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Nicholas Regush of ABCNEWS.com reports that “Attention Deficit” may not be the real problem. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, prescriptions for methylpenidate, know as Ritalin, increased more than 60 percent between 1990 and 1996.
ABCNEWS.com reports today on the top 10 advances in Medicine. I found the top two advances to be the most interesting and you’ll want to read what ABCNEWS has to say about #1.ABCNEWS surveyed “leading experts” from a variety of medical specialties. The top ten are listed below, please visit ABCNEWS.com for a complete description…
A Writer of a recent book says that AIDS may have jumped from chimps to humans via an experimental polio vaccine yet the scientific community has expressed little interest in the theory. British writer Edward Hooper, is the author of a new book on AIDS. Hooper is on a campaign to persuade the medical world…
University of Washington researchers found that doctors do not conduct discussions that enable patients to understand fully their treatment options. “Do patients really know what they’re getting when they take that new drug or agree to that ground breaking surgery?” is the question asked according to a recent study in the latest Journal of the…
Nando media and associated press report that Federal investigators have documented almost 3,000 medical mistakes and mishaps in less than two years at veterans hospitals around the United States. More than 700 patients have died in those reported cases. This report is the result of a new policy that requires employees to report medical errors…
he Los Angeles Times reports that Deaths are climbing since the FDA received a warning on the dangers of Rezulin.Although FDA officials were publicly warned that “every patient taking the diabetes pill Rezulin was at risk of sudden liver failure and no reliable way existed to protect them” by their own experts, the FDA decided…
MSNBC reports today on the alternative medicine bandwagon and women.“There’s a health trend that’s making big gains among women: alternative medicine.” More than 83 million Americans are using alternative medicine and the majority are women. Every day, more people are embracing alternative methods of healthcare. The number one reason in doing so is taking control…
According to new reports, government uncovers too few of the injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects.Recent studies suggest that an estimated 2 million Americans are hospitalized annually from drug side effects, and 100,000 die.Interestingly, the FDA does not require injuries and deaths caused by prescription drug side effects to be reported. All…
Medical doctors are seeing more visits of youngsters diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a report published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.The proportion of youth visits to physicians that were for ADHD increased steadily from 1989 to 1996, and so did the number of visits that involved…
In efforts to keep workers happy in a tight labor market, US employers are sweetening health benefits packages even as the cost of providing that coverage is rising at a rate nearly triple that of general inflation, results of a new survey suggest.More employers are embracing programs that save money by improving health, such as…
The Los Angeles Times and Nando News report that two of California’s largest pension funds may drop the managed health care coverage for their members and contract directly with doctors and hospitals.The California State Teachers Retirement System and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System are both considering dropping HMO’s and together represent about 1.5 million…
Nicholas Regush of ABCNEWS.com reports today for medical doctors to come clean.“Step up, all ye doctors who have advised patients that their problems are all in their ‘minds.’ Here’s your opportunity to come clean. Repeat after me: ‘I had no idea what I was talking about.’ See, that wasn’t so bad. Feels good to let…
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported today that Genes play role in child ear infections. The article states that “next to the common cold, middle ear infections are the most common childhood illness. Most children will be affected by the time they are 3 years old.”Dr. Scott Stachelek writes that maybe it’s because…
Reuters and Yahoo News report that HMO profitability declined sharply in 1998. The health maintenance organizations (HMOs) posted a collective net loss of $1.25 billion according to the report.If we continue to apply sick care to a healthy society, what do we expect to get?Dr. Ian Grassam said it over and over again, “they continue…
President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are concerned with recent reports of deadly medical errors.Fueled by last weeks report that medical mistakes kill thousands of Americans, President Clinton and congressional lawmakers are putting together plans to quickly reduce the number of deaths from medical error. Here are two sources for this article:ABC NewsNando Media (Printer Friendly)Update:Moral…
Less than a week ago we heard news of pediatricians pushing a new measles vaccine because the current one being used was not “as safe.” Today we have news from a pediatricians group saying that oral polio vaccines are not “as safe” as injections. What they will not mention in either article is the role…
Several of today’s news feeds are reporting that the use of midwives are on the rise.
