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Direct To Consumer Drug Advertisements: A Dangerous Game Of Pitching Products To Parents, Lynne Graziano
Direct To Consumer Drug Advertisements: A Dangerous Game Of Pitching Products To Parents, Lynne Graziano
Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters
The annual budget for drug advertising in the United States exceeds that for all undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and comes close to the entire budget of the National Institutes of Health. In 2008 drug advertisers spent $4.7 billion, down from a record $4.8 billion in 2006, but up from $2.6 billion in 2002. Since the relaxation of full disclosure rules for television advertising, the amount spent on direct-to-consumer advertisements (DTCA) has soared, leading to increased sales of certain pharmaceuticals, as advertisements are placed in magazines, newspapers, internet websites and on television. These prescription-drug ads prompt nearly one-third of Americans …
Dr. Noah Elliott, African American Pioneer Physician, Carl J. Denbow
Dr. Noah Elliott, African American Pioneer Physician, Carl J. Denbow
Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters
This presentation highlights some of the fascinating aspects that the author has been able to unearth about the life of Dr. Noah Elliott, the first African American physician to practice in Athens County. Not much about Dr. Elliott's early life is known, other than that he was born a slave in Kentucky. He is listed in the 1860 census in Gallipolis, Ohio, with an occupation of physician. During the War of Rebellion (1861-65) he served as a hospital steward in the 26th United States Colored Infantry. After the war, he practiced in several locations including in the western Athens County …
John Jones: The Father Of American Surgery, Ximena Chrisagis
John Jones: The Father Of American Surgery, Ximena Chrisagis
Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters
The presentation discusses the life of John Jones, M.D. who was considered to be the "Father of American Surgery." The presentation was given at the Ohio Academy of Medical History Annual Conference at the Lloyd Library and Museum on March 25, 2006.