Another Drug_Stupid...

1. 70 percent of doctors treating Medicare patients flunked an
   exam on their knowledge of prescribing for older adults.
2. The majority of physicians who were asked to take the exam
   refused, often giving as their reason that they had a “lack of
   interest in the subject.”
3. 48 percent of patients taking three or more drugs were given
   drugs with one or more harmful interactions with other drugs.
4. Every minute, two people are hospitalized for adverse drug
   reactions (1,500,000 a year) and there is a death every five
   minutes and 15 seconds (100,000 a year).
5.  Every three-and one-quarter minutes, someone suffers drug-induced or drug-worsened memory loss (163,000 a year).

It is Reversible if you know which drug was the cause!

Help! Help…and Help!

Lieberman shill & a whore!

Senator Joe “Aetna” Lieberman doesn’t have a view.  He just does what he is told by those who own him.  He’s the biggest whore (no offense to actual sex workers) for insurance companies, to date he has received over 2.5 million dollars to continuously block a public health option.

Joe and his wife are major shills for the health insurance cabal. There is no need for debate, as far as they are concerned. They have made a huge pile of money from their health insurance buddies.

His wife works for insurance lobbying firms…think there’s a conflict of interest?   ..Apparently Republicans & spineless Democrats don’t see one. Meanwhile 45,000 uninsured Americans die annually.

mobilizeforhealthcare.org

Emergency House Call--Give Them Hell Michelle Bachmann, Mark Levin, John Voight--Kill The Bill--Vote Them Out!

  Thomas Jefferson’s Prophetic Wisdom

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) At House Call On Washington Health Care Press Conference 11-5-09

  Mark Levin Speech to HOUSE CALL 11 05 09

Jon Voight Speech to HOUSE CALL 11 05 09

The Meaning of Independence Day

An Inspirational Video

Background Articles and Videos Bachmann “House Call” Delivers Viral Response To A Sick Govt. Share:

by Edmund Jenks | November 5, 2009″…Michele Bachmann’s message for conservatives traveling to Washington to attend her Capitol Hill “House Call” event today is simple: “Go into the Capitol and find members of Congress,” she told activists Wednesday night. “Don’t bring your pitchforks, bring your video cameras. And get them on record saying how they’re going to vote and why. And tell them, ‘Take your hands off my health care!’ “

Bachmann (R-Minn.) gave the marching orders on a conference call of top activists, many of whom planned to board buses in New Jersey and North Carolina this morning to attend the event that the congresswoman thought up last week. “Nothing is more influential than an eyeball-to-eyeball meeting between a freedom-loving constituent and a member of Congress,” she explained. “Nothing scares a member of Congress more than freedom-loving Americans.” …”

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/bachmann-house-call-delivers-viral-response-sick-govt

Battling Pelosicare; Update: Thousands descend on D.C., “You work for us!” By Michelle Malkin  •  

“…Hey, Nancy, look out the window. You can see health care protesters from your House.

House Republicans are holding a 12-hour live online telecast today starting at 1pm Eastern to expose the perils and pitfalls of Pelosicare — and to spotlight the GOP alternative.

You can tune in here. Spread the word.

***

Reminder: Rep. Michele Bachmann, Mark Levin, and Jon Voight will join other House Republicans and grass-roots activists from across the country on the Capitol steps at noon today to protest the Democrats’ government health care takeover plans. Be there in spirit for Operation Housecall by melting the phones today.

***

The CBO has scored the GOP health care reform alternative:

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed in a letter tonight that the Republican health care plan will lower health care premiums by up to 10 percent and reduce the deficit by $68 billion over 10 years without imposing tax increases on families and small businesses:

“When it comes to reforming health care, controlling skyrocketing costs is the American peoples’ top priority. Now CBO has confirmed that the Republican plan will lower health care costs for American families, and that’s good news for everyone struggling in today’s economy. The choice now could not be clearer: Speaker Pelosi’s plan raises costs. Our plan lowers them.

