The New England Journal of Medicine in a November 2008 issue published research that had tracked nearly 360,000 men and women in 9 European countries for nearly 10 years. The results confirm research that has proliferated in the U.S. medical literature that is, a full to bursting waistline is a stronger predictor of premature death… Continue reading What Your Waistline Means to Your Health
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Readers’ Corner: AMA Monopoly, Doctors Threatened With Jail
This week we address questions about the AMA’s monopoly in billing codes, discuss doctors being threatened with jail—and get Trent Lott into the right political party!
AMA’s Government-Protected Monopoly Squeezes Out Alternative Medicine
The world of medicine is run by billing codes. Every hospital, doctor, and practitioner who accepts insurance or Medicare uses billing codes so they can be reimbursed. But where are the codes for integrative and alternative medical services?
Healthcare Bill: Let’s Not Forget the Good News About How We Changed the Bill When It Was Being Drafted Last Year
Let’s not forget the good news about how we changed the bill to recognize and include integrative medicine.
No Single ‘Right Way’
Conventional medicine’s “experts” acknowledge that one-size-fits-all medicine is not good for all.
Help ANH-USA Teach AP About Integrative Medicine
Mike Adams, editor of www.naturalnews.com, is waging a campaign to educate the Associated Press about natural remedies. According to Adams, “The Associated Press continues its assault on alternative medicine, led by writer Marilynn Marchione who writes attack pieces on everything under the sun (including the sun itself) related to alternative medicine and natural therapies. The… Continue reading Help ANH-USA Teach AP About Integrative Medicine
Comment Period for NCCAM’s Five-Year Focus Ends Nov 19
Until that date, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine seeks input on its strategic plan. A column by journalist John Weeks in Integrative Practitioner, “Why we should seek to influence NCCAM’s next 5-year strategic plan” should spur you to voice your opinion.
Conventional Doctors Claim Integrative Therapies Lack Research, Study
The Associated Press recently betrayed its bias in a series denouncing CAM/integrative medicine. Many who value integrated medicine were outraged by the following comment, which preceded each of four articles about complementary and alternative medicine published by AP: “EDITOR’S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet… Continue reading Conventional Doctors Claim Integrative Therapies Lack Research, Study
Coca-Cola to Bring You Advice From One of America’s Largest Doctor Groups!
Incredible as it sounds, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced a six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co. to fund educational materials about soft drinks, to be posted on the academy’s consumer-health and wellness website. Although the AAFP’s CEO, Dr. Douglas Henley, insists the deal will not influence the group’s public-health message, nutrition… Continue reading Coca-Cola to Bring You Advice From One of America’s Largest Doctor Groups!
News vs. Opinion
The natural-products community and nutritionally oriented practitioners are very familiar with media bias. For example, the press often reports that “dietary supplements are not regulated.”