January 10, 2013

IOM Comparison Finds US Ranks Lowest in Health / Mortality

American men ranked last in life expectancy among the 17 countries in the study, and American women

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IOM Comparison Finds US Ranks Lowest in Health / Mortality

January 4, 2013

Can Medical Research be Trusted?

Commercially corrupted medicine is the leading cause of death in the US—and it is bankrupting the US

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Can Medical Research be Trusted?

January 1, 2013

Rising Painkiller Addiction Shows Damage From Drugmakers’ Role in Shaping Medical Opinion

Below is the latest in the Washington Post series–Can Medical Research be Trusted?  its focus is the

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Rising Painkiller Addiction Shows Damage From Drugmakers’ Role in Shaping Medical Opinion

November 13, 2012

Physicians Say NO to Prescription Drug Price Gouging

Physicians at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have taken a giant step toward stemming the tide of unconscionable

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Physicians Say NO to Prescription Drug Price Gouging

October 7, 2012

America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

IV. What Do We Get for All That Money? According to the Kaiser Foundation:[1] The number of

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America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

September 21, 2012

America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part I “The Whole System is Broken”

The headline in The New York Times (Friday, Sept 21) “Reversing Trend, Life Span Shrinks for Some

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America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part I “The Whole System is Broken”

May 14, 2012

Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

The proposed revisions to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association will continue the

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Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

April 27, 2012

American Medicine-No Trace of Compassionate Care

Three reports in this week’s New York Times document the magnitude of harm produced by America’s profit-driven,

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American Medicine-No Trace of Compassionate Care

April 11, 2012

Why Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Imaging Test- Amyvid- Is NO Breakthrough

The focus, in this instance, is not a therapeutic intervention, but rather a test using a radioactive

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Why Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Imaging Test- Amyvid- Is NO Breakthrough

April 5, 2012

9 Medical Specialties Recommend Reducing 45 Tests

By some estimates, unnecessary medical treatment constitutes one-third of medical spending in the United States. Some doctors

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9 Medical Specialties Recommend Reducing 45 Tests

May 11, 2011

US Inspector General Report: Antipsychotic Drug Hazards

Antipsychotics are used primarily as chemical restraints to control behavior– not for any therapeutic, medically justifiable reason..

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US Inspector General Report: Antipsychotic Drug Hazards

April 13, 2011

Patients in US Hospitals At High Risk of Harm from Professional Negligence

A report in the April issue of Health Affairs indicates that one in three patients who are

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Patients in US Hospitals At High Risk of Harm from Professional Negligence

March 7, 2011

This Year Alone, Drug Industry To Lose $50 billion

At long last Big Pharma’s ill-begotten profits are slated to take a major financial hit. * This

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This Year Alone, Drug Industry To Lose $50 billion