WHAT MOST BULLS LEAVE IN THE PASTURE, A FEDERAL JUDGE SPEWS FORTH AS A JUDGMENT

"Respected Federal Judge" calls an Orthopaedic surgeon a "hired gun" http://www.vamedmal.com/library/judge-calls-treating-doctor-hired-gunnot-good-for-accident-victim.cfm "In a recent Virginia car accident case, a federal judge through out the doctor's testimony, calling it unreliable.Here's what the doctor did:1. based his opinion on cause of injury solely on the patient's self report2. did not adequately investigate the relevant medical history3. failed to discover 2 prior car accidents4. failed to know about prior knee and back injury which resulted in ongoing neck and back pain5. failed to discover right arm and trapezius pain that prexisted the accident6. failed to discover the reason for a visit to the emergency department one month before the accident (during which the claimant compalined of knee pain and swelling.7. failed to consider obesity and degenerative disk disease as alternative sources of ongoing pain." ---------------SNIP============ Name ONE human being over the age of 40 whose body is in perfect shape prior to an accident. With age, previous accidents, osteoarthritic changes, fractures, sprain/strains, replacement of normal tissue with fibrotic deposts after previous injuries, most human beings have SOMETHING in their body that is not perfect, something that is not as they were when they were 15 years old. Aging is a fact of life. BUT, IT IS DISINGENOUS to say that because someone had an injury in the past, or some sort of complaint, that they cannot be injured in a wreck or that all the complaints after an accident, were pre-existing. This , if not an outright lie or attempt to deny the obvious, flies in the face of a "reasonable person's common sense" and experience. This judge, with all due respect, is full of what bulls leave in a pile in a pasture, with one difference, their leavings can help grass grow green. This judge's words have NO value.

STOP THE VICODIN BAN

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopvicodinban/

TOLD YA SO, THEY ARE TRYING TO GET VICODIN BANNED!

http://drjohnraymondbaker.blogspot.com/2009/07/vicodin-hydrocodone-may-soon-be-banned.html

I've been saying in blogs and videos, for some time, that the medical establishment and the government, are trying to eliminate access to serious pain killing medications, particularly,
Vicodin (Hydrocodone hydrochloride). Well, sometimes I hate to be right, but, this time,
I am.

Folks have been noticing in the news all the broohaha about Acetaminophen, and how
overuse of this medicine, is the leading cause of liver failure. What has NOT gotten so much attention is that the group that studied the problem has advocated that Vicodin and Percoset be BANNED. Not decreased in dosage, but BANNED outright.

Dangers of Acetaminophen and other OTC

Dangers of Acetaminophen and other OTC

"While taking more than 4 grams per day can cause liver injury, J&J argued that taking the exact dose is proven to treat osteoarthritis pain."
So, are they saying that they know, that the dosages used to treat arthritic pain can, and does, cause liver damage?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-29-fda-acetominophen_N.htm
The drugs that could be pulled off shelves are combination medications, such as Procter & Gamble's NyQuil or Novartis' Theraflu, which combine acetaminophen with other ingredients that treat cough and runny nose.
FIND MORE STORIES IN: Wyeth | Bayer | Johnson & Johnson | Endo Pharmaceuticals

The FDA says patients often pair them with a pure acetaminophen medication, like Tylenol, exposing themselves to unsafe levels of the drug.

But the industry group that represents Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth and other companies defended the products Monday, saying they pose a relatively small risk to patients.

Only 10% of deaths linked to acetaminophen medications involved over-the-counter combination cold medications, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

The majority of deaths were caused by either single-ingredient drugs or prescription strength combination drugs like Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp.'s Percocet, which combines oxycodone and acetaminophen.

"We believe there is a clear health benefit of over-the-counter combination products containing acetaminophen," said Linda Suydam, the group's president.

The FDA is not required to follow the advice of its panels, though it usually does. The panel vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Manufacturers could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in sales if combination drugs are pulled from the market. Total sales of all acetaminophen drugs reached $2.6 billion last year, with 80% of the market comprised of over-the-counter products.

