Commentary by Dawn RichardsonPregnant women everywhere know the feeling of making it to the milestone of their second trimester. For most, queasiness starts to subside, energy returns in spurts, and of course there is that indescribable feeling ofbecoming aware of your developing baby’s movements.You’ve altered your diet, exercised, stayed away from over the counter medications,…
Summary 9/28 Congressional Hearing on VICP The U.S Congress Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Human Resources and Drug Policy (the same subcommittee that held the hearing on May 18, 1999) held another hearing on Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 10:00 AM entitled “Compensating Vaccine Injuries: Are Reforms Needed?” This is a long article and is available…
Class Action Seeks Compensation for Denied Coverage Source: ABC NewsW A S H I N G T O N, – Health insurer Humana Inc. was sued today in a first-of-its-kind class action suit, which alleged it failed to disclose the conditions of its health coverage and that it paid medical doctors to deny coverage. The…
By: Shelley ReynoldsOn Sunday, October 3, 1999, at 9pm est, 8pm cst/pac time, CNN will air astory called “A Question of Harm?” on it’s news magazine, Time/NewsStand.The story has been promoted in this week’s issue of Time Magazine as well.Double check your local listings.The story will feature the Reynolds Family, founders of Unlocking Autism andOpen…
By Andrea GerlinThe Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital is a typical teaching hospital. It is known for cutting-edge research programs, for training medical students and newly graduated doctors, and for providing advanced medical care.It is also representative of modern American hospitals in another respect: In the last decade alone, records show, hundreds of MCP Hospital…
That was what the banners said all across the country on Saturday, September 26th, 1999. Chiropractors, staff, and volunteers worldwide put on events in their communities to help promote a vertebral subluxation free world. In Los Angeles, chapters from the Student International Chiropractors Association (SICA) from both Los Angeles Chiropractic College (LACC) and Cleveland Chiropractic…
SAN FRANCISCO — Experts have been pounding the same message over and over again for years – overuse of antibiotics has helped fuel the rise of drug-resistant “superbugs.”Yet the abuse of antibiotics remains a cause for concern and could even be on the rise, scientists and doctors told a drugs meeting here.“The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant…
Strongest Antibiotic ApprovedFrom Associated PressToday, the FDA approved Synercid to treat vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections, a life-threatening infection that typically strikes hospital patients. One recent study estimated as many as 52 percent of enterococcal infections are now vancomycin-resistant, making them difficult if not impossible to treat.The FDA also approved Synercid to treat certain complicated skin infections…
For the last 10 years, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and elsewhere have, according to news stories, been sounding alarms about the growth of antibiotic resistance, a problem that is particularly prevalent in hospitals, where microbes spread quickly and attack the elderly, people with weak immune systems and other vulnerable patients….
DALLAS (AP) — Despite growing evidence that a link existed between the diet drugs fen-phen and fatal lung disease and heart damage, a maker of one of the drugs lobbied the government to relax limits on its use, The Dallas Morning News reported Monday.Internal company memos in 1996 indicated that American Home Products knew of…
NEW YORK, (Reuters Health) — Just as it revolutionized other industries, the Internet is set to change the face of healthcare as we know it. And perhaps nowhere will the effects be more pronounced than on doctor-patient relationships, a Canadian researcher predicts.In the September 18th issue of the British Medical Journal, Alejandro R. Jadad of…
By Luis Ocon, D.C.We have been contacted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Convention Center in Panama advising us of their upcoming Expomedica. Expomedica, is an international event for health care for all Latin American countries, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. It is an event which showcases the latest tech…
September 18, 1999 represents 104 Years of Chiropractic History. Thank you DD, BJ, and the rest.
BETHESDA, MD,(Reuters Health) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of 99 cases of intussusception that may be related to RotaShield rotavirus vaccine, an FDA medical officer said Tuesday.Intussusception, where part of the bowel telescopes into an adjacent part, most commonly occurs in infants and young children. The disorder causes bowel obstruction,…
Dolly, the sheep cloned by Scottish scientists in 1997 — arguably the most famous farm animal in the world – is not identical to the ewe from which she was cloned, new research confirms.
