Integrative physicians are disproportionately the targets of state medical board action. They are often held to a different standard. Because their practice is outside the norm, the charge of “practicing outside the standard of care for the practice of medicine” is often leveled at them—even in the absence of any patient being harmed.
Month: November 2008
Diabetes Rate Up 90 Percent in Last Ten Years; Diabetes Spending Doubles in Just Six Years
Can the Public Health Effort Do More?
Johns Hopkins Clinicians Declare the Current RDA Guidelines Inadequate to Correct Vit D Deficiencies
According to an article in the current issue of Journal of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University researchers have termed the current RDA guidelines inadequate to correct the widely prevalent vitamin D deficiency in children suffering from cystic fibrosis. In their attempts to restore normal vitamin D levels, their trials used the recommended 50,000 IU of vitamin… Continue reading Johns Hopkins Clinicians Declare the Current RDA Guidelines Inadequate to Correct Vit D Deficiencies
Integrative Vision Award Bestowed upon AAHF President
The American College for Advancement in Medicine meeting was held in Las Vegas, October 15–19, 2008. Jonathan Wright, M.D., a distinguished clinician, educator, and ACAM member, introduced Hunter Lewis, president of American Association for Health Freedom. Then Jeanne Drisko, M.D., ACAM president and University of Kansas Medical School professor, presented Lewis the Integrative Vision Award… Continue reading Integrative Vision Award Bestowed upon AAHF President
Low Blood Pressure is Linked to a Higher Death Rate among Seniors
The old “normals” for total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and LDL are coming under new scrutiny. We may not live longer or better with lower cholesterol readings, lower blood pressure numbers, and lower blood sugar levels.
The Science of Cherries: The FDA Calls Cherries a Drug
A 1999 peer-reviewed report in the Journal of Natural Products published by the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, concluded that tart cherries may relieve pain better than aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs. The consumption of about twenty cherries reduces inflammation in a manner similar to that of aspirin or the cox-2 inhibiting… Continue reading The Science of Cherries: The FDA Calls Cherries a Drug
Curing the Incurable — Whether Autism or Cancer, Conventional Medicine Avoids the “C” Word: “Cure”
The new Us Weekly has an article about actress Jenny McCarthy’s battle with pediatricians over the health of her son, who she says became autistic after a routine vaccination. McCarthy says he was cured through a wheat- and dairy-free diet, but doctors have accused her of creating fear of necessary vaccines.
Wyeth at the Supreme Court, Justices Weigh a 100-Year-Old Right Enjoyed by Americans
The Supreme Court will hear the case of Wyeth v. Levine the week of November 3. The case involves Diana Levine, a guitarist and musician, who lost her arm (and her livelihood) due to gangrene from an improperly administered nausea drug made by Wyeth. She was awarded $6.7 million in damages in a Vermont court,… Continue reading Wyeth at the Supreme Court, Justices Weigh a 100-Year-Old Right Enjoyed by Americans
The FDA Lets Thousands of Devices onto the Market Each Year with Only Cursory Review
When it comes to healthcare, is newer necessarily better? The idea that newer drugs are better than those that have been on the market for years has recently come under scrutiny. The higher costs of newer drugs, together along with their unknown side effects and contraindications, have led to the suggestion that one should never… Continue reading The FDA Lets Thousands of Devices onto the Market Each Year with Only Cursory Review
Post-Traumatic Stress in the Armed Forces — A Call to Help Our Troops
According to the October 27 edition of USA Today, increasing numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the chief of the traumatic stress program at the National Institute of Mental Health, it’s a biologically based condition where the body’s stress-response system goes into overdrive.