The American Medical Association urged physicians to break with a medical tradition that is centuries old.
Patients whose blood pressures have been well controlled on diuretics for many years without difficulty are now urging physicians to change their therapy.
Organizers of the effort urged physicians to keep refusing most nonemergency care until state officials met their demands for limits on jury awards.
At the end of the report, the authors urged physicians "to consider the multisystemic features of Lyme disease and to recognize its lethal potential."
Last week, Guidant urged physicians not to replace the units because it said the risks of doing so outweighed any dangers the device may pose.
But the bariatric association urges physicians working for the companies to exercise great caution.
He urged physicians to take on social issues and speak up on the increasing role of government in medical care.
I don't believe the Mayor would care to put himself in the position of urging physicians publicly to break the law.
The researchers urged physicians to take a more active role in educating bicyclists.
In their special article they urged physicians to initiate timely discussions with patients about life-sustaining treatment and terminal care.