Tylenol-maker Johnson & Johnson also pushed back against a proposal to lower the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen, which is currently 4 grams daily, or eight pills of a medication like Extra Strength Tylenol.

While taking more than 4 grams per day can cause liver injury, J&J argued that taking the exact dose is proven to treat osteoarthritis pain.

J&J also warned panelists that any new restrictions on acetaminophen would force patients to switch to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which carry risks of gastrointestinal bleeding and sometimes fatal kidney injury.

"When switching occurs, the risk of death increases," said Dr. Kenneth Rothman, a consultant for J&J. According to figures from Rothman, a 30% switch away from acetaminophen would result in an additional 5,000 deaths per year.

SENATE BILL 1314 IS DEAD THANKS TO THE TCA, AND THANKS TO MANY PEOPLE

I am happy to report that in Texas, SENATE BILL 1314, AN ATTACK ON CHIROPRACTIC, IS DEAD. This good outcome comes as a result of the hard work of the TCA as well as doctors, patients, and citizens across our State who stood up and said NO to this bizarre attack on Chiropractic. But, it does leave many of us asking the question, WHY DID REPUBLICAN LAWYER CHRIS HARRIS, BORN IN CALIFORNIA, INTRODUCE SB 1314 TO BEGIN WITH ?

AXIAL TRACTION IS THE DESCENDANT OF "THE RACK" , A TORTURE DEVICE

SCIENCE CATCHING UP TO CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN HEART - GUM LINK

For thousands of years in China, a link between the gums and the heart has been taught. Now,
German scientists are just now validating what Chinese doctors have known for centuries...
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/dent/627365.html

TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic link between gum disease (periodontitis) and heart disease has been discovered by German scientists.

The association between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for years, but a genetic link between the conditions hadn't been confirmed. The University of Kiel team found that the two diseases share a genetic variant on chromosome 9.

"We studied a genetic locus on chromosome 9p21.3 that had previously been identified to be associated with myocardial infarction [heart attack], in a group of 151 patients suffering from the most aggressive, early-onset forms of periodontitis, and a group of 1,097 CHD patients who had already had a heart attack. The genetic variation associated with the clinical pictures of both diseases was identical," Dr. Arne Schaefer said in a European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) news release.

He and his colleagues verified this genetic association in additional groups of 180 periodontitis patients and 1,100 CHD patients.

The study was presented May 25 at the annual ESHG conference, in Vienna, Austria.

Because of the link between periodontitis and CHD, "we think that periodontitis should be taken very seriously by dentists and diagnosed and treated as early as possible," Schaefer said. He noted that periodontitis and CHD share risk factors such as smoking, diabetes and obesity.

"Now that we know for sure that there is a strong genetic link, patients with periodontitis should try to reduce their risk factors and take preventive measures at an early stage," he said. "We hope that our findings will make it easier to diagnose the disease at an early stage, and that in future, a greater insight into the specific pathophysiology might open the way to effective treatment before the disease can take hold."

BAKER CHIROPRACTIC OPPOSES SB 1314 AND ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR IT

BAKER CHIROPRACTIC OPPOSES SB 1314 AND ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR IT

BAKER CHIROPRACTIC OPPOSES SB 1314 AND ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR IT. ALL REPRESENTATIVES IN TEXAS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS, THEIR SPOUSES, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND PATIENTS, FEEL THAT SENATE BILL SB 1314 IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON US AS DOCTORS, AND ON THE CHIROPRACTIC PROFESSION. ANY REPRESENTATIVE WHO VOTES FOR SENATE BILL SB 1314 IS ATTACKING CHIROPRACTIC, AND WE WILL USE OUR VOTES ACCORDINGLY. CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS ARE LIKE ELEPHANTS. WE NEVER FORGET FRIENDS OR THOSE WHO ATTACK US.