Two sides of emergency medicine: exciting, but stresses catch up with many doctors

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The same aspects of emergency room medicine that are so attractive to medical students are what cause many middle-aged emergency specialists to want to leave the field. The excitement and variety of work that exhilarates the younger doctors simply wears down the older ones. More than 3,500 applications were received in 1992 for 838 residency opportunities in emergency medicine; at the same time, 12% of the respondents to a 1992 membership survey by the American College of Emergency Medicine replied that they intended to leave their specialty in the coming year.

Hospitals, Psychological aspects, Emergency physicians

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Risky fashions

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Efforts are being made to control the risks of getting tattooed and body pierced, as it is the new rage among young people, ages 15 to 25. "Get Hip to Hep", a public awareness campaign sponsored by American Liver Foundation, Blues Heaven Foundation, and Schering Laboratories, estimates that piercing and tattooing accounts for 40% of unknown cause of infection hepatitis B and C cases. Other risks include allergic reactions, and, according to The Center For Disease Control and Prevention, potential AIDS infection.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Health Regulation, Health aspects, Hepatitis C, Disease transmission, Hepatitis B, AIDS (Disease), Body decoration, Body art, Medical law

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With laser and skill, he vanquishes tattoos

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Steven B. Snyder, MD, a dermatologist in the growing market of tattoo removal, is renowned for his scar-free work. His Medlite and Derma-Lase lasers break the pigment of the tattoo into fragments which disperse either into the system or onto the surface. A 2 by 2 inch tattoo takes 15 minutes, but a larger one can take up to 8 sessions at $200-$300, with 6 weeks between each visit.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Dermatological Preparations, Management, Portrayals, Dermatologic agents, Dermatologists, Snyder, Steven B.

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