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      Pharmaceutical Companies, Physicians and Conflict of Interest

      November 29, 2011 /

      Conflict of interest between physicians and pharmaceutical companies raises questions about the ethics surrounding these relationships.

      It’s the financial relationship that raises questions about the influence of drug companies on prescribing patterns or research results of doctors.

      Nationwide, pharmaceutical manufacturers routinely pay medical professionals to assess a new product or to help contribute to the drug company’s sales. The companies fly medical professionals to seminars and conferences and may also pay speaking fees. State-employed doctors and researchers are generally no exception, though they are supposed to comply with their individual institutions’ conflict-of-interest policies.

      Doctors, Quality Control

      Heart Disease is a Food Borne Illness

      November 29, 2011 /

      Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. believes that heart disease is a food borne illness and the only way to prevent the disease is through diet.

      Former president Bill Clinton recently talked about his vegan diet and his belief that a meat free and dairy free lifestyle has saved his life.

      Doctors, Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Hospitals and Alternative Health Care Options

      November 29, 2011 /

      Hospitals are beginning to offer alternative health care.

      You may not be able to choose untested herbal treatments but alternative therapies with a history of positive results are beginning to show up in hospital services.

      What hospitals choose to offer runs the gamut, from well-known therapies such as acupuncture to less familiar treatments like reiki, in which practitioners channel a patient’s energy by placing their hands on or just above specific locations on the body.

      Patient demand is the top reason hospitals offer complementary and alternative therapies, cited by 85 percent. Clinical effectiveness? That comes in second, at 70 percent.

      Hospitals, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Autism May Start in the Womb

      November 29, 2011 /

      Autism may begin in the womb.

      This theory may offer some relief to parents who believe vaccines are the cause of autism.

      The new science suggests that an overgrowth of brain cells in early embryonic development is responsible for the symptoms of autism.

      “In autism something is going terribly wrong with mechanisms that control the number of neurons beginning in prenatal life and may extend to perinatal and early post-natal life,” says lead author Eric Courchesne, Ph.D. When there are too many brain cells, the brain can’t wire itself up correctly. If there’s too much wiring in the prefrontal cortex, it could help explain why children with autism have poor social skills, difficulty communicating and why some may never learn to speak at all.

      Research, Resources

      America’s Growing Waistline and Health Care Woes

      November 21, 2011 /

      Americans are getting fatter.

      At the rate we’re going 83 percent of American men will be overweight or obese by 2020 followed by women at 72 percent projected to be overweight or obese by then, as well.

      The implications go far beyond tight pants and groaning sofas. Obesity is a big risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

      Imagining an America of overweight, unhealthy people gives public health officials the willies. And it should be frightening to us civilians, too.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

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