Word: interest
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After the American Medical Student Association flunked Harvard Medical School last year for failing to submit its conflict of interest policies for review, school officials hastened to turn in the paperwork this year—and got a B. Earlier this week, AMSA released its third annual PharmFree Scorecard, which evaluates conflict of interest policies against industry influence at U.S. medical schools. This year's report evaluated policies at 149 schools according to 11 categories, including gifts, free samples, and other compensation—all possible areas of conflict with pharmaceutical companies. Harvard Medical School also came under fire last...
...want to take care of everyone who needs it, but it's becoming increasingly difficult financially," says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, one of several interest groups beginning to draw battle lines as the details of potential health-reform legislation begin to trickle...
...that's a sign that the numbers are more accurate, or merely better gamed, is still unclear. The city's hot, humid summers and occasional sandstorms mean that air quality can turn bad with surprising speed. Without real-time reporting, the official data are more a matter of historical interest. This afternoon the Ministry of Environmental Protection reported the air pollution index for the 24 hours ending at noon on Friday was 159, or "slightly polluted." That's still pretty bad. But had you gone outside you might have thought things were much worse...
...significant recession-fighting qualities. The location is advantageous - Bethpage Black is just a par-5 from New York City, a ravenous sports market whose economy hasn't completely crashed. The fans would be loud and ready to spend. Also, terrific story lines were going to amp up even more interest - Tiger Woods, who got through six holes on Thursday and was one over par, trying to repeat as U.S. Open champ; New York fan favorite Phil Mickelson playing in his first major since his wife was stricken with breast cancer. But now, with bad weather forecast throughout the weekend...
...also criticized Ahmadinejad's incendiary rhetoric on international issues like Israel and the Holocaust, as he had during the campaign: "In our foreign policy we have confused fundamental issues ... that are in our national interest with sensationalism that is more of domestic...