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A study in the April 5, 2000 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that hydromorphone use for medical indications increased by 19% from 1990 to 1996. This increase coincided with an decrease in the number of hydromorphone drug abuse mentions during this period. The decrease in hydromorphone drug abuse (15%) suggests a low risk of addiction associated with the medical use of hydromorphone in the treatment of severe pain. 

The generic name of a drug is not directly de rived from systematic nomenclature Furthermore different pharmaceutical companies will call the same drug by their own trade name which is differ ent from its generic name Generic names are in vented on request (for a fee) by the U S Adopted Names Council a private organization founded by the American Medical Association the American Pharmaceutical Association and the U S Pharma copeial Convention... 

Kellermann, Arthur L., et al. Weapon Involvement in Home Invasion Crimes. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, June 14, 1995, pp. 1759ff. Analyzes home invasion crimes. The authors found that homeowners seldom used guns against intruders. Persons who resisted in some way were less likely to lose property but more likely to be injured. Security measures such as locks are likely to be more useful than firearms for deterring such invasions. 

Help Network Says Firearms Data Gap Makes Reducing Gun Injuries More Difficult. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 218, March 3, 1999, p. 784. Reports surveys conducted by the Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) that tried to measure accuracy and completeness in the reporting of gun-related deaths and injuries. The study found that the reporting of nonfatal injuries was spotty and that reports often lacked needed information about the type of firearm involved and the circumstances of the injury. 

Hemenway, David, Sara J. Solnick, and Deborah R. Azrael. Firearm Training and Stornge. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, January 4, 1995, p. 46. This study found that gun owners who participated in firearms training courses were more likely to store their... 

Sodium, potassium, and chloride are electrolytes found in cow s milk for which the Food and Nutrition Board has estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intakes for infants, children and adolescents, and adults (NAS 1980A). Sodium functions in the body to maintain blood volume and cellular osmotic pressure and to transmit nerve impulses (NAS 1980A). The estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake of sodium is 1100-3300 mg (2.8-8.4 g sodium chloride) for healthy adults (NAS 1980A). The American Medical Association, Council on Scientific Affairs (1979), suggested 4800 mg sodium per day as a tentative definition of moderation in sodium intake. 

The Joint Commission is a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 by the American Medical Association and the American College of Surgeons (O Malley, 1997). The Joint Commission was established to continuously improve the safety and quality of health care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations ... 

Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) are industry funded. Abramson and Starfield found that commercially funded studies are 5.3 times more likely to support their sponsors products than noncommercially funded studies. They concluded with a point I have been emphasizing for many years ... 

Ginkgo (Ginkgo hiloha) has shown activity in increasing peripheral and cerebral circulation. Recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed a protective effect for ginkgo for people with Alzheimer s disease. One Japanese study (Kobayashi et al, 1993) claims that a 70 percent alcohol extract of this herb applied topically stimulated hair growth in shaved laboratory mice. No other studies have found this activity, but it does suggest a possible new use for ginkgo. 

This organization was jointly founded by the American Medical Association along with two other organizations in 1996 and is based on the model of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. The NPSF provides leadership, research support, and education in regard to patient safety in the United States. Since 1998, NPSF has been holding an Annual Patient Safety Congress to promote patient safety-related research in the country. 

Arthur M. Friedlander, Phillip R. Pittman, and Gerald W. Parker, Evidence for Safety and Efficacy Against Inhalational Anthrax," Journal of the American Medical Association 282, no. 22 (December 8,1999). Also found at http //www.anthrax.osd.mil/. 

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