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The American Medical Association, with headquarters at 515 N. State St. in Chicago, is the nation's largest doctor group. Founded in 1847, the AMA is a trade association that advocates on behalf of physicians. In June of each year, the group meets in Chicago for its annual policy meeting, where doctors' recent debates have put the group on record on a variety of issues. At the AMA, consensus and a focused agenda have become more important as the organization tries to move beyond incidents that hurt membership. One major problem was an embarrassing marketing deal with Sunbeam Corp. in the late 1990s. That deal, in which Sunbeam would have paid the AMA to endorse its products, ended with the A...
The American Medical Association, with headquarters at 515 N. State St. in Chicago, is the nation's largest doctor group. Founded in 1847, the AMA is a trade association that advocates on behalf of physicians. In June of each year, the group meets in Chicago for its annual policy meeting, where doctors' recent debates have put the group on record on a variety of issues. At the AMA, consensus and a focused agenda have become more important as the organization tries to move beyond incidents that hurt membership. One major problem was an embarrassing marketing deal with Sunbeam Corp. in the late 1990s. That deal, in which Sunbeam would have paid the AMA to endorse its products, ended with the AMA paying $10 million to get out. Although overall membership is still down slightly to nearly 240,000, the group says membership has stabilized somewhat. The group credits a re-allocation of its $20 million marketing budget in 2005 to showcase the organization as being in touch with everyday physicians and their patients. In recent years, the AMA has put considerable effort behind stopping attempts to cut Medicare payments to doctors.
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Nation suceeds in reducing its trans fat intake
The campaign to limit the amount of trans fats people consumer appears to have made a dent. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that levels of trans-fatty acids in the blood of white American adults has dropped...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Disease, Disease Prevention
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez, former director of the division of child psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who also conducted pivotal studies on autism and other developmental disorders in children, died Friday of heart failure at his...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Pediatrics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Separation Anxiety
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Mark Midei fights for medical license, exoneration
It took 25 years for Dr. Mark Midei to build his reputation and less than two for it to come crashing down.
In the spring of 2009, he was a superstar cardiologist with a seven-figure salary and a staff that adored him. By late April 2011, he was...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Political Corruption, Litigation, Medical Research, Saudi Arabia
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Study reveals strongest link yet between organ transplants, cancer
The most comprehensive study ever on the link between organ donations and cancer is arming physicians with new data that could help make the procedures safer.
Organ transplant patients get new kidneys, livers and lungs that save their lives, but they...Tags: Medical Research, Kidney, Kidney Disease, Abdominal Pain, Dialysis
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Bahrain's brave health care workers deserve support
The United States continues to ignore the thwarted Arab Spring in Bahrain. Recently, a quasi-military court in the small Gulf state sentenced 20 doctors and nurses to up to 15 years in jail. The charge against them? Treating injured demonstrators opposing...Tags: Demonstration, Health and Medical Professionals, Saudi Arabia, Values, Iran
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Maryland should embrace gay adoption
It's gratifying that same-sex couples in Maryland who are seeking to adopt have found a welcome reception in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Because of a city precedent and a uniform attitude among judges here that sexual orientation should not be a...Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Adoption, Justice System
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Baltimore court is a magnet for same-sex parents
The rows of wooden benches were filled with seven families for adoption day in Baltimore City Circuit Court last month.
A pair of gay men seeking to adopt a baby. Three lesbian couples, two with twins. Two single moms with two kids between them.
And...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Dr. Herbert Leonard Warres
Dr. Herbert Leonard Warres, a World War II combat surgeon who later became a radiologist and headed the outpatient radiology department at what is now the University of Maryland Medical Center, died Wednesday at North Oaks retirement community in...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Radiation Therapy, Judaism, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Armed Conflicts
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2011 Havre de Grace H.S. Hall of Fame inductees announced
The Havre de High School Hall of Fame Committee Wednesday announced the six people it has chosen for the Hall of Fame's second class that will be inducted in October. The class includes brother and sister physicians who were also active in local...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Litigation, Family, Havre de Grace, Dorchester County
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Medical-religious partnerships can address health needs of an aging society
In my July 7 column, "Sharing learning opportunities has come full circle," I mentioned that I couldn't fit into that column all the information I had learned at the Maryland Gerontological Association's spring conference. One of the topics I didn't...Tags: Medical Services, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Psychologists
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Gay marriage opponents need to get the facts about homosexuality
A state delegate from Virginia recently wrote on this page that "Sexual orientation is not limited to same- or complementary-sex attractions but includes attractions to children, prostitutes, multiple wives (polygamy), dead persons (necrophilia), animals,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Discrimination, Family, Psychologists, Sex
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St. Joseph Medical Center replaces chief executive
St. Joseph Medical Center tapped a veteran health care manager Friday to replace its president and chief executive, who resigned two weeks ago without explanation.
Charles W. Neumann comes to St. Joseph via FTI Consultants, a firm that specializes in...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Services, Management Change, Physical Conditions, Corporate Officers
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