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Rubbish! This is a commentary published in a journal - no more and noless. As the journal itself says: "All articles published, including editorials, letters, and book reviews, represent the opinions of the authors and do not reflect thepolicy of the American Medical Association, the Editorial Board, or the institution with which the author is affiliated, unless this isclearly specified." http://archinte.ama-assn.org/about_current.dtlThe AMA position is at the end of this article:http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/2036-2523.html

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