From: Stew Bittman My pen has lain quiet for months. After finally getting my anthology together, it seemed as if there was nothing left to say. Indeed I find myself wondering where all those words came from to begin with! I read through my book and the words are only vaguely familiar. They make me…
On September 25th, we reported on a USA today article which found that more than 50% of supposed independent drug studying experts had a direct financial interest in the drug or topic they were asked to evaluate. As USA Today stated, “these conflicts include helping a pharmaceutical company develop a medicine, then serving on an…
Orange County Chiropractic Philosophy Dear fellow ChiropracTORS, This month we are proud to have Dr. Robert A. Schuller as our very special guest. He is an immense and devoted supporter of chiropractic. He believes so much in the chiropractic principle that he provides chiropractic care for every employee of the Crystal Cathedral Ministry on a…
From the O.C.C.P. comes a special Quote of the Month There has been a lot of talk about the book Possibility Living. It is in it’s first months release and sales are steadily increasing. Dr. Robert A Schuller will be the guest speaker for the Orange County Chiropractic Philosophy Society on October 24, 2000 in…
Have you dipped yourself digitally in some great chiropractic philosophical audio recently? Today, we have just what you need. Thanks to the giving spirit at New Beginnings, we are happy to bring you some streaming audio recorded at the September 2000 New Beginnings Philosophy Weekend in Eatontown, New Jersey.
Even though aspirin is often hailed as a wonder drug, some health care experts say you are better off without it. A recent Fox News article titled “Aspirin: More Harm than Good?” points out that some sports medicine experts are concerned about the use of aspirin and ibuprofen in the care and management of sports…
A Yahoo News headline reads “Emergency Doctors Often Misuse Antibiotics” According to the article, emergency room doctors are “inappropriately prescribing antibiotics” leading to even greater risks of drug-resistant infections. A national survey revealed that during a one year period, one quarter of patients receiving antibiotics from emergency doctors had nothing more than a common cold,…
Forwarded from: The National Vaccine Information Center Two bills were introduced in the House of Representatives on September 28-29,2000. These bills are nearly identical, but a Republican, Congressman Dave Weldon of Florida introduced one (HR5327) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York, introduced the other (HR5330). Early consideration and passage of one or…
If you have been watching the presidential debates you are aware of the issue regarding prescription drug benefits for seniors. Both parties want more drugs but is that what is really needed to improve the health of the elderly? More drugs for the elderly, better access to those drugs, and cheaper drug prices. What about…
Since we ran the “YTD – A Global Epidemic!” article on Monday, we have been getting faxes, phone calls, emails, and even a request from someone wanting to know if they plan to make Juvenol for dogs! We have been asked numerous times, “is this real?” Many just can’t believe that anyone would actually subject…
The Anthrax vaccine has been back in the news since the recent report of a death possibly related to the vaccine. ( See the article: Death Connected To Anthrax Vaccine ) Two news feeds recently appeared within moments of each other and they give a great example of how the media differs in their views…
Several articles appeared on our outside-in newsfeeds yesterday regarding the overprescibing of Ritalin and other psychoactive drugs. Now that the heat is on, everyone is beginning to look for someone to blame for the senseless drugging of our children. From Yahoo news comes the headline “Subcommittee Told of Overdiagnosis of ADHD in Schools” and from…
According to the article, a drug company is about to release “Juvenol, a promising YTD drug which, pending FDA approval, could reach the U.S. market as early as next spring.” The article states that “already available in France and Sweden, Juvenol, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported, resulted in a 60 percent decrease in running and jumping among users.”
The opening sentence in Saturdays Sacramento Bee article about the Oakland A’s reads “Help wanted: On-call, 24-hour chiropractor. Call now, offer may end Sunday.” The article headline reads “A’s Notes: Neck woes continue to plague hitters” and according to the article, the team may be in need of “in-house” chiropractic care. According to the article,…
Today’s Nando Times headlines read “Michigan death connected to anthrax vaccine.” (you may have to read that twice, I thought it said someone died as a result of getting vaccinated) According to the article, a county medical examiner has linked a mans death to the “11 doses of the anthrax vaccine he received while working…
Barbara Loe Fisher, President and co-founder of the NVIC, was one of the many who attended and spoke at New Beginnings this past weekend in New Jersey. Barbara spoke about the issues of mass compulsory vaccination, vaccine dangers, and discussed the importance of chiropractic philosophy becoming a part of everyday life. It was a passion…
A Yahoo! news report today states that “almost 200,000 people die every year in China from taking old, fake, or inappropriate medicine at home.” According to the article, a Chinese consumers association has issued a formal warning to get people to pay closer attention to the drugs they are taking. The article states that “more…
If you don’t already know, a class-action lawsuit was filed last week in California and New Jersey charging the makers of ritalin and the APA with conspiracy to create a market for ritalin by targeting millions of children and misdiagnosing them with ADD/ADHD.
