doctors

This is from another thread, where continuing this discussion would obviously have been off-topic. This thread's for that broader discussion, that I’ve quoted below from my post there and boldfaced:

Who is right here? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-10/gps-campaign-for-end-to-drug-companies-meeting-doctors/5803240 Or is it a case of some drug company reps having a bad influence and some good, and some doctors being more easily influenced and some not? I'm inclined to think so, but is...

"Experts at the influential centre, based in Stockholm which is focused on controlling infectious diseases in Europe, say the prescription of the pills, which are not necessary in most cases, is fuelling the rise in the number of infections that are resistant to antibiotics."...

http://www.newsweek.com/id/187006

Here is the situation. My girlfriend has been in pain since last December. In January, she had surgery in January for an ectopic pregnancy and to remove cysts from the other tube. She was feeling better, but she had a really bad burning feeling inside her body. Then, she started feeling really...

Doctors offer to maim beggars This is just sickening. I can't figure out who I should find more deplorable, the doctors or the beggars. Then again, it's also sad in the sense that the beggars see this as a means to an end. Any licensed physicians here? My wife is just an LMT (licensed...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5007118.stm Does anyone have a link or other access to the full text? I'd like to forward a copy to the RCVS today as well as just framing it to put it on the wall.

I work at Walgreens as a pharmacy technician, and the other day a man came in and had to pay $2,200 (yes, that's twenty-two hundred dollars) for an injection of "Protocrit" for his wife (it wasn't covered by his insurance). Googling it isn't helping me; anybody know what it is, and what it's...

Thought this was hilarious: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=67019

OK - I have a weird situation over here. We use a diesel generator for electricity at the house here in Kabul. Yesterday, the local staff decided it was time to service the thing, and it appears they decided to dispose of a significant quantity of diesel fuel into the drains of the house. The...

Hey you educated types. Can someone explain the difference between an Aspiration and a Biopsy? In simple terms...please. It is cat related. Thanks!

Living in Kabul, one occasionally suffers from 'Kabul Belly' - or a general nasty G-I 'issue' with cholera-like symptoms. When I first contracted this, I went through the suffering of seeing an army doctor on the US Base (As a Canadian civilian - this took some wheedling) and was prescribed...

When can we expect someone (not a grunt) to be held accountable? http://headlines.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13664354

An anti-vaxer I deal with on another board suggested that drug companies "control the curriculum" at medical schools. How much influence, if any, do drug companies have other med school curriculum? Her claim was that what doctors know about vaccination is taught to them by Big Pharma.

The lastest draft rumor is that the govt would draft doctors, cause theres such a shortage in Iraq. Can the govt do this? Draft people based on their job. Has this been done in the past?

Can someone explain what the primary difference is between a MD and DO doctor? I have read the definitions. All I know is the MD is a medical doctor and they have to be certified by the state. I have not found any such thing with a DO.

Doctors' ties may store bacteria BTW, my exaggerated thread title was the actual headline for this story over on WebIndia123.com.

So this was just emailed to me: These numbers seems fishy to me, any thoughts?

This is probably old news, but in case you didnt know already, now there are 13 states that license naturopaths. California is the only state I know of where naturopaths have full prescription rights, and powers to order diagnostic tests and imaging studies. Basically they can do anything an...

Link to story on The Learning Channel site

If they did..then why don't they hop in the ambulance, to try to save the life of someone who just might not make it to the hospital?! We're talking life and death here. When you're dead, you can't be fixed. It's too late! Ambulance attendants...even paramedics, aren't doctors. If they...

CBC news article I find this a bit disturbing - the article looks entirely one-sided (positive) with no concerns or doubts about the safety or efficacy of the practice expressed. It does say but doesn't specify further. Has anyone else seen or heard anything about this? Surely some here...

http://www.pcrm.org/health/Preventive_Medicine/diabetes.html Raodtoad, this info was sourced from the Physicians for Responsible Medicine website. These people are doctors, you're welcome to reject the info, but how do you explain disagreement between scientists....is it possible YOUR current...