John Williams, director of ethics at the World Medical Association, admitted corruption can be a problem.

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International medical experts are in Edinburgh for the 52nd general assembly of the World Medical Association.

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Although not specifically banned under international law, force-feeding of prisoners is prohibited under the World Medical Association's 1975 Declaration of Tokyo, which has been endorsed by the American Medical Association.

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You state that the Dutch medical association is wrong in stating that no medical association in the world recommends routine circumcision.

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Mr Blair told MPs the triple vaccine had been cleared by independent bodies including the British Medical Association and was in use in 90 countries around the world.

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