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HOT SHOTS - Reference to Recent Vaccine Related News
Below is a list of hyper-linked articles on vaccination issues that may be of value to you and your practice community.
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Protection Against Atopic Diseases by Measles: A Rash Conclusion?
Journal American Medical Association JAMA
Vol. 283 No. 3, ...
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More Superbugs Resisting Antibiotics
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.
Interestingly, staph bac...
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More Rezulin Drug Deaths Despite Warning
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" b...
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Doctor visits by youngsters with ADHD up 90%
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 inc...
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5 Major HMOs Targeted in Class-Action Suits
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 System...
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College Meningitis campaign: Why?
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 stud...
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Survey: Consumers dislike drug ads
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 ...
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Drug company-sponsored studies less critical than independent studies
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...
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Diarrhea vaccine pulled from market
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 r...
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One in 10 California HMO practices are predicted to fail in 1999
planetc1.com news
Sacramento - 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. At least 16 already have closed, part of the more than 100 physician groups in Califor...
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Study says ADHD May Be Over-Diagnosed in Children
planetc1.com chiropractic news
Norfolk, Va. - 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.
ADHD has been estimated to affect 3% to 5% of ...
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Federal Trade Commission Attempting to Silence Free Speech on the Internet
By Michael Dorausch, DC
The Federal Trade Commission is at it again.
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...
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Midwife-Attended Births & Modern Medicine
By Darrel Crain, Chiropractor
Babies, it has been discovered, are a major cause of children. This is the conclusion reached by researchers after careful observation and replication of identical results in virtually every corner of the globe. The cause of babies themselves is certainly a stimula...
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1.5 Million Americans Harmed Each Year by Medication Mistakes
Planet Chiropractic News
A report out this week from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that 1.5 million Americans are being injured each year as a result of prescribing mistakes related to medications. The errors are costing more than $3.5 billion each year. The report also suggests ...
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Do you have to be a health nut to be healthy?
By Darrel Crain, Doctor of Chiropractic
Do you have to be a health nut to be healthy? "Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing," said Redd Foxx.
Good health is something most folks don't even think about until they have lost it. If your good health...
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