“Not only does the GOP plan lower health care costs, but it also increases access to quality care – including for those with pre-existing conditions – at a price our country can afford. The cost of the Speaker’s bill, now at $1.3 trillion and counting, is a debt that will be paid for by our kids and our grandkids. The American people deserve a better solution, and Republicans’ smart, fiscally-responsible plans give them exactly what they want.”

NOTE: In a letter delivered tonight, CBO estimated that the GOP health care plan would reduce average private health insurance premiums per enrollee in the United States relative to what they would be under current law. Specifically:

• For the small group market (generally businesses with 2 to 50 employees), the GOP plan would reduce premiums in 2016 for example by up to 10 percent.
• For the individual market, the GOP plan would reduce premiums in 2016 by up to eight percent.
• For the large group market, the GOP plan would reduce premiums in 2016 by up to three percent.

Now is the time to disabuse Nancy Pelosi of the delusional notion that she “won” election night. …”

http://michellemalkin.com/

 

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ESSENTIAL OIL & SCENT HISTORY part 2

Essential oil history is really the history of plants and herbal medicine. As is the history of scents. Essential oils and scents are a  part of herbal medicine.

All ancient cultures used aromatic substances and herbs for cooking, healing, scenting and praying. The earliest written herbal text is the “Pen Tsao” (Great Herbal – still in print) which was compiled by Shen Nung, an emperor, during the time of 1 000 to 700 B.C. In this work is listed more than 350 medicinal plants and remedies. Another great and ancient work of plants and medicine is the “Yellow Emperors Classic of Internal Medicine” also still in print. Acupuncture was already used at this time and has since then spread all over the world.

Aromatic substances also played an important role in the lives of the Sumerians who lived along the rivers of Eufrat and Tigris ca 4 000 B.C. From them documentation is found pertaining to the use of herbs for healing. The Babylonians and Assyrians left inscriptions of different laws among which there are instructions for the use of plants and spices in medicine. In Persia a clay-receptable was found that is believed to be a crude form of distillation-apparatus. It is dated to 2 500 B.C. Similar receptables are still used in the area for distillation purposes.

In India the medicine of Ayur Veda has existed in written form since 1 000 B.C. Ayur Veda has become an increasingly popular form of alternative medicine and can today be found all over the world.

In ancient Rome and Greece medicine developed into a science. Hippocrates (468-377 B.C), known as the father of medicine compiled scripts known as “Corpus Hippocraticum”. Pedanius Dioscorides wrote the classic “De Materia Medica” in the year 60 A.D. This work became the standard basic for medicine during the next 1 500 years. During this time the practice of medicine slowly started to divide into 2 routes;

• Empirical; Seeing the body and mind as a whole, interacting unit. Knowledge comes from experience and studies.

• Scientific; Seeing the body as a machine that can be repaired.  Knowledge comes from studying parts in isolation.

Health Care Reform Explained

 

There has been a lot of coverage lately about the new proposed health care plan.  Many are split between the reform and some people just don’t understand.  Do not be discouraged.  If you are confused, it’s not your fault.  There is a lot of clutter, misinformation and lies about the topic.

It is not as difficult to understand as one might assume. The coverage you are to expect in the future is basically determined by what coverage you have today.  Here are the central points of the reform:

1.)     Keep the coverage you have, but you will gain a lot more protection against dishonest practices of the private health insurance industry.

2.)    Offer people who do not currently have an insurance plan the choice of either private health plans or a new plan which would be public, such as Medicare.

The new proposed reform would also allow individuals under the age of 27 to remain on their parent’s family health insurance policy–that is if they have one.  If you are currently under the coverage of Medi-Cal or Medicare, the only thing that will change is that your Medicare drug coverage will improve and HMOs will no longer be able to take advantage of the elderly by charging them enormous amounts.

For those who are working for a big employer that wants to keep the same coverage they offer you now, not much will change except that you will get additional protection from the insurance agencies that sometimes try to take advantage of you (things like having a cap on the amounts of insurance company pays for your care in a year or lifetime).