In the past 24 hours, we have seen more than 5 major news sources publish information on this topic. Titles range from “Hospital’s errors leave dozens dead” to “Medical errors a major killer.” Several locations are offering audio and video as well as commentary on the topic so we felt it best to list all…
USA Today reports on Medicines newest techniques to relieve chronic back pain.“Fixing serious back pain starts with determining its source, not an easy task.” Medical experts are promising new treatments, such as heating injured spinal disks with heated probes and fusing unstable bones.Visit USA Today for the following stories: New diagnoses for damaged disks A…
Prescription drug spots on television are becoming as common as those for Budweiser and Dodge.The pharmaceutical industry has spent billions on print and media ads in the last year, and are expected to spend more because “drug makers want consumers to walk into the doctor’s office and ask for a drug by brand name.”This has…
On Friday morning, November 26th, Ian Grassam passed away. He fought his greatest battle, against cancer, and finally decided to give it up and leave us in body and soul, to go home to be with our Heavenly Father. He was one of the greatest warriors and teachers for principled chiropractic. He fought political battles…
A Medical doctor in California has been charged with cruelty to children for allegedly using saline solution to dilute vaccines for hepatitis, polio, diphtheria and other diseases. The Doctor was investigated after one of his nurses reported discrepancies in the serum levels in vaccine vials last spring, according to an affidavit filed in superior court….
The Los Angeles Times reported today that five of the nation’s largest HMOs face new lawsuits accusing them of failing to provide promised health care to 32 million customers, according to published reports. HMOs named in the suits are Pacificare Health Systems Inc., Foundation Health Systems Inc., Cigna Healthcare, Prudential Health Care and Humana Inc.The…
Due to the latest federal recommendations, colleges have been mounting a widening attack on meningococcal meningitis this fall with health advisories, educational campaigns and vaccination clinics. The latest studies suggest that only a few meningitis deaths might be avoided even if all students were vaccinated. Some health authorities wonder if they could do better for…
OSHA plans to propose new rules regarding recommended standards for repetitive stress injuries.Among OSHA’s plans, employers would have to correct injury-causing workplace conditions that require repetitive motion, overexertion or awkward posture.OSHA reports that 1.8 million workers have musculoskeletal injuries related to ergonomic factors and 600,000 people miss some work because of them.Injuries to muscles, nerves,…
From London – British health officials have announced plans to set new hygiene standards for hospitals to combat the spread of so-called “superbugs.”According to the Department of Health, the new guidelines are aimed at fighting hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, which are resistant to some antibiotics. “Elderly people, the very young and…
Colorado Discourages ADHD Drugs – Educators Buck Treatment Trend Jillian Lloyd, Christian Science Monitor – Colorado’s education board is now urging schools to rely more on effective classroom discipline and less on medication for unruly kids, and the move has catapulted the state to the forefront of an intense debate over the use of behavioral…
Side-effect warnings reduce effectiveness of drug ads, study finds. A Nando Times news article states, “You’ve seen the TV commercials for drugs that promise to relieve allergies, banish migraines, grow back your hair, prevent heart attacks, relieve herpes. Then comes the stern voice droning on about possible side effects, from annoying diarrhea to startlingly dire…
Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, visited the Global Chiropractic Network on Monday, to see what changes new digital upstarts were creating in the downtown Los Angeles community. Film crews from ABC news and other news stations turned out for the event.The Global Chiropractic Network is just one example of renewed…
According to a recent article on ABCNEWS.com, In 1998, nearly 5 million people in the United States – most of them children – were prescribed Ritalin. Production of Ritalin, the chief drug used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), is up 700% since 1990 and boys are diagnosed with ADD four times as often as…
Timothy W. Maier, of Insight magazine reports that Republicans in Congress are demanding that the FDA prove the safety of the controversial mandatory anthrax vaccine for military personnel ordered by the president.Concerned about the growing number of U.S. troops experiencing adverse side effects after submitting to an anthrax-vaccine injection, four Republican congressmen have called on…
On Thursday, the British Medical Journal made their predictions as to what the future of medicine would be. These are the future “miracles” of medicine.“Picture a world where wheelchairs can climb stairs and insulin sacs implanted in diabetics automatically release just the right amount at the right time.”“Cures aren’t really our final destination,” said Dr….
(Reuters Health) — Stay on the phone long enough and you may encounter problems worse than your phone bill: One French psychiatrist experienced temporary, stroke-like symptoms after completing an hour-long phone call, where he cradled the phone between his head and shoulder.Doctors place much of the blame for the patient’s symptoms on an unusually long…
On November 2nd, 1999, Stephanie Grenier, D.C., was elected mayor of Auburn, Georgia. Dr. Stephanie has lived in Auburn for 16 months. She moved their the day after graduation from Life University and has been in her chiropractic office for 5 months.Dr. Greniers mission statement follows.“My mission is to make a peaceful happy community by…
Test Deaths Weren’t Reported to NIH (AP) – Two researchers trying to grow new blood vessels around blocked ones failed to report to the National Institutes of Health that six people died during their gene therapy studies.Ronald Crystal of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and Jeffrey Isner of Tufts University in Boston…