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Choosing the Right Probiotic
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Choosing the right probiotic is not an easy task. Few are studied in clinical trials, so it is difficult to know which ones will work best. One product, VSL #3) is considered a medical food by the FDA and has been studied in 80 clinical trials and delivers up to 900 million live microbes with a diverse combination of friendly flora that includes various...
Choosing the Right Treatment
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Choosing the right treatment when you're challenged by serious illness is often not easy. We tend to trust our physician because we don't know medicine, but how do you know that your doctor knows enough to make the best decision? It points out the importance of getting opinions from more than one health care practitioner and from doing research on the...
Computers Affect the Doctor-patient Relationship
submitted by: admin on 03/22/2014
A study from Northwestern Medicine published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics in January of 2014 compared the doctor-patient relationship when a computer was used for electronic medical records vs when a paper chart visit was used. They tracked eye-gaze movements of the doctor and patient in 100 office visits and felt there was a compromise...
Conflict of Interest Policies in Medical Training Programs Work
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Big Pharma is a massive business and its responsibility is return on investment to its investors, not you and me. One of the biggest sources of income is from doctors writing prescriptions. A study from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center that was published in the February issue of Medical Care reported that it is possible to change the effect...
Congress to Relax FDA Rules on Drug Conflicts of Interest
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Congress is considering relaxing FDA rules on drug conflicts of interest. The FDA has taken the position that it is very difficult to recruit highly qualified people onto committees that determine whether or not a drug will be approved by the FDA. They say that 23% of FDA Advisory Panels have vacancies and that people who are the most knowledgeable should be...
Cost of Excessive Medical Testing
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
The American College of Physicians is creating guidelines to control overtesting and overtreatment. They estimate we spend $250 billion in unnecessary tests every year. Some of the reason is that MDs feel they need to practice defensive medicine, but there are also conflicts of interest related to investments they have made in purchasing medical testing equipment....
Covid 19: The Real Story
submitted by: admin on 04/11/2020
The Voice Of Reason
What's New in the News in Healthcare
We will begin with a series of What is New in the News in Healthcare with daily podcasts on Covid 19: The Real Story. Dr. Len Saputo will host the show and his longtime friend and partner, Francesco Garri Garripoli will co-host. Together...
Cutting Through the Confusion About Ebola
submitted by: admin on 10/24/2014
Why has Ebola attracted international attention that is freaking out millions of people around the world? Is there an actual pandemic? True enough that there have been more deaths this year than combined since 1976, and that has people worried. However, this is not a pandemic.
Why is the US and WHO so interested in Ebola in West and Central Africa....
Detecting Disease Early with Burton Goldberg
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Burton describes the ideal medical clinic and how it would work. By tapping into the bioenergetics of the body it is possible to detect illness long before the first signs of clinical disease. He describes some of these approaches.
Do MDs Learn From Their Mistakes?
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
MDs generally don't admit their mistakes unless they are caught. There are a lot of potential repercussions from bringing a mistake into the limelight. Mistakes are actually very common.
Do You Prefer a Male or Female Doctor?
submitted by: admin on 12/10/2013
Researchers at the University of Montreal evaluated 870 male and female doctors with regard to their compliance in managing diabetic patients with practice guidelines set by the Canadian Diabetes Association. They found that female MDs followed guidelines that included regular eye and physical exams, and the use of three medications that included a statin drug...
Doctors Do Not Always Take Their Own Advice
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
When doctors step into their patient's shoes their treatment decisions are often different. Treatment protocols are often followed because they are the standard of care and not following them is plagued with potential law suits and disciplinary action from their medical boards. Medical practice is very complex and making decisions out of the mainstream...
Dr Len Saputo - Medical Mafia - Vaccine Hoax - Healing Mind, Body, Soul - Health Medicine
submitted by: admin on 05/21/2016
Excellent interview with Dr Len Saputo. Dr Saputo is a pioneer in his industry using a mind, body, and spirit approach. After becoming board certified in internal medicine and owning his own private practice for over 30 years,Dr. Saputo began to realize that there was better to treat the patient as a whole person than treating just the symptons with another pill....
Dr. Saputo Radio, Cutting Through the Confusion About Ebola
submitted by: admin on 10/18/2014
Dr. Len and nurse Vicki break down the real facts about Ebola in this 20 minute radio show!
Why has Ebola attracted international attention that is freaking out millions of people around the world? Is there an actual pandemic? True enough that there have been more deaths this year than combined since 1976, and that has people worried. However,...
Epigenetics of Breast Cancer
submitted by: admin on 06/25/2016
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reviewed data about possible environmental risks for developing breast cancer. They felt that pesticides, beauty products, heousehold chemicals, and plastics might or might not be risk factors for breasts cancer. They did agree that medical x-rays were a clear risk for developing breast cancer. They recommended that...
Ethical Issues in Medical Research
submitted by: admin on 09/21/2013
Yale School of Medicine researchers found a clinical trial with neurontin was a seeding trial used by Big Pharma to promote the drug and increase prescriptions. Seeding trials are not illegal but are unethical because they offer no research. They took advantage of 2700 patients and 772 investigators to complete the publication. These people gained nothing for...
Faults in Medical School Training
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2024
Even medical school faculties acknowledge the outrageous stresses put on med students, interns and residents. This explains why we continue to see high rates of suicide, drug addiction, divorce, and more in this group.
Ghost Writing for Medical Journal Articles
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
Good research is often misrepresented by Big Pharma writers who skew the data to support positive outcomes. They hire ghost writers for this specific purpose. The business of Big Pharma takes precedence over integrity & service.
Health Medicine Forum: Is It Time to Make Health Freedom a Constitutional Right?
submitted by: admin on 07/02/2014
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By Dr. Len Saputo, with Byron Belitsos
Neither the Declaration of Independence nor...
How Electronic Medical Records are Backfiring and affecting Your Doctor VIsits
submitted by: admin on 10/22/2018
If you are frustrated with the limited time your doctor has during your office visit, be prepared for this to get even worse. According to a study published in the October 2014 issue of the International Journal of Health Services, the average doctor now spends nearly 17% of his or her time on billing, obtaining insurance approvals for services, financial...
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