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…
Source: Nando Times – Infants whose mothers were vaccinated against measles inherit fewer natural antibodies and are far more likely to catch the virus than infants of older, unvaccinated mothers, a study released Monday reveals. The study confirms what public health officials anticipated when the vaccine was licensed in 1963, that the population would lose…
Dynamic Essentials reports largest chiropractor attendance since 1994. Atlanta, GA. – Chiropractors, families, and staff turned out by the hundreds to attend the 153rd complete Dynamic Essentials program this past weekend. Planet Chiropractic was there and the energy was high! Dr. Sid Williams was incredibly “On” with Thursday evening’s opening to this massive event. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Prayer may reduce the number of complications experienced by hospitalized heart patients, researchers report.“This suggests that prayer may be an effective adjunct to standard medical care,” Dr. William Harris of Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and colleagues report in the October 25th issue of the Archives of Internal…
Deadly TreatmentJudge Cites Hyperactivity Drug in Homicide Acquittal BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Ten days after he began taking a widely used medicine called Adderall to control his attention deficit disorder and help him with his college studies, Ryan Ehlis slipped into a psychotic fog and killed his infant daughter.God, he said, told him to do…
Executive Order 13139 is requiring military personnel to receive experimental vaccines not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Courts-martial are pending.A day after Republican Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut ended congressional hearings on the controversial decision mandating the inoculation of 2.4 million U.S. troops against anthrax, President Clinton quietly signed an executive order, or…
Survey: Physicians support deceiving insurers to get needed careLOS ANGELES – If a doctor believes a patient needs medical care but the insurance company won’t cover it and the patient can’t afford the expense, should the physician lie to the insurer to secure payment? Many doctors polled in a new survey say yes.Of 169 Internists…
After five successful chiropractic missions to Panama, Lina and Luis Ocon have been invited to bring their C.R.E.W. of chiropractors to the Country of Costa Rica for a chiropractic mission.The mission is scheduled for February of 2000. Up to the day information can be found here at Planet Chiropractic. Visit the Costa Rica page for…
L.A. Times: Drug reviews by New England Journal did not disclose authors’ ties to firms. Editor concedes lapses. Thursday, October 21 – The Los Angeles Times reported today that the renowned New England Journal of Medicine – the world’s top-ranked medical journal and a leading voice in biomedical ethics – has apparently violated its own…
NEW YORK, (Reuters Health) – Screening for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, in schools is not effective and often identifies children who never receive treatment, according to a study published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).“I do not think screening should be continued,” lead study author Dr. Barbara P….
CHICAGO (AP) – Studies on the cost-effectiveness of drugs are far more likely to report favorable findings if they are sponsored by the drug companies themselves rather than independent groups, researchers found. Their study – funded by a pharmaceutical company – appears to confirm long-held suspicions that doctors are less critical about a drug’s safety…
Shots in the DarkOctober 18th, 1999 – The Los Angeles Times today reported an article on vaccine safety. “Can childhood vaccinations cause devastating illnesses? Researchers haven’t confirmed a link, but some concerned parents argue that inoculations are posing a threat to their children.” Although there was not much discussion over the recent news of the…
The Chiropractic community continues to share the grief of Dr. Guy Riekeman, whose younger daughter, Alexis, died Thursday, Oct. 14. She was 20 years old.Dr. Riekeman sent obituary information to Palmer Chiropractic College Friday afternoon, ending it with these wishes from the family: “Rest and peace and love, our sweet daughter and sister.”A memorial service…
WASHINGTON (AP) American Home Products pulled its vaccine against the leading cause of childhood diarrhea off the market today, because of concerns that it may increase infants’ risk of bowel obstruction.The government in July advised doctors to temporarily stop giving children the vaccine against rotavirus after counting at least 20 infants who developed a bowel…