Patients are more concerned about receiving the wrong medication in the hospital than about pain or cost of treatment, according to a new study. The telephone survey of 1,008 adults was conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), a professional organization that mainly represents pharmacists who are employed in hospitals.Some 61 percent of…
One in 10 California physician groups that capitate directly with HMOs are expected to close this year, according to a report from the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Senior citizens who left traditional Medicare and joined an HMO to save money and gain benefits are in for a shock: Premiums, doctor visits and even hospital stays will cost more next year. The changes are the first round of significant benefit cutbacks by Medicare HMO insurers, many of whom say they were forced to…
Source: Nando Health/Sciencehttp://www.nandotimes.com – Spinal cord injuries are responsible for one of the human body’s most frustrating phenomena – they simply do not heal, leaving victims permanently paralyzed and medical doctors helpless.It was long a truism in the medical profession that the spinal cord could never recover from injuries, with or without the help of…
Taking out a child’s tonsils and adenoids, or the adenoids alone, to treat chronic middle-ear trouble offers only short-term and limited relief, says a study out Wednesday.
An emerging strain of community-acquired MRSA underscores the complexity of the public health challenges associated with antibiotic resistance.
Doctors may be over-diagnosing some groups of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and over prescribing drugs to treat the condition, according to a new study published Wednesday.
California faces “epidemic” of bankruptcies, medical association official says. Dozens of groups expect to go out of business by end of the year, according to figures to be released today by the California Medical Assn.
NEW YORK, Aug 31 — The overall number of students applying to US medical schools has declined slightly for the second year in a row, with the drop in male applicants greater than the drop in female applicants, according to a report in the September 1st issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association…
A Story of Love, Nutrition and ChiropracTIC!Source: CNNLORRAINE HALE, HALE HOUSE: “The children had clear withdrawal symptoms. They screamed, they cried in agony.” GREENFIELD: This summer, one of the most important institutions here in New York City celebrated its 30th anniversary. Hale House is an oasis of sorts in Harlem for the children of drug-addicted…
Davenport, Iowa:According to D.C.’s that attended the event, last weeks Lyceum was a massive success. Dr. James Sigafoose said the event was fantastic and he had a wonderful time. “Things have turned 180 degrees, with Dr. Guy Riekeman at the top” stated Dr. Norris Erickson, Central Regional Director for the Palmer Alumni association. There were…
Federal health officials are worried that drug-resistant strains of staph bacteria may be spreading, after four Midwestern children died from infections.
Though the full impact of a recent federal court ruling is unclear, doctors can expect more off-label drug use information from drug manufacturers. Washington — Eli Lilly announced this month that it would direct its sales representatives to market its osteoporosis drug, Evista (raloxifene), as a breast cancer prevention agent.This step was noteworthy for two…
The bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other serious illnesses are becoming increasingly resistant to penicillin, federal health officials said Thursday.
Never have American children received so many vaccinations: Most of the 11,000 babies born each day in the USA will get at least 21 vaccinations before they start first grade – more than twice as many as a decade ago.
In what may be a paradox of success, many physicians are finding that some patients are more afraid of vaccines than of vaccine-preventable illnesses.“Mothers are beginning to wonder what else these substances might be doing to their children’s bodies.” “Is this manipulation of the immune system setting children up for chronic illnesses later in life?”…
Federal health officials recommend that all youngsters be inoculated against chickenpox before entering child care, but only 35% of California’s children receive the vaccine, according to the latest national survey. California is considering mandatory use of the vaccine, which has been available since 1995, to combat the highly contagious disease.Source: Los Angeles Times – July…
Here is the news we’ve all been waiting for. The ICA has come out with it’s support for the FTC battle. And very nicely too! The importance of this cannot be underestimated. This is very good news and strengthens our already strengthening case. This does not mean we have won of course, only that a major national chiropractic organization recognizes the danger inherent in an FTC victory and that the FTCs actions are a threat to ALL chiropractors in the US and ALL chiropractic education, whether written or verbal.
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (Reuters Health) — Washington state would be the first state in the US to require managed care plans and insurance companies to allow their customers nearly unfettered access to practitioners of “alternative medicine”, under draft rules expected to be adopted by July 15.Highlights of the rules include: — No health plan provider…
Americans are increasingly turning to the Internet for information related to their health. Thursday, federal officials announced stepped-up efforts to counter “fraudulent” online claims that promise to cure ailments from arthritis to AIDS. According to the FTC, more than 20 million Americans look to the Internet for health information — 70% of them before visiting a doctor’s office.