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    The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that doctors can be sued for medical negligence in consumer courts set up under India’s consumer protection act of 1986. The landmark judgment‚ delivered last week‚ caps the nine year old controversy over whether doctors providing medical services to patients on payment of fees can be held liable under this act. Responding to appeals by doctors against earlier judgments by state high courts‚ the Supreme Court ruled that patients aggrieved by deficiencies in medical

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    Renaissance was a great period of intellectual growth and artistic development in Europe. . As part of that scientists and thinkers began to shake loose from the traditional views that governed medicine in both the east and the west. The focus of treatments was no longer a divinely ordained natural balance. Knowledge advanced through the scientific method—conducting experiments‚ collecting observations‚ reaching conclusions. Information was disseminated by means of an important new technology—printing

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    After age 79‚ Texas law requires that drivers renew their licenses in person and take an eye test. At 85‚ drivers have to renew every two years. They do not have to take written or driving tests. Texas DPS regulations say drivers’ license office representatives "are trained to evaluate an applicant’s physical appearance and conduct a basic medical evaluation on every individual who applies for a drivers’ license." After he was renewed‚ the Pickles daughters parked their father’s car at one

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    References: Other web-based resources (Websites correct as of 9 February 2009) The General Medical Council provides guidance on good practice in research for doctors that may also be valuable to others: www.gmcuk.org/guidance/a_z_guidance/index.asp

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    In the section 1.7 “Should Doctor’s End People’s Lives?” the first argument is protector and the other one is euthanizer. Protector point of view is that if a patient goes to the doctor and ask to do a life threating surgery that could end your life in a few day or it could make you better. So the people are going to think to do the surgery so that the illness goes away and you live your life‚ and there is always hope to get better. Euthanizer point of view is that if you have a life threating illness

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    Can you imagine a world full of sick people unable to get a cure? Doctors are very important to our society because they help us when we are sick‚ and sometimes they even save our lives. Doctors are a huge part of the miracle of life as well. That is why I have chosen this career. It’s just so amazing to me to know how one person can help another person and change their lives forever. The reason I want to be a doctor is because I enjoy helping people when they need it the most. Also

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    The Doctor Here is a film that portrays what happens to one member of the medical community when he faces problems normally confronted by patients. The doctor is a cool‚ self-centered surgeon who is in total control of his successful life until he is diagnosed as having cancer of the throat. Then he finds himself subject to the negligence‚ indifference‚ and humiliations which he has put his own patients through. Over the course of the movie‚ code of ethics and patient rights are

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    Annual review 2007 years of diamond production Namdeb Annual Review 2007 1 years of Contents Vision‚ mission and values 100 years of history How diamonds benefit Namibia Organisational profile Chairman’s statement Financial performance Namdeb ’s year in review Managing director’s review Economic performance Building a sustainable Oranjemund diamond production Our vision Namdeb – the world’s leading alluvial-diamond mining company. 28 30 36 42 50 52 53 54 55 55 1 2 4 6

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    produces temporary cavitation a. TRUE b. FALSE 3 Sympathetic action causes pupil dilation a. TRUE b. FALSE 4 A capillary refill of more than 4 seconds indicates serious circulatory compromise a. TRUE b. FALSE 5 In time critical patients‚ treatment should be limited to airway‚ breathing and circulation only a. TRUE b. FALSE 6 In a major incident‚ priority 3 patients are coded with a green label a. TRUE b. FALSE 7 Hypertension is a late sign in the serious head injured patient a. TRUE

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    Since 2008‚ Maple leaf has been a major player to meet the customer’s demand for the exercise book market. It is a dominant player in the field of exercise book market. In a short span of 5 years time the company has enhanced it’s production capacity twice‚ at the time of incorporation company was having 1 line of fully automatic bielomatik german machine later on in year 2009 company installed 2nd line & looking at the demand & company performance in the exercise book market‚ latest company

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