There will also be something called an Insurance Exchange.  This is where the government will be regulating health plan choices.  Those who will have to go into the Insurance Exchange will most likely be those who are uninsured, work for a small employer or work for a large employer who decides not to offer insurance anymore.  Insurers will no longer be able to turn anyone down for coverage for any reason, will not be able to put restrictions or exclusions on pre-existing conditions, will be limited to the amount you will have to pay out of pocket, will not be allowed to put a cap on how much they cover in a year or lifetime, and will not be able to drop your coverage.  Also, if your income is lower than 300 to 400 percent of the poverty level, the government will reimburse you for the cost of premiums for the insurance you choose under the Exchange.  Also, if you are currently being covered under government programs such as CHAMPUS, VA, the Indian Health Service, etc., you will still receive the same benefits.

Under the Insurance Exchange, people will have to choose from two types of coverage:

1.)    Choose to join in one of the many private health plans offered

2.)    Choose to join in the new public plan, such as Medicare

What this will do is create competition between the new public plan and the different private plans in the Exchange.  This will in turn provide an incentive to reduce costs and improve the quality of care and patient satisfaction.  There are many factors which will help Medicare (which is a government financed, single payer, public program) become efficient at providing medical care such as lower administrative costs (no marketing, profits, etc.).  Cost in the private health plans are expected to decrease as competition with the public plan will increase.  This is mainly due to the leveling of the rules and regulations under which insurance can be sold.

Many people see the new reform to be a government takeover of our health care system; however, no one will be forced into enrolling in any specific type of health insurance.  People will still get their health care from private doctors and hospitals.  The main reason for the reform is to give people more choices, increase competition to drive down cost, and to stop some insurance companies from taking advantage of people through dishonest practices.  Anyone who wants to be enrolled in a single payer system, they are able to do so by selecting the public plan option.  For those who want to be insured in the private sector, they can choose a private health plan.  What more could anyone ask for?  Now that you have an idea of how it would work, do you agree or disagree with the new plan?  Comment on this article below to express your ideas.

 

 

PeRSSonalized Epilepsy: Follow Quality News and Resources

I launched PeRSSonalized Medicine to help patients and doctors keep themselves up-to-date more easily without any kind of IT knowledge. It is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place.

Now here is the newest category, PeRSSonalized Epilepsy with all the quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals and web 2.0 tools focusing on epilepsy.

Some reasons why it is unique:

• You can search in the database. It means you will find medical information only from a quality selected portion of the world wide web.

• You can personalize any of the sections.

• You can also receive the newest Pubmed articles focusing on your search term. Just insert your field of interest, a therapy, a condition, etc. and click Search. Then you can add the newly created box to your personalized medical “journal”.

• It is a community-based project. Please let us know which quality resources should be added to the database.

Elective Posting : Opthalmology

Today was my first day of ophthalmology posting for my electives.
Expectations :
1. Mostly cataract patients
2. Friendly and helpful consultant
3. Clerk and examine patient

Reality:
1. i was right.. 80% of patients came in because of cataract of various types (nuclear sclerosis, cortical, posterior subcapsular). Some had the cataract removed but came in for a check up on the IOL.
However, i did get to see some interesting cases that i did not have the opportunity to see in HTJ. I’ve got to see a case of vasculitis of retinal vessels, blow out fracture, macular haemorrhage, macular detachment, optic atrophy due to high myopia.
2. Yup he is friendly and helpful despite his very very busy clinic. I guess he didn’t even had the chance to eat a proper lunch. Only finish seeing patients around 230pm.

3. Nope, didn’t really get to do that. The clinic was too busy. Patients who had appointment at 1130 only go to see the doctor around 1pm. I did get to talk to the patients while the doctor is busy with phone calls and stuff.
Others : I’ve got to see some cool stuff that i didn’t have the chance to see in HTJ. I’ve got to see how a fluorosceine fundoscopy was performed. I’ve got to see ocular CT and also YAG laser treatment for a very hard and stubborn cataract.

I’ve got to see a referral letter by this doc who has MBBS, FRCSed Opth, M.Med, M.Surg!! Craazzzy stuff… Where did he get the time to study? Or is he a genius or something?
Well, all in all… Today’s experience was way more than I’ve expected. Hopefully that is the case for the rest of the posting.