September 7, 2010 – 11:00 pm
(NaturalNews) One by one, celebrities with cancer are killed off by the cancer industry and its extremely toxic (even inhumane) treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. The next potential victim is actor Michael Douglas, who recently revealed he is suffering from stage 4 throat cancer. While Douglas has the courage to admit his cancer was likely caused by his “smoking and drinking,” he hasn’t yet found the courage to question the toxicity of conventional cancer treatments. So he’s undergoing several weeks of chemotherapy and radiation “treatments” (if you can call them that).According to his doctor, Douglas will undergo eight weeks of radiation combined with two rounds of chemotherapy. “Together, it has proven to give a good chance for a cure for the disease,” says Dr Kevin Cullen, direct…
September 7, 2010 – 3:35 pm
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Kantor & Kantor, LLP, a law firm that protects the rights of insurance policyholders, joins California Assembly Member Dave Jones in the fight to hold insurance companies accountable to consumers by urging California residents to e-mail Gov. Arnold Sch
September 7, 2010 – 3:06 pm
Psychologists have used avatars to pinpoint the killer moves that can make men great dancersThe enduring mystery of why men rarely flatter themselves when they take to the dancefloor may finally have been solved.A team of psychologists used video footage of men strutting their stuff to pinpoint the killer moves that separate good dancers from bad.Men who were judged to be good dancers had a varied repertoire and more moves that involved tilting and twisting the torso and neck.But the majority of men displayed highly repetitive moves that used their arms and legs, but not the rest of their bodies.”It’s rare that someone is described as a good dancer if they are flinging their arms about but not much else,” said Nick Neave, a psychologist at the University of Northumbria, who led the study.”…
September 7, 2010 – 3:00 pm
Iâve talked about decibels before, but I think Superboyâs efforts here deserve another discussion.
To start with, here are a few key points about decibels:
Decibels are abbreviated dB. Since I’m lazy, I’m going to use the abbreviation.
Decibels use a logarithmic scale. So a value of 140dB is ten times more powerful than a value of 130dB and 100 times more powerful than a value of 120dB (and 100 times weaker than a value of 160dB). This same value of 140dB is a trillion times more powerful than a value of 20dB.
A whisper is 30dB, normal conversation is 60-70dB. A loud rock concert is 120db, being close to a jet engine is 140dB.
Sustained exposure of 90-95dB can result in hearing loss. Short term exposure, even once, at 140dB can cause hearing loss.
Sounds louder than 120dB …
September 7, 2010 – 3:00 pm
Critics Medical Researchers
Two groupsâthe "pharmapologists" and the âpharmascoldsââhave long debated the proper role of the pharmaceutical industry, and what responsibility they have to the public.
As Howard Brody, MD, recently pointed out, the "pharmapologists" argue that the pharmaceutical industry produces life-saving drugs and fantastic innovations in health, and when physicians get paid handsomely for working closely with this industry, the result is more innovation and more lives saved. And the huge social benefits created by today's pharmaceutical industry are obvious: medical devices, longer lives, better health, less pain, vaccines, reduction in death rates for serious diseases like heart disease, and improved prevent…
September 7, 2010 – 12:11 pm
KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — On September 21, HR.com will host a webcast (online seminar) in conjunction with LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) to help companies help their employees plan for long term care following health reform. “Millions of Americans will soon be automatically opte
September 7, 2010 – 10:16 am
When it comes to health care policy, that would be Health Affairs, the new issue of which has just come out. Unfortunately, however, politicians are entitled to their own facts after all, and no amount of truth is likely to have much of an impact on our political discourse about health care. It doesn’t have to be that way, reporters could be industrious, responsible and courageous, and hold politicians accountable for the truth, but as a class they are none of the above. Still, we lonely few soldier on.There is a lot to chew on in the new issue, but today I’ll just talk about malpractice litigation. Republicans have often claimed, believe it or not, that malpractice premiums and “defensive medicine” — overuse of tests and procedures by physicians afraid of being sued — largely account fo…
September 7, 2010 – 9:01 am
Sherry Cladouhos Announces Intention to Retire Before the End of 2010, with 36 Years of Service At Montana’s Leading Provider of High Quality, Affordable Health Care Benefits
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Sherry L. Cladouhos, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Blue Cross and Blue
September 7, 2010 – 9:00 am
by Doctor Grumpy“Dave” showed up at my office last week with neck pain, worsening weakness in his arms and legs, and changes in his bladder control. All signs pointed to something gone bad in his neck.His internist had already thought of this, because he’d ordered the appropriate MRIs. And they’d all been read as normal, leaving me without a cause.Here is where the problem began. Everything about Dave’s exam and story pointed to something serious in his neck. But the tests were normal.(…)Read the rest of Some MRI places have good quality machines, others are obsoleteNo comment | Tags: Radiology, Specialist | Category: Diagnosis and treatment (Source: Kevin, M.D. – Medical Weblog)
September 7, 2010 – 8:51 am
BRIGHTON, Mich., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — LifeSecure Insurance Company today announced the release of its new product offering, Hospital Recovery Insurance (HRI). Covered individuals will receive a cash benefit payment based on the number of days they are hospitalized up to a preset limit. The new pr
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