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When Unprofessional Doctors Do Harm One doctor's experience: ethics, professionalism may be lacking in new doctors. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Doctors debate when to declare organ donors dead - The Associated Press ChattahBoxDoctors debate when to declare organ donors deadThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) - A report on three heart transplants involving babies is focusing attention on a touchy issue in the organ donation field: When and how can someone be declared dea Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos - New York Times ABC NewsHalf of Doctors Routinely Prescribe PlacebosNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy GARDINER HARRIS Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients.Study: Half of American Doctors Give Patients Placebos Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Doctors say placebo use is common - Reuters Canada.comDoctors say placebo use is commonReuters - 9 hours agoBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Placebos are a surprisingly common prescription, according to a US study in which nearly half of the doctors surveyed said they had doled out a dummy pill at some p Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records - U.S. News & World Report Wall Street Journal BlogsDoctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical RecordsU.S. News & World Report - 1 hour agoBy Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic medical record systems are being touted as the wave of the future in health care and comm Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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House Votes Cut for Medicare Insurers, Not Doctors (Update2) - Bloomberg The BeeHouse Votes Cut for Medicare Insurers, Not Doctors (Update2)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Aliza Marcus June 24 (Bloomberg) -- The House passed legislation to block a July 1 cut in fees for Medicare doctors by reducing payments instead to private insurers in the US he Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Doctors Can't Deny Lesbians Care on Religious Grounds - ABC News ABC NewsDoctors Can't Deny Lesbians Care on Religious GroundsABC News - 2 hours agoBy SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES The California Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that doctors cannot cite their religious beliefs as grounds to deny gay and lesbian patients medical care. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Second-hand smoke harm assessed in cystic fibrosis - Reuters AFPSecond-hand smoke harm assessed in cystic fibrosisReuters - 5 hours agoBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Second-hand smoke worsens lung function in people with cystic fibrosis, especially those with a specific gene, researchers said on Tuesday.Secondhand Smo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Chavez: Exxon seeks to harm Venezuela over assets - Reuters StarPhoenixChavez: Exxon seeks to harm Venezuela over assetsReuters - 2 hours agoCARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Exxon Mobil (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) wants to damage Venezuela with a legal case in which it has won court orders freezi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Self-harm 'on the rise' in jails A prison reform charity warns the rates of self-harm in jails have soared by 37% in the last four years. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Harm from Smoking Reversible Over Time - Voice of America InjuryBoard.comHarm from Smoking Reversible Over TimeVoice of America - 10 hours agoBy Rosanne Skirble Women who quit smoking reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and tobacco-related cancers. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data on 1 Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Senate president proposes ban on industry gifts to doctors - Boston Globe Chatter ShmatterSenate president proposes ban on industry gifts to doctorsBoston Globe - 2 hours agoBy Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff Senate President Therese Murray proposed today a broad measure to control healthcare costs by in part banning all gifts and freebies to d Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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UPDATE:Panel: Doctors Should Cut Vytorin,Zetia Use - CNNMoney.com Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesUPDATE:Panel: Doctors Should Cut Vytorin,Zetia UseCNNMoney.com - 1 hour agoCHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- A panel of four cardiologists said said doctors should sharply cut their use of popular cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia after a clini Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
(AP) AP - There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year — a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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McCain, at 71, fit to lead, doctors say - Chicago Tribune Turkish PressMcCain, at 71, fit to lead, doctors sayChicago Tribune - 8 hours agoBy Jill Zuckman | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Confronting a potential trouble spot, the campaign of Sen. John McCain has produced medical records showing that the 71-year-old presumptive Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Doctors say Kennedy was awake for most of surgery - The Associated Press Irish TimesDoctors say Kennedy was awake for most of surgeryThe Associated Press - 39 minutes agoCHICAGO (AP) - Bravery in the face of cancer? Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has given it new meaning. Few things require as much courage as being wide awake and aware, lying perfec Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Doctors Perform Controversial Heart Transplants on Infants - Wall Street Journal Doctors Perform Controversial Heart Transplants on InfantsWall Street Journal - 1 hour agoBy DAVID ARMSTRONG In a controversial new approach that may reduce the number of babies who die each year awaiting a new heart, doctors in Denver have performed the first transplants o Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Indonesia's ailing Suharto 'critical': doctors
(AFP) AFP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was in a critical condition in hospital on Saturday, his doctors said, a day after the 86-year-old was admitted with a weakening heart and kidneys. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Doctors Try to Stabilize Suharto Doctors struggled to stabilize the health of the former president Suharto after a setback in which there were new signs of internal bleeding and fluid in his lungs. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Doctors in court over car bombs Three doctors charged in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow appear in court. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |