JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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For the first time, a National Institutes of Health advisory panel approved funding for the production of human embryos for research purposes. Oregon voters approved a Death With Dignity Act that empowers physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients.
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The constitutionality of criminal prohibitions on physician-assisted death has become one of the most fascinating issues. The Supreme Court viewed a judicial injunction enforcing access to an abortion clinic as "content neutral" and not subject to heightened scrutiny under the First Amendment.
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To evaluate diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer with the consideration that diabetes may also be a consequence of pancreatic cancer. ⋯ Pancreatic cancer occurs with increased frequency among persons with long-standing diabetes.
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Comparative Study
The relative effects of left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, and ventricular dysfunction on survival among black adults.
To evaluate the effect of echocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on survival in comparison with number of stenosed vessels and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. ⋯ Left ventricular hypertrophy was associated with a greater RR and attributable risk than the traditional measures of coronary disease severity. The high prevalence and powerful risk of LVH make an important contribution to the adverse survival rates among black patients with heart disease and may account for much of the black-white differential.