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Topia!: Society: Issues: Health: Health Policy: Articles (9)
Making Medicines Safer - The Need for an Independent Drug Safety Board - From the New England Journal of Medicine. "Currently, after a drug is approved for marketing, we rely on a voluntary reporting system based on the assumption that a drug is safe... It is remarkable that at a time when the technology for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data is readily available, an independent, comprehensive, and systematic program of post-marketing drug surveillance does not exist." Public Health and Personal Freedom - Argues that more emphasis should be given to personal freedom over public health, using the example of alcohol. Health Care Report - This site, in data graphic form, shows U.S. live expectancy trends and health care spending compared to other nations, raising challenging questions today and looking forward. Health Insurance - Most primary care providers will have a network of colleagues they can recommend specialty services. Article says your health care needs are best met when your care is coordinated between your primary care provider and your specialists. From Health4her.com. Human Rights and the Aids Crisis: The Debate Over Resources - International human-rights standards can help point a useful direction while we prepare ourseleves to face a new public-health challenge that has come to the fore in the fight against AIDS. Infostat, Cargo-Cult Science and the Policy Sausage-machine - Paper on the managerial takeover of clinical practice, and how the process of medical science is distorted by politics and dubious trendy theories. No Caps On Non-Economic Medical Malpractice Awards - Facts sheets explaining attempts to legitimize negligent or incompetent conduct by health care providers. Medprivacyblog - Monitoring HIPAA and other medical privacy news
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