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Doctors agree on the basic tenets of medical professionalism, but they frequently fail to live up to those ideals in practice, according to a survey of more than 1,600 physicians in the Dec. 4 Annals of Internal Medicine.

Nearly all of the physicians surveyed agreed doctors should use medical resources appropriately, tell patients the truth, minimize disparities, see patients regardless of their ability to pay, maintain board certifications, evaluate peers’ care, avoid sex with patients, work on quality initiatives, disclose conflicts of interest, report impaired or incompetent physicians, and report medical errors.

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The Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) is increasing its use of the Internet to disseminate anti-drug messages to kids and parents while trimming its traditional advertising on broadcast television, the New York Times reported Sept. 28.

The PDFA’s Time to Talk initiative, for example uses a website — not TV ads — to encourage parents to talk to their kids about alcohol and other drugs. The project includes a partnership with Yahoo to facilitate communication with and among the target audience.

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While California Moves Forward, Bush Pushes Back on Health Care
Statement of CALPIRG Health Care Advocate Emily Clayton on President Bush’s planned health care proposals for the State of the Union

“Just as California and other states are preparing to take big steps forward on the path to better regulating the health insurance industry and expanding health care coverage, President Bush is set to propose some giant steps back in his State of the Union address tonight.

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