A medication is a licenced drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition. Medications are generally divided into two groups -- over the counter (OTC) medications, which are available in pharmacies and supermarkets without special restrictions, and Prescription only medicines (POM), which must be prescribed by a physician. Most OTC medication is generally considered to be safe enough that most persons will not hurt themselves accidentally by taking it as instructed. Many countries, such as the U ...

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Medical school, Medical school - Examples, Medical school - Australia, Medical school - Canada, Medical school - Germany, Medical school - India, Medical school - Ireland, Medical school - Iceland, Medical school - Japan, Medical school - Netherlands & Belgium, Medical school - New Zealand, Medical school - People's Republic of China, Medical school - Hong Kong, Medical school - Sweden, Medical school - Thailand, Medical school - United Kingdom, Medical school - United States, Medical school - Medical students

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Medical acupuncture was created for Western practitioners such as medical doctors, physiotherapists and osteopaths who wish to practice acupuncture without the lengthy study of traditional Chinese Medicine theory which is usually required for acupuncturists. This Western version of acupuncture is lesser known than the traditional Chinese, but is increasing in popularity as otherwise mainstream medical practitioners in the West are taking more interest in alternative medicine. Medical acupuncture can also been seen as an attempt by orthodox W ...

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Medical Astrology: In this second part of the article, Ingrid Naiman further explain the dynamics of Medical Astrology.

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Medical ID jewelry provides valuable information about personal medical conditions in time of emergency. Medical ID jewelry is worn by many people with diabetes, allergies to foods or medications, or other conditions affecting health care. They enable medical professionals to know about these conditions when the person is unable to communicate. Bracelets are the most common type of jewelry, but necklace pendants are also used. There are three types of medical ID jewelry. The most common form of medical ID jewelry provides a logo or inscr ...

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Zebra is a medical term for an obscure and unlikely diagnosis from ordinary symptoms. It derives from the aphorism "When you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra," which was probably coined by Dr. Theodore Woodward, a former professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine.1 This principle is related to Occam's razor. It is also phrased as "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." A similar term for a ...

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Continuing medical education (CME) or continuing professional development (CPD) consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a medical practitioner uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession. The content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of ...

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Medical ultrasonography (sonography) is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize internal organs, their size, structure and any pathological lesions. Medical ultrasonography - Uses. Ultrasonography (sonography) is widely utilized in medicine. It is possible to perform diagnosis or therapeutic procedures with the guidance of ultrasonography (for instance biopsies or drainage of fluid collections). Typically uses a hand-held probe (often called a scan head) that is placed dire ...

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• Medical ultrasonography - Instrumentation
• Medical ultrasonography - Doppler sonography
• Medical ultrasonography - Strengths and weaknesses
• Medical ultrasonography - Strengths of sonography
• Medical ultrasonography - Weaknesses of ultrasound imaging
• Medical ultrasonography - History
• Medical ultrasonography - United States
• Medical ultrasonography - Sweden
• Medical ultrasonography - Scotland

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The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors in the United States. Its purpose is to advance the interests of physicians, to promote public health, to lobby for medical legislation, and to raise money for medical education. The AMA also publishes the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and runs the Stop America's Violence Everywhere, or SAVE, program. American Medical Association - History. 1847, Dr. Nathan Smith Davis and others establishe ...

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• American Medical Association - Charitable Activities
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• American Medical Association - Criticisms

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The chief medical officer (CMO) is an official in the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom who regularly advises their respective government on health related matters. Such a person is the most senior advisor on health matters in both systems of government, and the term has also found some usage in non-government circles such as policing. In any case of usage within these two countries the chief medical officer will be a qualified medical doctor whose duties will not include treatment but typically only advise such as ...

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The British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional body to which the vast majority of British doctors belong. It is based in Tavistock Square in central London. It owns the "British Medical Journal", one of the world's more prestigious medical journals. It was established by the amalgamation of several regional medical associations, of which the original was probably that from Worcester, and dates from around 1860. It has a complex representational structure which allows doctors to be represented both by th ...

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A combat medic is a trained soldier who is responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. Combat medics are officially known by a variety of names. In the United States Army, medics have often been called 91Ws since 1999. In the United States Navy, they are known as Corpsmen and fill the combat medic role of the United States Marine Corps, which has no native medical personnel. Combat Medical Technicians (CMTs) in the Britis ...

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The British Medical Journal (BMJ), is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals around the world. It is published by the BMJ Publishing Group (owned by the British Medical Association), whose other publications include the popular sub-speciality journals like The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Heart, Thorax, among ...

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• British Medical Journal - Editions
• British Medical Journal - Functioning of the Journal
• British Medical Journal - Impact and Readership
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Medical consensus is a public statement on a particular aspect of medical knowledge available at the time it was written, and that is generally agreed upon as the evidence-based, state-of-the-art (or state-of-science) knowledge by a representative group of experts in that area. Its main objective is to counsel physicians on the best possible and acceptable way to diagnose and treat certain diseases or how to address a particular decision-making area. Therefore, it can be considered an authoritative, communit ...

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The Journal of the American Medical Association (or JAMA) is a leading medical journal. Its official name is now JAMA and is referred to by this name in reference lists. It is published weekly by--as its name implies--the American Medical Association. Other related archivesAmerican Medical Association, medical journal

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A medical guideline (also called a clinical guideline, clinical protocol or clinical practice guideline) is a document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria in specific areas of healthcare, as defined by an authoritative examination of current evidence (evidence-based medicine). Guidelines usually include summarized consensus statements, but unlike the latter, they also address practical issues. Clinical guidelines briefly identify, summarize and evaluate the best evidence and most current data abo ...

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UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is consistently rated as one of the top hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast. It has research centers covering nearly all major specialities of medicine as well as dentistry and optometry, and is the primary teaching hospital for the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. UCLA Medical Center - The UCLA Replacement Hospital. The existin ...

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The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College is the medical school and biomedical research unit of Cornell University. Usually referred to as simply Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC or WCMC-NYC), it is located at 1300 York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, along with the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Approximately 400 medical students are enrolled. While similar to other elite medical schools, Weill Cornell is different in some important respects. Problem-based learning i ...

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• Weill Cornell Medical College - Notable alumni

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A person accepted into a medical school and undertaking an educational program in medicine towards becoming a medical doctor is referred to as a medical student. Medical students are generally considered to be at the earliest stage of the medical career pathway. Medical students typically undertake both theoretical studies and practical experience during their course, with the earlier years devoted more to the form ...

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Medical school, Medical school - Examples, Medical school - Australia, Medical school - United Kingdom, Medical school - United States, Medical school - Canada, Medical school - The Netherlands & Belgium, Medical school - New Zealand, Medical school - People's Republic of China, Medical school - Sweden, Medical school - Hong Kong, Medical school - Germany, Medical school - India, Medical school - Ireland, Medical school - Iceland, Medical school - Medical students

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American Medical Response, Inc. or AMR is the largest ambulance provider in the United States (public or private). AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMS L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Denver, Colorado. In early 2005, Onex purchased AMR and EmCare from transportation giant Laidlaw International, Inc. AMR operates in three regions and has over 250 community-based operations in 34 states. Its 17,000 employees, consisting of doctors, nurses, pa ...

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