National Health Study Launched On The Internet
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...only conventionalmedical therapies have an ethical obligation to help their patients who areconsidering non-trad...e of "doing no harm," clearly stands asan enduring obligation of physicians, Sugarman said. Besides offeringinformation, doctors must take a careful history to d...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...wn physician. Managed-care plans also are under no obligation to informpatients about the financial incentives they offer to subcontracting physicians.The federal regulations single out for special scrutiny plans whose financialincentives place physicians at "substantial financial risk" -- doctors who couldlose...Students Show Restraint Could Cut School Bus Injuries
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... his book "The Fragile Species," said, "We have an obligation to assure something more like fairness and equity in human health. We do not have a choice, unless we plan to give up being human." Today, on World Health Day 2001, we urge renewed commitment to ensuring that the benefits of good health, including...Patent rights stimulate R&D, but fall short in helping poor countries obtain lifesaving drugs
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The primary obligation of medical personnel is to the patient, yet when a patient dies, the needs of the patients family take precedence, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In a case report appearing in the May 2002 issue of th...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Award 2002
...radication of HIV and AIDS." The award carries no obligation to the recipient's organization for licensure, patenting or transfer of confidential information, although GSK may discuss the possibility of future collaboration with some applicants. An Expert Review Board comprised of acknowledged leaders in the f...... pain treated and the staff caring for you have an obligation to treat your pain." So after all this, do we know what parents should do when their babies start to cry? Not exactly. But Dr. Johnston points out that a lot of the things that parents do intuitively actually do work. "I think rocking, swaddling,...Some patients are candidates for combined heart bypass, lung transplant surgeries
...limited supply of donor organs, we have an ethical obligation to make sure that when an organ becomes available, it has a high likelihood of surviving," Davis continued. "That is why patient evaluation and selection is vital." Duke performed its first lung transplant procedure in 1992. In the ensuing 10 years,...Fossil fuels for household use are viable option for world's poor
...ns," said Smith. "We in the United States have the obligation to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because we've enjoyed the benefits of high emissions with our higher standard of living. It doesn't make sense to ask the rural poor to shoulder this burden."...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2003
...bat the HIV virus. The research grant carries no obligation to the recipient's organization for licensure, patenting or transfer of confidential information, although GSK may discuss the possibility of future collaboration with some applicants. An Expert Review Board composed of acknowledged leaders in the fi...Experts meet to challenge approaches of testing and developing cancer treatments
...greed. That said, the scientific community has an obligation to be self-critical and be willing to adjust current practices if they are not working. Our goal today is to kick-start the debate on how to radically improve future oncology drug development. The CDDS has recently sponsored similar workshops that ...Landmark antidepressant analysis demonstrated significant efficacy of Effexor®/Effexor XR
...forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise...Most physicians willing to serve but unready for bioterrorism
...percent who were unprepared. "Doctors have a moral obligation to care for the sick," said co-author Caleb Alexan...he surveyed doctors agreed that physicians have an obligation to care for patients in epidemics even if doing so endangers the physician's health. Fewer physician...Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...roductive health faced by forced migrants, and the obligation of humanitarian agencies to respond to reproductive and sexual health needs. This week's Lancet editorial (p 1) concludes: 'The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development created an important plan for action in its reproductive h...Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
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