Sentences with phrase «medical association»

The controversy rocking the emergence of a new Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos has continued unabated, as the Nigerian Medical Association NMA and the...

It was just last week that the American Medical Association suggested that the restriction, instituted during the early days of the AIDS epidemic in 1983, was out of date and discriminatory.

As the industrial action embarked upon by medical doctors in Kogi state hits one month on Wednesday, the Nigeria Medical Association, has urged the State Government...

It's even more repulsive in light of a recent study by Dr. Andrew Chang of Albany Medical Center, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showing opioids were no more effective at reducing pain for patients with broken limbs than a high - dose combination of the over-the-counter, non-addictive painkillers ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

A statement from the time by the chairman of the British Medical Association, Mark Porter, painted a picture of a government intent on pushing through its plans regardless of the consequences.

Delegates at the British Medical Association's (BMA) annual conference backed the motion against Jeremy Hunt so strongly there was no need to even hold a vote.

It has met with widespread opposition from health professionals, including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing.

Yesterday, Dr Hamish Meldrum of British Medical Association (BMA) warned there were «too many delays, too many problems» with the choose and book system, leading to even the most enthusiastic supporters questioning what its benefits were.

The affected unions are: Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG); Ghana Medical Association (GMA); Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT); Coalition of Concerned Teachers; National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT); Public and Health Service Workers Union; Ghana Registered Nurses Association; the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association and others.

General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, has also confirmed that the health sector received its share of the funds some time in December, 2017 and early January, 2018.

Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA's) GPs committee, said change was necessary to get the «best out of us» but warned that the top - down and speedy way in which it had been introduced was not working.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi says its members are available for patients» medical consultations and advice in all health facilities in the...

«The local government has reported the development to the Plateau chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, which have promised to ensure that no doctor rejects any polio vaccines meant for children.

Public statements issued in response to recent immigration legislation by groups including the British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners, University and College Union, Residential Landlords Association and the UK Association of Letting Agents have each expressed a similar unease: that doctors / lecturers / landlords are not and should not be made into immigration officers.

A new study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association links reduced consumption of trans fats found in things like frying oils to reduced instances of myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and strokes reported in New York counties that enacted bans.

From a letter to the Telegraph on the Alcohol Taxation Debate, signed by a group of leading doctors and academics, including Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, chairman, UK Alcohol Health Alliance and Special Advisor on Alcohol, Royal College of Physicians; and Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman, British Medical Association Council — December 2011

Dr Frank Ankobea, Ghana Medical Association 4.

States that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes have seen fewer opioid prescriptions for Medicaid patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The British Medical Association, which represents doctors and medical students, welcomed a variety of Labour proposals, including the extra funding as well as scrapping the public sector pay cap and reviewing Sustainability and Transformation Plans, which are local schemes that often involve closing services to save money.

The heads of the six biggest health unions, including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing, wrote a letter to the Times this morning in which they warned the changes would damage the NHS.

Speaking at prime ministers question time yesterday Mr Cameron denied Labour leader Ed Miliband's contention that the British Medical Association, the Royal College of GPs and the Royal College of Midwives had rejected the health and social care bill.

A year of «political failure» has led to prisons being turned into «just a holding pen for criminals», the British Medical Association has said.

Not enough doctors realise the production of some NHS supplies involves child labour, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.

Speaking to the British Medical Association (BMA), Andrew Lansley suggested an «interventionist» approach was often counterproductive.

The American Medical Association endorsed Trump's choice of Rep. Tom Price, a physician from Georgia, to be health and human services secretary, but thousands of doctors have opposed it, citing his opinions on health care and other issues.

