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Several leading medical and science journals fail to enforce their own policies for disclosing financial conflicts of interest among contributing authors, according to a study released July 12 by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
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Hardy ML. Seasonal affective disorder: Is it time to see the light? Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(1):5-6.
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Unsafe Herbal Products Still Available on the Web; Study Shows Drinking Black Tea Lowers Cholesterol; U.S. Study Shows Vitamins Save Health Care Costs; Survey Finds CAM Services on the Rise. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(1):7-8.
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More clinical trials are using data safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) in recent years as investigators, sponsors, and clinical trials managers increasingly see the value of added checks and balances to subject protection, experts say.
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In the wake of congressional hearings levying conflict of interest allegations at top scientists at the NIH, the director, Elias Zerhouni, has announced new restrictions on the types of paid consulting agreements federal scientists can accept with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
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Any perception of how hospices are faring these days depends on whom you ask. Someone who works at a small hospice may say his or her hospice is having a tougher time than a large hospice is. Staffers at rural hospices may say theyre hoeing a tougher row than their metropolitan counterparts. But there is one segment of the hospice population that seems more optimistic than the rest of the industry: for-profit hospices.
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In teaching health care providers how to care for patients at the end of life, many institutions forget to teach providers that they need to care for themselves as well.
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After months of gloom and doom surrounding the 75% rule and the draft Local Medicare Review Policies on inpatient rehabilitation admission, rehab advocates say they finally see a glimmer of hope. Not a big bucket of sunshine the 75% rule and the draft LMRPs still are on the table but a welcome ray of hope, nonetheless.
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Integrating acupuncture with conventional physical therapy and work hardening has been both a medical and financial success for Good Samaritan Occupational Health Services in Avon, MA.
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Ergonomics is more than a way to lift patients. As Butler (PA) Memorial Hospital found, it can lift morale and employee satisfaction as well.
