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GMC Wrestles For Regulatory Powers

The General Medical Council (GMC) that regulates all UK doctors welcomed a shake up in doctor regulation, though it had earlier objected some proposals //put forward by Sir Liam Donaldson, a medical officer of England. Officials say that GMC wants to retain adjudication powers in fitness to pr...

American Medical Association Passes Resolution Supporting Sustainable Food System

...ages of naturally high nutritional quality." The policy was approved today at the 158th annual meeting of the AMA in Chicago, IL. "As our country wrestles with health care reform, the role of health care providers and facilities in providing education and leadership to help the population understand the ...

New Super Bowl Ad Reminds Minnesotans: 'We All Pay the Price for Tobacco'

...continues to be too high for individuals, families and the state," said David Willoughby, Chief Executive Officer of ClearWay Minnesota. "As Minnesota wrestles with historic budget deficits and soaring health care costs, the goal of continuing to reduce tobacco use needs to be a part of the solution." Th...

American Lung Association Congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives for Passage of Historic Tobacco Legislation

...tempt to addict a new generation of tobacco consumers. Tragically, more than 1,300 American children become regular smokers each day. "As our nation wrestles with how to pay for increasing health care costs, we must look at the tremendous financial burden caused by tobacco in this nation," Toomey added. "To...

American Lung Association Report Finds Lung Disease Death Rates Increasing While Cancer, Heart Disease and Stroke Death Rates Are Decreasing

...courage the federal and state governments to pass policies to increase cessation services for the over 45 million U.S. adult smokers. "As our nation wrestles with how to pay for increasing health care costs, we must look at the tremendous financial burden caused by tobacco in this nation," Toomey added. "To...

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Academic R&D pays for itself in jobs and economic growth

... As the Legislature's budget-writing committee wrestles with balancing the state's biennial budget, calls for additional cuts in spending by the University of Wisconsin System will likely move front and cen...