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Promotional costs are loaded into the price of prescription drugs and constitute a major part of price of drugs. New Delhi: The unethical marketing practices of drug companies have finally caught the attention of our lawmakers. The latest report of the …
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Doctors on contract seek pay hike, job

A senior health department officer told The Telegraph that the government would look into only the genuine demands of the contractual doctors. "Threats of strike by permanent and temporary doctors will not lead to any solution," the officer added.
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Height, weight — BMI? Doctors urged to treat body mass index as a vital sign

Doctors assess patients’ breathing, heart rate and blood pressure routinely at office visits. Soon, they may be adding body mass index to that list. Tracking this measure — an indicator of whether someone is obese or overweight — at medical checkups as if it were a vital sign is among a new set of strategies recommended for battling obesity, which some experts predict will affect 42 percent of …
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Doctors' Due Diligence: Measuring Kids' Blood Pressure

With the rising incidence of obesity, comes the rising incidence of the health-related problems it causes. Pediatricians report seeing high blood pressure, heart disease and even certain cancers — diseases previously considered problems among adults only — in children as young as 3.
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