I posted about the NYTs article The Americanization of Mental Illness not long ago. Fascinating read BTW. The article was adapted from Ethan Watters book, Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. The book is now out in stores and is on my spring break reading list. If you check it out before [...]
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After my H1N1 post yesterday, I came across two great discussions about the potentially inflated statistics for H1N1 and on the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. Surprisingly good stuff by CBS:
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What are your thoughts? Can the public handle full disclosure in regard to [...] Here’s what Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, has to say about cancer screenings: “We don’t want people to panic, but I’m admitting that American medicine has overpromised when it comes to screening. The advantages to screening have been exaggerated.” This is such an important statement. We’ve been scolded by [...]
Money-driven medicine vs. YOUR health. Which do you support?
I had the opportunity to see the documentary, Money-Driven Medicine a few months ago. It is a candid portrait of our sick-care system, ahem, I mean health care system. I encourage you to visit the film’s website and watch a few more clips. Most of all, I encourage you to host a screening of [...]
It looks like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has a different understanding of the “grassroots” model. Here’s how the non-profit describes itself: NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state [...] Dr. Mehmet Oz, or “Dr. Oz” as he is known on the Oprah show, has some serious conflicts of interest that he needs to deal with. It’s sad that “respected doctors” are in the news for this on a weekly basis… In addition to being a regular on the Oprah show and deemed, “America’s Doctor”, Dr. Oz is also [...]
Ick. Yuck. Gross. Crap like this leaves a seriously bad taste in my mouth: But the latest news is particularly eye-popping: A prominent Massachusetts anesthesiologist allegedly fabricated 21 medical studies involving major drugs. Yikes. Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., has asked several anesthesiology journals to retract the studies, which [...] Apparently, some surgeons are now “twittering” from the operating room: As Rogers worked away on his robotic machinery, the chief resident, Dr. Raj Laungani, Twittered: “Dr. Rogers is saying because the tumor is so large he may have to do a radical (total) nephrectomy.” This is no joke, check out the full CNN story. I’m not [...]
Last week, ABC World News did a special on the new spinal fusion technique, AxiaLIF. The surgery is less “invasive” than conventional fusion, but can only be performed on the lower part of the spine. Interestingly, the surgeon is not actually able to see the spine- instead, frequent X-rays inform the surgeon of his/her exact location. The ABC special bragged that [...]
Another media doctor has been busted for making millions from the drug companies. The psychiatrist and radio host of “Infinite Mind”, Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, has done work with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis and others. Problem is, we shouldn’t be surprised. It is a frequent practice of the pharmaceutical companies to have doctors play as spokespeople/educators/consultants/witnesses [...] I recently came across an interesting article in the NY Times about the use of placebos in medicine. The article stated, “Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients.” Hmmmm… it continues: The most common placebos the American doctors reported using were headache pills and vitamins, but a [...] There’s an ad on TV that is really bugging me. The ad is for “Warriors in pink” which is a marketing campaign powered by Ford to boost their sales and at the same time, support Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It’s wonderful that Ford is helping to support this great organization, but I [...] |
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