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The American Medical Association (AMA) and other medical associations are lobbying for changes in the television ratings system, hoping for more content-specific ratings that go deeper than the extant quantifying of potentially injurious scenes used to determine a program's corresponding rating. Medical groups classify the attendant effects of television violence as public health issues, and are thus hoping that public health science and research will help concerned professionals achieve a workable solution.
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The federal government, in the wake of voter approval for the medical use of marijuana in California and Arizona, warned doctors not to recommend the drug to their patients, but the Health and Human Services Dept and Justice Dept have since said that doctors may discuss marijuana use as a treatment option. It remains unknown, however, if marijuana is worthy of consideration as a treatment. The American Medical Assn has long favored research into the medical use of marijuana.
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The American Medical Association (AMA) should work towards establishing anall-inclusive unified voice in 1997. The AMA should resolve Medicare issues, continue to protest gag clauses, maintain a reasoned position in ethical debates, and speak out against tobacco companies. It should also begin implementation of professional standards, realize the recommendations set forth in the 1996 Federation Study, secure medical liability reform and strive to eliminate violence.
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