Council name change: To more fully reflect the scope of the issues it addresses, the name of the Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) was changed in June 2005 to the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH). Read more.  On this Web site, Council reports from 1994 through the 2005 AMA Annual Meeting continue to be posted as CSA reports. Council reports from the June 2006 AMA Annual Meeting on are posted as CSAPH reports.

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Summaries and Recommendations

2004 Annual Meeting of the AMA (June)

1. AMA Policy Consolidation: Labeling, Advertising, and Promotion of Alcoholic Beverages (Full Text)
2. Impact of Drug Formularies and Therapeutic Interchange on Health Outcomes Full text here
3. Consolidation of AMA Policy on Tobacco and Smoking (Full Text)
4. Reducing the Risk of Flight-associated Venous Thrombosis  Full text here
5. The Role of Color Coding in Medication Error Reduction  Full text here
6. Commercial Transportation Drivers with Diabetes Mellitus: Waivers and New Insulin Treatments Full text here
7. AMA Actions on Obesity (Full Text)
8. Labeling of Nitrite Content of Processed Foods Full text here
9. Influence of Funding Source on Outcome, Validity, and Reliability of Pharmaceutical Research (Full Text) Featured Report
10. Management of Chronic Disease Full text here
11. Physician Guidelines for Return to Work After Illness or Injury (Full Text)
12. Mercury and Fish Consumption: Medical and Public Health Issues  Featured Report:  Full text

2004 Interim Meeting of the AMA (December)

1. Dextromethorphan Abuse  Full text here 

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