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HEALTH
NEWS
FDA's Drug Label Rule Fails To Guarantee Access To Vital Information And Includes 'Sneak Attack' on Patients' Legal Rights
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, though it has
improved a drug labeling regulation through revisions,
continues to ignore the fact that its rule will not
guarantee patients the most accurate, up-to-date information
about their medications. Further, the FDA has added to the
rule a preamble designed to preempt lawsuits filed by
patients under state law, potentially leaving victims of
FDA-approved drugs with no remedy for any harm caused by the
approved drug.
Monitoring System Needed To Prevent Safety Hazard of Problem Physicians
Asserting that "physician performance failures are not rare
and pose substantial threats to patient welfare and safety,"
experts in medical error are calling on state medical boards
and healthcare organizations to institute a formal
monitoring and prevention system for catching "problem
doctors" before they do further harm. While the majority of
mistakes and injuries can be attributed to faulty systems
that cause injuries or lead even competent, careful people
to make errors and hospitals have begun to embrace
principles of "human factors engineering" to correct these
system-induced errors, individual problem doctors still pose
a considerable threat to patient safety.
Monsanto Moves To Force-Feed Europe Genetically Engineered Cor
US-based biotech giant, Monsanto, is aiming to genetically
modify all of Europe's maize over the next 4 years, reveals
a new Friends of the Earth report. The report also concludes
that in the ten years since the introduction of genetically
modified foods in Europe, the biotech industry has failed to
deliver any benefits for consumers or the environment, and
has not played any role in solving hunger and poverty.
MORE HEALTH NEWS...
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EDITOR'S PICK - SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE
MOVIES THAT INSPIRE, HEAL AND TRANSFORM
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but you find it harder and harder to go to theaters because
of the violence, emptiness and overall lack of quality and
imagination that most of the current crop represents, The
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WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of PLAYING &
WORKING, the 8th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the
Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. Most of
our daily life falls under one of these two categories. For
us adults, the majority of time is usually spent focused on
work with far too little time allowed for play. What passes
for play for most adults is more likely to be escape
activities-- distraction from the responsibilities of work.
Many people turn to the entertainment industry instead of
engaging in the joyful, creative, spontaneous play that is
vital to our wellbeing.
Simply Well
As the body, mind, and soul are always connected, exercising
involves your mind and your spirit. In "Move Your Body and
Move Your Soul" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., presents
exercise as a natural way of achieving an altered state of
consciousness in which the rational and problem-oriented
mind is temporarily put on hold. A deep sense of
connectedness to all life and a sense of inner knowledge are
potential benefits when exercise is done consciously.
Staying Healthly Tips
In "10 Tips On Losing Weight - Now!" Elson M. Haas, M.D.
offers suggestions that go beyond avoiding overeating and
exercising regularly to create the body, health and the
appropriate weight for you.
WHOLE PERSON WELLNESS PROGRAM
BRING MORE BALANCE INTO YOUR LIFE
The Wellness Inventory is a pioneering "whole person"
assessment program that helps you gain personal insight into
your state of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
The program offers guidance and tools to transform this new
awareness into lasting changes in your life, and a renewed
sense of health and wellbeing.
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NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
From Fatigued to Fantastic
Research has shown that hypothyroidism, like most other
illnesses that affect predominantly women, has been
dramatically under diagnosed. In "Hypothyroidism: The Tragic
and Invisible Epidemic of Thyroid Disease" Jacob Teitelbaum,
M.D. states that doctors do not know that they have not been
adequately trained in the proper diagnosis or treatment of
hypothyroidism, and the cost in human life and devastating
illness is enormous.
Healthy Alternatives
In "Diet, Fasting And Reduction Of Disease" Leon Chaitow,
N.D., D.O., M.R.O. presents the premise that life can be
extended by dietary restriction, a process which can also
lead to a dramatic reduction in the chances of developing
chronic disease in old age.
Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health
Many herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as
other common spices and herbs including ginseng, licorice
root, rosemary, black cohosh, hops, and chaste tree berry
are effective natural medicines against breast cancer. In
"Breast Health Tip #16: Herbs" Christine Horner, M.D.,
F.A.C.S shows how researchers have just begun to scratch the
surface of discovering the vast and wondrous intelligence
contained in plants.
Healthy Child
In ""Influenza" Janet Zand, L.Ac., O.M.D alerts parents about
the special considerations needed when selecting treatment
options for their children dealing with a viral infection.
