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 PRINTABLE PAGE Lawmakers Say Research Subjects Need Congressional Protection Originally published by Reuters Health, April 23, 2002 WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) — Lawmakers on Tuesday threw their support behind new federal safeguards—including the formation of a new national research oversight agency—to…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Serious Drug Toxicities Recognized During Postmarketing Surveillance Originally published by Reuters Health, April 30, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — The rate of serious adverse effects in drugs newly approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

 PRINTABLE PAGE The Benefits of Exercise in Geriatric Women Barbara J. George, RN, MSN; Nieca Goldberg, MD, Lenox Hill Hospital, Women’s Heart Program, New York, NYOriginally published in AJGC 10(5):260-263, 2001 Abstract and Introduction Abstract Women 65 years of age…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Missed Opportunities, Medical Errors Undermine Quality of Care Originally published by Reuters Health, April 16, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Americans are not getting the quality of care they should because of a lack of adequate systems…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Knowles Vetoes Bill Restricting Publicly Funded Abortions REASONS: Governor says the measure violates womens’ right to privacy, constrains physicians. By Ben SpiessOriginally published in the Anchorage Daily News, June 6, 2002 JUNEAU — Gov. Tony Knowles vetoed legislation…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Group Posts Disciplined Doctor Data on Internet Originally published by Reuters Health, June 6, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — The consumer organization Public Citizen said Wednesday that for the first time, a portion of its database of…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Breast Cancer Care Worse for Poor By Paul Recer, AP Science WriterOriginally published by The Associated Press, April 3, 2002 WASHINGTON — Poor women are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, and more likely…

 PRINTABLE PAGE Consumers Encounter Barriers in External Review Programs Originally published by Reuters Health, March 19, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Americans rarely take advantage of state programs for settling disputes with their health plans, even though consumers prevail…