Scientific editors Dr Katherine Elliott and Dr William Cutting Managing editor Kathy Attawell Executive editor Kate O'Malley Design & production Ingrid Emsden Editorial advisory group Professor A G Billoo (Pakistan) Professor David Candy (UK) Dr Shanti Ghosh (India) Dr Michael Gracey (Australia) Dr Nicole Guérin (France) Dr Norbert Hirschhorn (USA) Dr Sharon Huttly (UK) Dr Claudio Lanata (Peru) Dr Jon Rohde (USA) Dr Mike Rowland (UK) Professor Dang Duc Trach (Vietnam) Professor Andrew Tomkins (UK) With support from AID (USA), Charity Projects (UK), Ministry of Development Cooperation (Netherlands), ODA (UK), SIDA (Sweden), UNICEF, WHO Publishing partners BRAC (Bangladesh) CMAI (India) CMU (China) Grupo CID (USA) HLMC (Nepal) lmajics (Pakistan) ORANA (Senegal) RUHSA (India) Turkish Medical Association (Turkey) Consultants at University Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique)

Students as communicators During a recent epidemic of diarrhoea in our state the Indian Medical Association obtained a donation of two tons of glucose, plastic packing material and printed instructions.

Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, September 1993.

However, health authorities from around the world, including the World Health Organisation, American Dietetic Association and the British Medical Association are all in agreement that anaemia affects vegetarians and non-vegetarians at the same rate.

Published in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association the study found parent training was more effective in reducing disruptive and aggressive behavior than 24 weeks of parent education.

A 2014 study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that 32 % of Canadians had experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse, exposure to violence in the home, spanking with an object, or slapping.

Mrs. Schiller was a retiree of the American Medical Association.

Babies who sleep in their parents» rooms but not in their beds have a 30 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as SIDS, the most common cause of infant death, than babies sleeping in a separate room from their parents, according to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute report published in the June 2006 issue of «Canadian Medical Association Journal.»

A position supported by the secretary general of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) warning that the introduction of non-medically led services will undermine the quality of maternity services in Australia and threaten the safety of mothers and babies [38].

In a recent article for the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Michele Barry, an associate professor of medicine and co-director of the International Traveler «s Clinic at Yale University School of Medicine, outlined the facts pregnant women should be aware of before packing their bags.

A major new study published in this month's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal warns that C - section deliveries may be three time more dangerous for healthy mothers than natural vaginal deliveries.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association (AMA) oppose home birth.

See, Ricki Lake made a movie about her choice, and the ACOG and AMA aren't too happy about it: ACOG released a statement, which was in turn supported in a resolution Tuesday by the American Medical Association, which said «There has been much attention in the media by celebrities having home deliveries» and which singles out Ricki Lake's film «The Business of Being Born» as part of the problem.

In this post from last January, I told you how Dr. Sean Lucan published an open letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association describing his efforts to get junk food out of his child's school.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association and the American Dietetic Association all agree that breast milk is the best food for your baby.

American Medical Association: «Allergic reaction: Food allergies increasing, especially among children.»

Interestingly, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association feel strongly about it, too - strongly enough to issue a statement saying that she made the wrong choice.

And yet, the American Medical Association doesn't see the point.

All editorial matter in CMAJ represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association or its subsidiaries.

Whatever you may think of the scientific validity of their positions, or the degree to which they have, or have not, been influenced by the nefarious dairy lobby (and I offer no opinion on either point), here are some leading organizations that currently support flavored milk in schools: the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Heart Association, the American Dietetic Association, the National Medical Association, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the School Nutrition Association.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — A new office building for two lawyers and another parking lot for the soon - to - be national headquarters of a medical association came one step closer to reality this week as the Arlington Heights Plan Commission recommended that the Village Board approve both projects.

It was joined by another influential organization, the American Medical Association (AMA) when delegates at the AMA Annual Meeting voted to adopt the designation of infertility as a disease.1

Sources: Mayo Clinic, Fox News, Baby Center, Parents Magazine, What to Expect, Romper, Time Inc., Safe Birth Project BellyBelly, Canadian Medical Association Journal

In 2008, the American Medical Association passed Resolution 205, which states, «the safest setting for labor, delivery and the immediate post-partum period is in a hospital or a birthing center within a hospital.»

Online ResourcesAdolescent Health Online Home PageAmerican Medical AssociationWeb Address: http://www.ama - assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html This Web site, sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA), provides parents and teens with useful information about issues such as injury prevention, nutrition, teen violence, physical fitness, and tobacco use and links to other resources.