Accidental death more likely from an M.D. than a gun owner
These statistics come from a web site we found and have not been verified for accuracy. The numbers should get you to stop and think and hopefully search for more information.
These statistics come from a web site we found and have not been verified for accuracy. The numbers should get you to stop and think and hopefully search for more information.
A list of hyper-linked articles on vaccination issues that may be of value to you and your practice community.
Results from a recent survey published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, indicate that approximately 1 in every 5,000 patients receiving liposuction by a board certified plastic surgeon in the United States over a 4-year period died from complications of the procedure. According to the report, Americans are at higher risk of dying from liposuction than from traffic accidents, based on 1996 figures.
The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports this week on the homeopathic and naturopathic practices of some practitioners in Massachusetts. According to the survey, most of the providers questioned said that they do not actively recommend immunization. More than 50% of doctors in the survey were licensed medical doctors.
News of the passing of Dr. Price has been forwarded to us.We are including the forwarded information in its entirety.———-P-C———- Dr. Galen Price, the fourth President of Palmer College of Chiropractic,died on Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, in Lakeland, Fla. He was the firstpresident of the College who was not a member of the Palmer family,succeeding
This article was reported on in April by ABCNEWS.com. We had some requests from doctors looking for this article so the link has been added here.
As reported in this weeks American Medical News, the CDC has found that the widely used antibiotic, erythromycin may be associated with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in very young infants. At a community hospital in Tennessee, seven infants receiving erythromycin for exposure to pertussis developed infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis over the next seven months, according to the CDC.
U.S. health spending for 1998 rose 5.6 percent in relation to the previous year as reported by Nando Media. Rising costs for prescription drugs and higher insurance premiums are the primary cause for increases in the nation’s health care spending.
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is
The January 8th issue of the British Medical Journal reports that two thirds of children in a recent study, in European hospitals have received unlicensed drugs. The practice of prescribing drugs that have not been approved for use in children is widespread, European researchers report. There is a considerable concern in both Europe and the United States about the use of “unlicensed or off label drugs in children.”
Several sources in the press are again reporting on the growing resistance of bacteria to prescribed antibiotics. The CDC reported this week that a 63-year-old woman died from an infection of Staphylococcus aureus which was resistant to traditional antibiotics.
Healtheon/WebMD Corp. and HNC Software have announced plans to process workers’ compensation and auto injury claims on the Internet beginning this summer. The hope is that by eliminating the traditional paper-based claims system, the companies estimate that the average cost of processing and paying medical claims could drop from $15 to $2 per bill.
Terence Monmaney of the L.A. Times reports that “research into the topic of optimism finds not only that positive people live longer, but that a sunny outlook can be taught.” Science has largely avoided the subject of optimism during the past century. The topic of optimism was so disreputable “that one of modernity’s most influential
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.
These statistics come from a web site we found and have not been verified for accuracy. The numbers should get you to stop and think and hopefully search for more information.
A list of hyper-linked articles on vaccination issues that may be of value to you and your practice community.
Results from a recent survey published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, indicate that approximately 1 in every 5,000 patients receiving liposuction by a board certified plastic surgeon in the United States over a 4-year period died from complications of the procedure. According to the report, Americans are at higher risk of dying from liposuction than from traffic accidents, based on 1996 figures.
The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports this week on the homeopathic and naturopathic practices of some practitioners in Massachusetts. According to the survey, most of the providers questioned said that they do not actively recommend immunization. More than 50% of doctors in the survey were licensed medical doctors.
News of the passing of Dr. Price has been forwarded to us.We are including the forwarded information in its entirety.———-P-C———- Dr. Galen Price, the fourth President of Palmer College of Chiropractic,died on Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, in Lakeland, Fla. He was the firstpresident of the College who was not a member of the Palmer family,succeeding
This article was reported on in April by ABCNEWS.com. We had some requests from doctors looking for this article so the link has been added here.
As reported in this weeks American Medical News, the CDC has found that the widely used antibiotic, erythromycin may be associated with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in very young infants. At a community hospital in Tennessee, seven infants receiving erythromycin for exposure to pertussis developed infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis over the next seven months, according to the CDC.
U.S. health spending for 1998 rose 5.6 percent in relation to the previous year as reported by Nando Media. Rising costs for prescription drugs and higher insurance premiums are the primary cause for increases in the nation’s health care spending.
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is
The January 8th issue of the British Medical Journal reports that two thirds of children in a recent study, in European hospitals have received unlicensed drugs. The practice of prescribing drugs that have not been approved for use in children is widespread, European researchers report. There is a considerable concern in both Europe and the United States about the use of “unlicensed or off label drugs in children.”
Several sources in the press are again reporting on the growing resistance of bacteria to prescribed antibiotics. The CDC reported this week that a 63-year-old woman died from an infection of Staphylococcus aureus which was resistant to traditional antibiotics.
Healtheon/WebMD Corp. and HNC Software have announced plans to process workers’ compensation and auto injury claims on the Internet beginning this summer. The hope is that by eliminating the traditional paper-based claims system, the companies estimate that the average cost of processing and paying medical claims could drop from $15 to $2 per bill.
Terence Monmaney of the L.A. Times reports that “research into the topic of optimism finds not only that positive people live longer, but that a sunny outlook can be taught.” Science has largely avoided the subject of optimism during the past century. The topic of optimism was so disreputable “that one of modernity’s most influential
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.