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Free Drug Samples are not Free
A medical clinic in Seattle was looking for ways to cut prescription costs and to do so, decided to stop allowing free drug samples from being distributed at their clinic.
Does that make any sense? If they're trying to cut costs why are they cutting out the free drug samples?
The clini...
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Less Drugs, Less Death and Doctors
Drugs, death and doctors. That's what the news feed link for ABC's health news read. While those are rather strong terms designed to get the users attention, it tells us a bit about America's current attitude towards the medical profession.
According to the ABC News report, the Food and Dru...
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Thousands Still Die From Medical Error
It's been nearly a year since we first reported with news that "thousands are dying yearly from medical errors." That article was based on a 1999 report that suggested that "medical mistakes kill anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 hospitalized Americans a year."
Today, news headlines from Cox r...
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More Antibiotic Misuse
A Yahoo News headline reads "Emergency Doctors Often Misuse Antibiotics"
According to the article, emergency room doctors are "inappropriately prescribing antibiotics" leading to even greater risks of drug-resistant infections.
A national survey revealed that during a one year period, ...
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Chiropractors Health Care Quiz
by Dr. Martha Collins
Put the following causes of death in descending order:
a. Traffic Fatalities b. Heart Disease c. Cancer d. Medical Error
The correct answer is: b, c, d, a.
According to the July 26 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the ...
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More Medical Error & Medication Related Injuries
According to an article out today from Cox news, a new study has found that "Medical error accounts for most of the frequent medication-related injuries in nursing homes."
When it comes to medical errors, "more than half could have been prevented" is what a new study says, according to the ...
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US Medical Errors Resulting In Death - Not Exaggerated
Last November, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report stating that "between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in US hospitals annually as a result of medical errors."
Since the report was released some physician groups have questioned the claim stating that the reported numbers were t...
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Superbugs are Superkillers
The ABC News headlines read, "Antibiotics Essentially Useless Against Many Diseases" and MSNBC headlines read, " 'Superbugs' pose global health threat."
The World Health Organization reported yesterday that, "if people do not stop misusing antibiotics, new 'superbugs' that resist all drugs ...
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The Art & Science of Drug Pushing
From New York magazine comes an article titled: "Inside the Happiness Business"
The opening statement to the 6-page article states that "Before a drug like Celexa can ease the minds of patients, marketers must capture the minds of doctors -- using free gifts, dinners, propaganda, and resear...
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Just Say No to Antibiotics
From Yahoo News comes a report from the CDC titled: "CDC Warns About Overuse of Antibiotics"
The CDC report was issued "in an effort to reduce the growing numbers of drug-resistant bacteria" and CDC officials are "urging physicians to stop prescribing antibiotics where the drugs are not nec...
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Patients keep MD's in the dark
From FOXNEWS.com comes an article titled: "Patients Do Not Tell Doctors Their Concerns, Fears"
The article is based on a report in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal and explains that when visiting a medical doctor, "many patients do not voice many of the concerns that prompte...
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Give drugs to healthy people and what do you get?
ABCNEWS.com reports that "last year, an estimated 180 million Americans or two thirds of the population, took prescription drugs that may have potential harmful side effects."
The question asked in the report relates to the prescribing of drugs and what precautions, if any, are medical doctors ...
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Does Ritalin Cause Cancer in Children?
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Ritalin along with many other medications can cause cancer in animals. The question asked by parents is "if Ritalin causes cancer in mice, what studies have been done to show it does not cause cancer in children?"
The answer is that no research ...
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Leading Cause of Death in The US - Chiropractors Did Not Tell Truth
The news has now been out for months, as many as 98,000 people per year are dying from medical error, which is ranked by their standards as the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Hospital acquired infection or iatrogenic disease is closely trailing behind as the eighth leading cause ...
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Psychiatric Drugs And Our Children
The week's March 6th issue of U.S. News & World Report features a report on the use of psychiatric drugs in children. The article is available on this weeks news stands or by visiting http://www.usnews.com (save the pages for offline viewing as they will probably be removed next week.)
Although...
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