Archive: March 2000

March 12-15 The IPA Association’s Physician Organizations 2000 conference. Las Vegas. 510/569-6561. March 14-17 American Foundation for AIDS Research’s National Conference: HIV/AIDS at the Crossroads. San Francisco. 514/874-1998. http://www.nauc.org. March 21-22 IQPC’s Online Disease &… Continued

With the stage already set for educating the public about important ways to achieve and maintain healthy hearing, the National Campaign for Hearing Health is looking for an advertising agency to help launch a research-driven… Continued

While pondering a topic for this column, it occurred to me that this was my first column of Y2K – good old overrated Y2K – and that led to an obvious issue: don’t believe unsubstantiated… Continued

Of all the major chronic diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans, depression is among the least talked about “taboo” conditions that pervade this community. For many African Americans, being depressed is perceived as being weak… Continued

The Internet’s high-speed reach and anticipated cost efficiencies are prompting disease management firms to use point-and-click methods to target chronically ill populations. Although health plans and pharmaceutical companies are just beginning to get their feet… Continued