Find an Alternative Healthcare
Professional
The Professional Referral Network contains searchable
directories for 20 leading professional associations in
complementary and integrative health care, with over 17,000
professionals. Looking for a healthcare professional
specializing in flower essences? The "Flower Remedies section
includes the Bach Centre member database.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - The Dance of Intimacy
"The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts
of Change in Key Relationships" by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be
strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a
careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most
challenged--by distance, intensity, or pain--Dr. Lerner
teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve
a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness
with others.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
"Cancer Cookbook: Making It Nutritious and Delicious" by
Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D. was written with the cancer
patient in mind. It can also be helpful to people who want
to eat properly but have little time to spend in the
kitchen. It reminds us of the synergistic forces in foods
and the "superfoods", such as yogurt, garlic, carotenoids,
cruciferous vegetables, mushrooms, legumes.
Fabulous Functional Foods
Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan brings us a fabulous recipe
for "Rose Petal Pears with Maple-Lemon Sauce." This tasty,
nutritious sauce transforms pears or apples into a delicious
dessert.
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind Over Matter
A study evaluating smoking prevention programs involved a
comprehensive effort including motivational and self-help
cessation materials, faculty training on how to encourage
and support teen smoking cessation efforts, as well as
posters and school newspaper advertisements with
anti-smoking elements. Unfortunately, dedicated efforts to
offer smoking cessation programs for our youth are a
failure. In "Smoking Prevention: The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly" Barry Bittman, M.D. challenges that teacher and peer
influence in schools cannot be expected to effectively
counteract family and societal influences in the long run.
Wholistic Spiritual Healing
If we focus only on the body, then physical life is all we
know and can reliably count on having, and we must preserve
and prolong it at all costs. This belief contributes to the
poor ways in which Western medicine often deals with chronic
illness, death, bereavement, and spiritual issues. In "The
Body: Physical, bodymind, energetic, and potential doorway
to spiritual awareness" (Part 1) Daniel J. Benor, M.D.
points out that doctors receive their education and training
in hospitals where acute problems are treated, often
successfully. This poorly prepares student doctors to deal
with chronic illnesses that do not respond immediately to
their interventions.
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PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & LIFE COACHES -
Whole Person Wellness Program for Your Practice
Are you looking for a tool to:
* Build your practice
* Bring a dimension of wellness to your work
* Determine your client's readiness for change
* Set up personalized wellness programs
* Track your client's wellness progress
* Enhance patient health & wellbeing
* Create new profit centers
The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.
For more information, visit: WellnessInventory.net
(wellness@healthy.net - 310-823-9553)
International Complementary & Natural Healthcare Conference and Expo
Nutritional
Medicine Sourcebooks and Textbooks
Botanical
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What
Doctor's Don't Tell You (newsletter)
HEALTHY SHOPPING - PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOR HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY SHOPPING NETWORK
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GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
Mind-Body-Medicine Professional Training Program
Integrate the best mind, body, and spirit techniques into your practice
Berkeley, CA USA
January 29-February 4, 2006
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
Intuitive Healing Course for Health Professionals
With Judith Orloff, M.D.
Los Angeles, CA USA
March 2-5, 2006
Contact: Institute of Noetic Sciences - 310-277-7007
The International Complementary and Natural Healthcare Conference and Expo
New York, NY USA
March 3-5, 2006
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 203-656-2001
2006 NCH Annual Conference
San Jose, CA USA
April 7-11, 2006
Contact: National Center for Homeopathy - 877-624-0613
13th International Symposium on Functional Medicine
Managing Biotransformation: The Metabolic, Genomic and Detoxification Balance Points
Tampa, FL USA
April 19-22, 2006
Contact: Institute for Functional Medicine - 800-228-0622
LOHAS Forum
Los Angeles, CA USA
April 26-28, 2006
Contact: LOHAS Forum - 303-222-8263
AOMAlliance 13th Annual Conference and Expo
Keystone, CO USA
May 3-10, 2006
Contact: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance - 253-851-6896
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
KEY SITES IN
HEALTHWORLD ONLINE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
James Strohecker,
Co-founder, President, HealthWorld Online - jim@healthy.net
SENIOR EDITOR:
Suzan Walter,
Director, HealthWorld Online's Global Health Calendar,
Speakers Network, Professional Referral Network, Association
Network - swalter@healthy.net
ASSOCIATE EDITOR:
Nancy Shaw,
Communications Director, HealthWorld Online - nancys@healthy.net
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