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Prescription Drug Ads: Advertising Group Bucks Medical Association’s Stance

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As the medical world digests a push by the American Medical Association to ban prescription drug advertising in the United States, the Association of National Advertisers has entered the fray, calling the move “wrong and misguided.” ’ Clearly the AMA proposal fails that test,” Jaffe said in his blog post.

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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

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IUPAC, the nongovernmental entity that focuses on organizing and determining standards in chemistry, announced that four new elements—113, 115, 117, and 118—had been discovered by scientific teams working in Japan, Russia, and the United States. Discovering these new elements has not been an easy task.

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Study: The Gender Pay Gap Is Real—and It’s Not Changing

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Wage disparity between men and women has remained the same for a decade, according to findings of a study by the American Association of University Women, which proposed ways to help combat the gap in a new report. a small increase from 79.4 What can be done to lessen the gap?

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When Members Vote on Dues

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In the United States, we believe in democratic principles. Scott Woodhead, CAE, director of member relations, says the association puts its proposed dues increases to a member vote every two years. That proposal, however, was never put to a vote. Power to the people!)

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Association Subculture: Why Being Anti-Indispensability is Pro.

Association Subculture

Ive had my membership since 2003 or maybe 2004. She is determined to see associations continue to serve as a bulwark of adult education in the United States. Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Rese. Am I going to drop my ASAE membership? Not necessarily. I actually believe in supporting our profession.