I never thought I'd see it, but I have. After an a decent article on the
infiltration of quackademic medicine into American medical centers and a very
good article on cancer quackery, Marilyn Marchione of the AP has done it
again:
AP IMPACT: $2.5B spent, no alternative med cures
It almost seems as though Ms. Marchione is channeling Orac:
BETHESDA, Md. -- Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and
other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending
$2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them
do. Echinacea for colds. Ginkgo biloba for memory. Glucosamine and
chondroitin for arthritis. Black cohosh for menopausal hot flashes. Saw
palmetto for prostate problems. Shark cartilage for cancer. All proved no
better than dummy pills in big studies funded by the National Center for
Complementary and Alterna... (more)
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a fact that Multi-Drug
Resistant organisms are on the rise due to abuse of antibiotics and
petrochemical medicines. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)
these fast-mutating organisms are responsible for needless increases in
hospitalizations and mortality rates, which has led to a resurgence of
interest amongst doctors and their patients for safe, natural and
complementary solutions to this growing problem.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081001/CLWFNS2 )
After three full years of research, the R&D team a... (more)
We have a lot to cover today, but first things first: the Big Question. If
you'll cast your memory way back (thanks, Van) you'll remember that a good
question to ask altmed followers is the one of abandonment: what would it
take for them to abandon a modality? Well, the answers are in, and the one's
who answered just didn't get it. For example:
[T]he question was: "Can you please give specific examples of alternative
medicine theories and modalities that have been abandoned because they have
been found to be ineffective?"
The short and honest answer to this is no-- I cant. But my ... (more)
This week pre-recording of Federal News Radio Federal Executive Forum
featured Linda Fischetti , Health Informatics Architect at the Veterans
Health Administration (VHA). During a panel discussion, her comments on VHA
accomplishments and plans included:
Every Veteran's Administration facility uses electronic health records today.
The New England Journal of Medicine recently complimented the VA on their use
of electronic
health records (EHR). VHA currently has over 1400 points of care and has been
using EHR for over 10 years with dramatic associated improvement in clinical
health... (more)
PHOENIX, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national survey conducted by Harris
Interactive(R) on behalf of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., finds that nearly
three in five (58 percent) U.S. travelers(1) age 30 and over say they are as
annoyed about getting the common cold while traveling as they are with
sitting next to a crying child while traveling.
The new Zicam Travel Well Survey polled U.S. adults aged 30+ who have taken
at least one leisure, business or combined leisure and business trip by plane
in the past year and was designed to assess current attitudes and behaviors
of traveler... (more)