AMA Rejects Bid for Wider Routine AIDS Testing

The Washington Post | June 24, 1987| | Copyright

The American Medical Association yesterday rejected the Reagan administration's call for significantly expanded routine testing for the AIDS virus in favor of widespread voluntary testing and counseling and new laws that would protect the civil liberties of those tested.

The AMA, the nation's largest and most politically influential medical organization, endorsed testing military personnel and blood and organ donors, which is under way, as well as screening immigrants and prisoners, but refused to support the administration's call for widespread routine testing of hospitalized patients and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Study results from Chung-Shan Medical University, Cancer Research Center provide new insights into lung cancer prognosis.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer,' are discussed in...Arg genotype," wrote W.P. Chien and colleagues, Chung-Shan...small-cell lung cancer." Chien and colleagues published their...information, contact W.P. Chien, Lung Cancer Research Center...
Research from National Taiwan University yields new findings on lung cancer.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...quality of care (QOC) for lung cancer in Taiwan, as measured...TCDB) registry; QOC for lung cancer was measured as variation...diagnostic domain, wrote C.R. Chien and colleagues, National Taiwan...for lung cancer in Taiwan. Chien and colleagues published their...
New transplantation research from J.W. Chien et al outlined.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly ; ...pretransplantation diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO...001)," wrote J.W. Chien and colleagues (see also Transplantation...criteria for allogeneic HCT." Chien and colleagues published their...information, contact J.W. Chien, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
Research from N.C. Chien et al has provided new information about sclerosing haemangioma.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...Sclerosing haemangioma (SH) of the lung is an intrapulmonary tumour...year-old male, whose left lung tumour was identified incidentally...lymph nodes," wrote N.C. Chien and colleagues (see also Sclerosing...of lymph node metastasis." Chien and colleagues published their...
Study findings from National Taiwan University provide new insights into lung cancer.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...04-7.12). Small cell lung carcinoma was even statistically...shorter MST than non-small cell lung carcinoma (3.01 (3-3...effective in early detection of lung cancer in population-based...information, contact C.R. Chien, National Taiwan University...
A Place for Smokers to Find Out: What Has Smoking Done to My Lungs? How Can I Quit?
PR Newswire ; ...condition of their lungs and to get them started...with a precancerous lung nodule that needs...according to Jason Chien, M.D., M.S...approach the age of 70, Chien said. The evaluation...smokers will include a lung function test and...a CT scan of the lungs. Since it is not...extend ...
NEW LUNG DISEASE CLINIC REACHING OUT TO CURRENT, FORMER SMOKERS WEEKLY PROGRAM HOPES TO RAISE AWARENESS, FOCUSES ON EARLY DETECTION.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ; ...prevention, said Dr. Jason Chien, a pulmonary and critical...complete exam, including a lung function test and, if necessary, a CT scan of the lungs or additional tests for bronchitis...has obvious smoking-related lung symptoms before the exam. Smokers...an oncologist or a surgeon. Chien ...
Research from National Taiwan University in the area of lung cancer published.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...sensitivity of asymptomatic lung cancer (ALC) detected by computed...with the natural history of lung cancer depicted by a 3-state...screening program, wrote C.R. Chien and colleagues, National Taiwan...controlled studies available. Chien and colleagues published their...
Studies from National Taiwan University further understanding of lung cancer.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...study To study time trends in lung cancer mortality by separating...period, and cohort effects. Lung cancer cases (n = 44,139...fatality rate, wrote C.R. Chien and colleagues, National Taiwan...clarified in future studies. Chien and colleagues published their...
Loss of telomerase activity may be a prognostic marker in lung carcinomas.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly ; ...may be a prognostic marker in lung carcinomas. According to published...status in non-small cell lung cancer, hTERT status in non-small cell lung cancer using telomeric repeat...Toxicology Institute, 110 Sec, 1 Chien Kuo N Rd., Taichung 40203...

Find more facts and information related to the article "AMA Rejects Bid for Wider Routine AIDS Testing"