From Salon.com comes an article titled “Just say yes to Ritalin! Parents are being pressured by schools to medicate their kids — or else.” According to the article, some public schools are saying that they “will not allow students to attend conventional classes unless they are medicated.” In some cases, parents that have chosen to…
Is there a flu vaccine shortage in the U.S. or are medics and vaccine makers just full of chicken poop? Take a look at the following news headlines, both appearing on the same date. Headline One: Flu shot shortage impeding hospitals — Emergency plan saves vaccine for people in high-risk groups Headline Two: UK elderly…
A USA Today article reported today that more than 50% of USA FDA Advisors have financial ties to pharmaceutical companies. According to the article, “more than half the experts hired to advise the government on the safety and effectiveness of medicine have financial relationships with the pharmaceutical companies that will be helped or hurt by…
How is your mail doctor? Do you receive tons of chiropractoid junk mail pushing every known potion, lotion and outside in non chiropractic product available? What are you doing with all this mail? Thanks to the suggestions of several chiropractic warriors, we offer this suggestion… STUFF IT! That’s right, start taking a look at the…
According to a recent survey, “half of Britain’s family doctors would not be happy to rely on the National Health Service for healthcare for themselves or their families.” Added to that, forty one percent of surveyed MDs said they would not use NHS services even if they required major surgery. Many MDs stated that they…
From Yahoo News comes a very odd and disturbing headline that reads “Company to Develop New Smallpox Vaccine.” New smallpox vaccine? What when where how? It should be spelled $mallpox, since a company has just announced a three hundred and forty three million dollar contract to develop a new smallpox vaccine, according to the article….
There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway.
ADIO Steve Wynkoop,D.C. “There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.” – Dr Anthony Morris “There is insufficient evidence to support routine vaccination of healthy persons of any age.” – Paul Frame, M.D., Journal of Family Practice “Official data shows that large scale vaccination has…
When we go to chiropractic seminars, gatherings, conventions and people recognize us or have heard from others who we are and are pointed out to them, people will come, introduce themselves and ask, when is the next mission? They will immediately provide us a business card, which we take appreciatively, and they say, “I want…
The following information is a synopsis of chiropractic’s rich and colorful history. The basic outline and data is derived from a text by Walter Wardwell, PhD., entitled, “Chiropractic: History and Evolution of a New Profession” Published by Mosby, 1993. The Early Years… D.D. PalmerThe first chiropractic adjustment was performed in Davenport, Iowa in the year…
Nicholas Regush of Second Opinion asks “How many of you have watched your elderly parents go through prescription drug hell because of snappy medical decisions?” Is the bathroom medicine cabinet in your parents’ home a veritable pharmacy?Did you know federal government statistics state that one-fifth of prescription drugs are inappropriately prescribed?Are your parents at risk…
Class action suits were filed in California and New Jersey on Wednesday, alleging that the pharmaceutical manufacturer of Ritalin along with the American Psychiatric Association, conspired to create the disease attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in order to sell more of the drug, according to several news sources. Also according to reports, on Thursday, the…
B.J. Palmer said that chiropractic was bigger than medicine, bigger than religion. In fact, he stated “Chiropractic is the biggest idea I know of.” This month we celebrate one hundred and five years of chiropractic. Next month, two California chiropractors will begin their journey towards worldwide recognition and acclaim as a result of anchoring themselves…
Today’s headlines on MSNBC Health read, “FDA deems chickenpox shot safe” and Yahoo’s Health News headlines read “Serious side effects of chickenpox vaccine rare.” Safe with rare serious side effects? What is a serious side effect? Rashes and fevers as a result of the shot? Odd genetic mutations resulting in coarse monkey hairs growing out…
The news feeds began Monday evening, September 11th, 2000. By Tuesday in the U.S., it was front page headline news. “HIV’s link to Polio Vaccine Doubted” read the front page headlines of USA Today. It was on T.V., in the paper, and on the internet. On the internet, the reports were pushed heavily via Yahoo!,…
From the Gannett News Service comes an article with the headline “Vaccine Safety Advocates Concerned About Immune Systems.” This past weekend, the National Vaccine Information Center held a three day conference at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. According to the article, vaccine safety advocates decried the almost universal lack of testing infant immune…
According to a September 11th news article available on Yahoo news, the UK will soon release “strict” new guidelines involving the use of Ritalin, which may result in the drug being banned for use in children under the age of five. The new guidelines are the result of growing concerns by some doctors and the…