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...PAKISTAN In a televised address to the nation, President Pervez Musharraf announced that he would not be stepping down as head of the army, despite his December 2003 pledge to do so. Musharraf, who made the promise as part of a deal with hard-line religious parties over constitutional reform, said his decision would assist the development of democracy...
...Pumped Up Is Baseball?" noted that steroid use in major league baseball is prompting calls for federal legislative reform [Dec. 13]. While anabolic steroids may temporarily enhance athletic performance, their use can cause athletes detrimental--and often irreversible--damage. Steroids can cause a variety of adverse side effects, including risk of disease in the cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems as well as increased tendencies toward antisocial or psychotic behavior. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons believes it is unethical to prescribe controlled substances without a medical need. Prescribing substances for the sole purpose of enhancing athletic performance directly interferes with...
...reform will center around two other changes—introducing fields of concentration so students can focus on a specific area of medicine and eliminating the traditional third-year rotation system, says HMS Dean Joseph B. Martin...
...ROTATION REFORM...
...control the clinical environment,” he says. “The idea of changes here and the pressures the faculty is under and the fiscal pressures the school is under will make this no easy matter. There are legitimate concerns about the feasibility of this reform...