Allergy & Clinical Immunology Experts & Viewpoints

Allergy & Immunology Experts & Viewpoints

Physicians for Sale: How Medical Professional Organizations Exploit Their Members To improve the state of US healthcare, physicians need to rethink what their profession is and identify what they need to do to regain their professional integrity.
Commentary, July 2008
Building Physician Connectivity for e-Prescribing Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prematics, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, tells us how to move e-prescribing forward.
Expert Interview, July 2008
FDA Issues Black Box Warnings for Fluoroquinolones What's behind the new FDA black box warnings for fluoroquinolones? Paul Auwaerter, MD, discusses the recent major labeling change in his videoblog.
Commentary, July 2008
A Reply to Thomas Stossel on the AMA-CEJA Draft Report Rebuttal to Stossel's 12 June commentary responding to CEJA's Draft Report: "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession With Respect to Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine"
Commentary, July 2008
Who Picks What You Learn? It is not the funder of your CME that is crucial -- it's the agenda and the benefit to patient outcomes according to Bob Morrow, MD, in this video blog.
Commentary, July 2008
Response to AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Draft Report on "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession With Respect to Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine" Harvard Professor Tom Stossel describes the scholarly ethical basis for industry support for medical research and education.
Commentary, June 2008
Let's Get Real About Conflicts of Interest in Medicine John F. Kamp, PhD, JD, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication, New York, discusses complexities in conflicts of interest.
Commentary, June 2008
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment of RA-associated PAH may require aggressive immunomodulatory therapy in addition to the standard PAH drugs.
Ask the Expert, June 2008
Daily Tadalafil Prevents Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Men Can once-daily use of tadalafil in smaller doses, 2.5 or 5 mg, also benefit erectile dysfunction?
Commentary, May 2008
CME Understanding Resistance in Hepatitis B -- Clinical Implications Preventing HBV antiviral drug resistance to the oral antivirals and appropriate management when resistance occurs is crucial in the treatment of hepatitis B. Drs. Reddy and Martin review the issues.
Expert Column, May 2008

POLL

PhRMA recently announced that its code of conduct now bans gifts such as pens and meals to prescribing clinicians from drug company sales reps. PhRMA says the updated code will reduce the perception of influence, but critics say the new code doesn't go far enough. What effect do you think this code will have on prescribers?

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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis A review of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a chronic pulmonary eosinophilic hypersensitivity reaction resulting in airflow obstruction and bronchiectasis.
Expert Column, April 2008

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