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ACP: Research, legalize medical-use marijuana
Calls to legalize marijuana for medical use have come from an assortment of groups, but none with the status and influence of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the country's second-largest medical association, until now. -
Handling incidental findings in age of genetic research
Clinical research teams and investigators may find that their traditional strategies for handling incidental findings during a trial are inadequate in this age of genetic research. -
Genetic testing: Should children be tested?
It's the ethical spectre that emerges with every advance in genetic testing. Should children be tested for gene mutations that predispose them to developing serious illnesses later in life? -
Who can be a 'medical ethicist'? Absent formal definition, anybody
If you serve on your hospital's ethics committee, does that make you a medical ethicist? -
Full April 2008 Issue in PDF
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Drug Criteria & Outcomes: New FDA Approvals
FDA recently announced these approvals: FDA approved Medtronic's Endeavor® Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent for use in treating patients with narrowed coronary arteries. -
Full March 17, 2008 Issue in PDF
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The Adult Patient with Congenital Heart Disease
There has been recent emphasis in cardiology literature highlighting the importance of recognizing a new sub-specialty within the field, aimed at treating adult patients who have survived after having congenital heart disease repair. -
Full April 2008 Issue in PDF
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Patient Safety Alert Supplement