Live Patients Lie
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association advises that up to 80% of patients have lied to their doctor about information […]
Alternative Treatments
Bypass the AMA if Collaborative Ventures are Required for Unmet Patient Needs
It is becoming apparent that the medical profession leadership has clearly “lost the plot” in direction-setting, patient engagement and collaborative health when you analyse statements […]
Can we make a difference on mental health?
It’s Men’s Health Week, and I’m sure that you are aware of the shocking statistics surrounding depression in men. The reasons why men seem to […]
OMNS – Infantile Colic
An infant with colic not only is suffering from pain, but is causing great concern in parents attempting to render loving care. We can’t ask […]
Take two broccoli and call me in the morning!
Have you ever considered that we are in a pill-popping society? The first line treatment for many of the medical problems that walk through our […]
Medical Fascism – The Plan to ban Even Discussion of Alternative Treatments
In Australia, an effort to label all alternative (traditional, complementary) medicine products as “based on pseudoscience” has failed. Traditional remedies (much older than mainstream medicines) […]
OMNS – Middle Ear Infection in Infants and Children
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service: Middle Ear Infection in Infants and Children by Ralph Campbell, MD We call those big flaps on each side of our heads […]
How did we go?
The codeine debacle has come and gone, and I’m not sure if our profession has come out of this squeaky clean. Judging by the number […]
Depressive illness – can we get involved?
The challenge of mental health is something in which we are intimately involved. How many of our patients struggle with SSRI and SNRI medications, only […]
OMNS – Niacin Treatment of Schizophrenia Recent Research Confirms Abram Hoffer’s Original Work
(OMNS Dec 2, 2017) Schizophrenia is a devastating and complex disease that can include a variety of specific clinical conditions. Drugs to treat schizophrenia have […]