicalnewstoday.com
The Chicago Tribune on Tuesday examined a program, called Operation Abraham and organized by the Jerusalem AIDS Project, that sends Israeli surgeons to Swaziland to train doctors on how to perform male circumcisions on adults and infants in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV.
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HIV/AIDS
New York Times Examines Debate Over Mammography For Women Over 80
10.07.2008 12:18
medicalnewstoday.com
The New York Times on Monday examined the debate among physicians on the value of recommending that women ages 80 and older receive annual mammograms -- a debate that has arisen because of the paucity of data available for this age group because large clinical trials traditionally focused on younger people and excluded the very old.
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Cancer
Advocates Protest Catholic Church's Position On Condoms, Contraception Prior To Pope's Visit To Australia
10.07.2008 11:17
medicalnewstoday.com
Members of the group NoToPope Coalition on Wednesday protested Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Sydney, Australia, for Catholic World Youth Day, in part because of the Roman Catholic church's ban on condom use and contraception, the
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Sexology
Many Web Sites Still Offering Controlled Substances Without Prescription, Report Finds
10.07.2008 11:16
medicalnewstoday.com
Many Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications do not require a prescription, a situation that is contributing to the rise in abuse of prescription drugs, according to a report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, the
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Pharmaceutics
Nepal On Track To Meet HIV/AIDS Target, MDGs, Minister Says
10.07.2008 11:16
medicalnewstoday.com
Nepal is on track to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015 -- including targets related to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care -- Minister for Health and Population Giriraj Mani Pokharel said recently, Xinhua News Agency reports. Pokharel was speaking at the
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HIV/AIDS
Olympus Grants An Additional $500,000 For Research In Minimally Invasive Surgery
10.07.2008 11:16
medicalnewstoday.com
The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™ (NOSCAR™), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), has announced Olympus' continuing commitment to fun
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Gastroenterology
Anti-Tobacco Campaign Tests Lung Capacity, Determination And Tobacco Awareness In 'Miley Mania Adventure'
10.07.2008 10:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Pop culture, anti-tobacco awareness and physical endurance merged last Friday in The TRUTH's 'Miley Mania Adventure' in Salt Lake City. Twenty parent-child teams faced six anti-tobacco riddles that lead them to scavenge over 50 miles of the Wasatch Front with nothing more than their own two feet and the local public transit system.
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Smoking
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Pa.'s Decision To Refuse Title V Abstinence-Only Education Funds
10.07.2008 10:14
medicalnewstoday.com
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday examined the decision by Pennsylvania officials to refuse more than $5.8 million in federal Title V abstinence-only education funding since 2003. Pennsylvania is one of many states that are refusing Title V funds.
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Children Diseases
UNITAID Endorses Creation Of Panel To Examine Drug Patent Issues
10.07.2008 10:13
medicalnewstoday.com
The drug purchasing agency UNITAID is endorsing the formation of a panel of experts to examine the viability of a "patent pool," the New York Times reports.
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HIV/AIDS
Men And Women Benefit From Gender Specific Kidney Transplants
10.07.2008 09:15
medicalnewstoday.com
The gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men - due to their smaller size. Women have a higher risk of rejecting a male donor kidney. Therefore, in the future, gender should be considered more in the allocation of donor kidneys, say researchers from Basel and Heidelberg.
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Transplantation
RHR Consultants To Speak At 2008 International Congress Of Psychology
10.07.2008 09:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Consultants from RHR International Company, a world leader in executive and organizational development, are scheduled to speak at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology 2008 (ICP 2008) in Berlin on July 20 - 25. ICP 2008 will be hosted by the German Federation of Psychological Associations, under the auspices of the International Union of Psychological Science.
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Psychiatry
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