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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #55 - Recorded July 28, 2006Hello
and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s
Health, News and informational Podcast. In
this week’s news:
We’ll Look At – Hello
and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine
Today’s Health, News and informational Podcast. In
this week’s news:
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For
HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow. Welcome
to HealthBeat Podcast #55, recorded
July 28, 2006. Welcome to our 1 year
anniversary. Everyone at COT’s
HealthBeat sends out a Hearty Thank you for all your support over this past
year. HealthBeat is Chiropractic
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Now for some news …. New
Report Finds Prescription Medical Errors According
to the July 21st edition of the NY Times, medication errors harm 1.5 million
people and kill several thousand each year in the United States, costing the
nation at least $3.5 billion annually. The
report, released by the Institute of Medicine, found that drug errors are so
widespread that hospital patients should expect to suffer one every day they
remain hospitalized, although error rates vary by hospital and most do not lead
to injury. Recommendations
to correct these problems include systemic changes like electronic prescribing
and tips for consumers like advising patients to carry complete listings of
their prescriptions to every doctor’s visit. The
report urged the Food and Drug Administration to improve and standardize the
drug information leaflets given consumers. It noted that confusing information
on drug labels was an important cause of medication errors. For
more information, surf to our Show Notes for links to the study and NY Times
article - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/21/health/21drugerrors.html?ei=5094&en=22fa266881ad4d67&hp=&ex=1153540800&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1153491358-uiMkT4ojN85a0JupsQZLeg Link
to Online Report - http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11623.html#toc Anti-chiropractic
legislation introduced A
bill interpreted as being anti-chiropractic has been introduced into Congress.
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) says legislation entitled HR 5688: The Healthcare Truth
and Transparency Act is one piece in a broader campaign designed to smear
the reputations of non-MD health professionals and to stifle competition within
the healthcare marketplace. The
ACA has joined with other limited-licensed healthcare professionals (Coalition
for Patients’ Rights) in fighting the legislation. HR
5688 — introduced by Representative John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and other members
of Congress — contains a set of loathsome findings regarding the public’s
perception of non-MD healthcare providers. In addition, the bill’s prohibition
against an individual representing “equivalent education, skills, or
training” as that of an MD or DO, is so broadly written it could have a
chilling effect on the communication of accurate educational and training
comparisons between medical and non-medical providers, according to ACA. The
bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bring charges against
individuals who falsely claim to be medical doctors, and calls on FTC to
identify instances in which any state public policy has permitted healthcare
providers to “misrepresent” oneself as a medical doctor, an action which
could serve as a direct attack on states recognizing DCs as chiropractic
physicians. The
medical profession, led by the American Medical Association (AMA), has formed a
coalition called “CHART” — Coalition for Healthcare Accountability,
Responsibility and Transparency — to push for the bill’s enactment into law.
Earlier
in June, the American Medical Association passed a formal resolution to look
into the qualifications of limited license personnel. The AMA also formed a
Scope of Practice Partnership (SOPP), to serve as a source of information for
physicians, state legislatures, courts, and regulatory agencies, and others when
they consider public safety and qualifications in relation to limited-licensure
healthcare providers, such as chiropractors. The
ACA will coordinate an aggressive grassroots response on behalf of the
chiropractic profession, including the participation of chiropractic state
associations and other cooperating organizations. The
ACA believes the medical lobby will push for adoption of this legislation before
Congress adjourns for the November 2006 elections. For
more information, surf to - www.acatoday.org http://www.chiroeco.com/news/2006/June/Anti.php Experts
to share knowledge through database Healthcare
professionals and scientists have a new way to share their knowledge with their
colleagues and the public. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists
recently launched ASRT ExpertLink, a database of medical and scientific
professionals and their areas of expertise. Individuals who register in the
database may be called upon to review scientific articles or serve as sources
for media interviews. Individuals
can register in more than three dozen categories and subcategories of expertise,
including areas such as accreditation, alternative medicine, education,
information management, all imaging modalities, physics, and various medical
specialties. Registrants
also can indicate whether they have experience working with a specific patient
population, such as with trauma or pediatric patients, and whether they work in
a unique setting, such as in the military. Only
ASRT staff will have access to the information compiled in the database, and the
information will not be sold or used for any marketing purposes. To
register for ExpertLink, visit http://www.asrt.org/expertlink
and click on the new registration button. http://www.chiroeco.com/news/2006/July/Experts.php Aging
and Exercise According
to a press release from the National Institute on Aging, expending higher levels
of energy through usual daily activities is associated with lower risk of
mortality for older adults. This new
study was published July 12, The
study is the first to use a specific, objective measure of energy expenditure to
determine whether “free-living” energy expenditure is related to longevity. Todd
M. Manini, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and co-authors
assessed daily-activity energy expenditure in 302 high-functioning,
community-dwelling adults ages 70 to 82. The third of study participants who
spent the most energy had a significantly lower mortality risk than the third
who spent the least. Those who used the most energy were more likely than those
who used less energy to work for pay or climb stairs, but were no more likely to
do high-intensity exercise, walk for exercise or other reasons, volunteer or
serve as caregivers. This
research is part of the NIA Dynamics of Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
and was also supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), both part of the National Institutes of Health. Previous
studies have found that older adults with low levels of physical activity are at
higher risk of mortality than those who report moderate or high activity levels.
However, those studies have relied on subjective reports of physical activity.
In contrast, Manini and co-authors measured resting metabolic rates and carbon
dioxide production, a direct measure of total energy use, to assess
individuals’ energy use through usual daily activity. This measurement was
then linked to death rates. As
always, COT’s Healthbeat recommends discussing any Exercise recommendations
with a qualified healthcare professional. For
more information, surf to our Show Notes - http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20060711Energy.htm As
always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropractiRadio.com
for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show. And
remember - COT’s Healthbeat always
recommends discussing any
nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified healthcare
professional. Chiropractic
Corner – In
this edition of HealthBeat’s Chiropractic Corner, we present an interview with
Dr. David Lemberg. Dr. Lemberg
is a chiropractor with Post-Graduate degrees in both Orthopedics and Radiology. Thank
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