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Though a majority of American doctors (55%) believe medical research money should be equally divided between treatment and early detection/prevention, 39 percent opt for early detection research compared to four percent who favor treatment (a), reveals a national survey of 382 physicians who subscribe to Scientific American Medicine, an internal medicine reference system.

Almost three of five doctors (58%) feel that enough research is being done for the medical problems that affect women. However, many more male than female physicians agree (63% vs. 37%).

The third annual Scientific American Medicine Poll, conducted by Mark Clements Research Inc., also reveals that 24 percent of respondents believe too much research is being done for AIDS.

Following is a breakdown of what doctors think about the amount of research being done for various diseases:

Disease Right Amount Too Little Too Much

AIDS 50% 20% 24%

Alzheimers 58% 30% 5%

Arthritis 60% 30% 3%

Breast Cancer 65% 25% 2%

Heart Disease 68% 12% 14%

Multiple Sclerosis 63% 25% 4%

Muscular Dystrophy 61% 17% 13%

Osteoporosis 66% 22% 5%

Prostate Cancer 62% 26% 4%

Here is additional data from the third annual Scientific American Medicine Poll:

-- More than nine of ten respondents (92%) believe antibiotics are, on the whole overprescribed by doctors.

-- Eighty-five percent of doctors feel the pressures of the medical profession do not allow doctors to spend enough time with their patients. This was an increase of four percent from the 1995 survey.

-- The satisfaction level of doctors is not only very high -- 82 percent would still go into medicine if they had to do it all over again -- but up from 79 percent last year. Also, the same number as last year, 77% say that they get a great deal or good deal of satisfaction from being a doctor.

Scientific American Medicine is an internal medicine reference text that is updated monthly. David Dale, M.D., F.A.C.P., professor of medicine and formerly Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, is editor-in-chief and Daniel D. Federman, M.D., M.A.C.P., dean for Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, is editor.

(a) Percentages do not add up to 100 percent because some respondents didn't answer.

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