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...these women, who currently live without a choice, RU-486 would be a panacea, which is precisely why abortion opponents want to make RU-486 so difficult to prescribe. If all goes as planned, a woman will simply go to her primary care physician to be prescribed the drug. The intimidation of both doctor and patient that takes place outside of clinics will be bypassed. So will the long trips out of state. The doctor who knows the patient best will give the counseling required by most states...
...refer to their children by name. "Many doctors feel if someone else provides it, why bother? Somebody else will do it," observes Dr. Lisa Tucker, who works at the Florida clinic where Dr. David Gunn was murdered seven years ago. Experts liken this debate to the one over physician-assisted suicide: "A lot of doctors believe in it but say they won't do it themselves because they don't need the hassle," says George Annas, a medical ethicist at Boston University School of Public Health. "They don't want to get involved in a public debate...
These uncertainties don't mean that you should never take a supplement. But they make it even more important that you discuss whatever you are taking with your physician--something not enough patients do. A recent study showed that although 60 million Americans have taken alternative medicines, only a third of them reported it to their doctors...
This is a bad idea. A drug your doctor prescribes could be perfectly safe and effective, but if you are taking a similar-acting supplement, there is a real danger of cross-reaction. Don't be afraid to bring your herbal supplements to your doctor's office. Your physician may spot a potential conflict on the label or know of another drug--or even another supplement--that works just as well...
...Grade 2 concussion, there is still no loss of consciousness, but the other symptoms may last more than 15 minutes. A child with such symptoms should be examined by a physician, and if still symptom free after a week, can return to competition...