Monthly Archive for April, 2008
Female Physicians Responsible for Shortage of Doctors?
A few weeks ago I read an interesting article on the topic of the shortage of physicians in the United States. Apparently, the increasing population and the baby boomers entering retirement is going to put a huge strain on this country. In terms of Social Security and Medicare, it already is. There is no doubt that the climate of decreasing reimbursements is due to the government's inability to pay for the healthcare of so many aging people.Thus, the shortage of physicians will increase as more doctors are needed to take care of our aging population.
Killer Anti-Oxidant Vitamins: When Excess Could Be Exceedingly Dangerous
Vitamin E today ranks as the second highest single vitamin consumed in the world after vitamin C, following well organized marketing campaigns extolling its anti-oxidative properties. Anti-oxidation is today a key marketing buzzword for the growing market segment of anti-aging dietary supplements, although how it affects human life spans is poorly understood. According to Wellcome Trust [1] there is no evidence in humans that anti-oxidative vitamins (A, C and E) slows aging; only in laboratory mice have they led to a sight increase in lifespan. Nevertheless, these vitamins are widely sold today without prescription as tablets, fish oils and capsules across chemists, superstores and even eBay.
Doctors Going “Non-Par” – A New Trend in Medicine
For those of you that don't know, there is a new trend in medicine these days -- it's called going "Non-Par." Non-Par simply means "Non-Participating." When a physician goes Non-Par, it means that he or she is no longer participating in certain insurance reimbursement schemes. What this means is that a physician will no longer accept insurance or even Medicare. I know that sounds crazy, but it is happening.
The Human Injury of Lost Objectivity: An Insider’s Look into the Corruption of Clinical Trials
If I were to rate the corruptive tactics performed by big pharmaceutical companies, the intentional corruption of implementing fabricated and unreliable results of clinical trials would be at the top of the list. Pharmaceutical companies manipulate the trials they sponsor because of their power to control others involved in the process largely absent of regulation. This is a matter of requiring authenticity and, more importantly, assuring the safety of the public health.
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