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HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR DOCTOR: ERRUCTIONS, ERYTHROMYCIN AND EUTHANASIA

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:29:51 +0000

Erructions

The most common cause of erructions relates to the swallowing of air with food. By itself this phenomena is not considered a sign of disease more a signal that time is to be spent chewing and that food is not to be gulped. Some people are afflicted with the curse of Aerophagia. Much to the distress of all whom they encounter, these people become prolific swallowers and regurgitators of the atmosphere.

Erythromycin

Erythromycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic similar in its range of activity to the penicillin. Allergic reactions to Erythromycin are uncommon. Doctors use the drug if there is no prior history of antibiotic use or if penicillin allergy is present. Erythromycin upsets the stomach causing indigestion and sometimes stomach cramps in children. Common brand names are Erythrosine, Eryc and EES.

Euthanasia

60 per cent of the population is in favour of euthanasia. Many doctors oppose the concept because the provision of death is in direct conflict with their prime directives. Doctors battle against illness, suffering and death. For most doctors it is too much to ask that this world view be turned upside down. Doctors just won’t redirect their energies to killing off their patients. This is not to say that every day doctors don’t make administrative choices leading to the death of patients. They do. The decision to allocate resources to the more needy often means that care is withheld or withdrawn from those whose plight is deemed irretrievable. This sin of omission in terms of the provision of medical care is known as passive euthanasia.

Neither are doctors immune to the practice of active euthanasia. In most cases, they don’t stop long enough to realize that this is what they have done. Take the case of an aged terminally ill patient with cancer. Doctors prescribe full therapeutic doses of morphine. In an adult, these doses relieve pain and provide comfort. For an old, debilitated, underweight person the same dose borders on the lethal. It is common enough to see frail elderly people die in hospital an hour and a half after their last dose of morphine. This is the time it takes for morphine to reach maximum serum levels and switch off the brains respiratory centre. Quietly and peacefully the elderly patient stops breathing.

The present debate in relation to euthanasia is not really about whether or not the practice should be condoned or condemned. The position of acceptance has already been reached. What remains to be decided is who is to take responsibility for euthanasia and what should be the attitude of the law.

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WHERE TO GET HELP: SOCIAL SERVICES

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:27:37 +0000

This part of the local authority provides many of the basic essential services necessary to keep many elderly people at home. The key workers in social services are the social workers. This group of professional people either works out of a central head office or increasingly is in new neighborhood centers where they also may work with specialists in housing, etc. Some social workers are also based in hospitals. Social workers can have unqualified staff working with them called welfare assistants.

In many ways a social worker can be seen as a person’s advocate (someone who will do the best for that person, fight their battles when they are unable to do so). In many cases social workers offer advice that is then taken up by the person or their relatives. When someone is alone, however, and maybe frail, elderly or even illiterate, then it is the social worker who many turn to for practical help as well as human contact. It is obligatory that a person in hospital has access to a social worker.

Social work falls into two main areas. There is the practical side of arranging meals on wheels or a home help, or advising where to go and how to obtain benefits. Their other less publicized work involves helping individuals and families cope with bereavement, serious illness and advising with complicated dilemmas such as an elderly frail person needing to move to an old people’s home. These tasks require great skill.

Most social workers possess these skills; what they don’t possess is the time needed to work with the elderly and their carers. Much of their time is devoted to sorting out the horrendous problems surrounding the very young (child physical and sexual abuse) and very little time is left for elderly people, except in crisis situations. One of the main reasons for this is that there is a lot of legislation concerning the welfare of children and hence social services have a legal duty to respond. There is no such legal requirement when it comes to the old, and it is one of the scandals of our time.

Any confused elderly person and their carers should have access to a social worker. Increased help and supervision at home may prevent an admission to hospital and a worsening of the confusional state. Some episodes of illness may take longer to recover from than others, and in some cases the acute illness will be overcome only to reveal an underlying long-term confusional state like Alzheimer’s disease. In all these situations the link between the person affected, their carers and social services is vital.

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CHILD’S HEALTH/SPECIFIC PROBLEMS BEHAVIOURS: TICS CAUSE AND CLINICAL FEATURES

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:07:01 +0000

Tics are sudden, jerky, irregular and uncontrollable movements of a muscle or group of muscles that occur repeatedly for no apparent reason. They may involve any part of the body, as well as such activities as repeatedly clearing the throat or persistent coughing. They are said to occur in up to 10% of children, to be more common in boys than girls, and to last anywhere from a few weeks to months or sometimes many years. They occur in the school age or adolescent age group, and may persist into adult life. Sometimes tics have not been present during childhood and appear for the first time in adulthood.

Cause

The cause of tics is uncertain, but it is believed somehow to be related to stress. Tics often appear for the first time during a stressful period in the child’s life. Established tics certainly seem to become more frequent and exaggerated when the child is anxious but it is not always possible to identify any stressful events that may have precipitated or worsened the tics. Some children may be more highly strung or have a particular temperament or personality which may predispose them to tics, but even this is only supposition and has not been reliably demonstrated.

Very occasionally tics may have an underlying medical cause. For example, a child who is constantly screwing up his eyes may have a problem with vision, or a child with a persistent cough may have asthma or a chest infection. However, if the tic is caused by an underlying conditions, there will usually be separate evidence of the condition itself. For example, coughing due to a chest infection is present all the time, including when the child is asleep, whereas a habit cough or tic disappears when the child is sleeping.

Clinical features

The tics involve muscles or muscle groups in any part of the body. Sometimes more than one part of the body is affected. Tics often seem an exaggeration of normal movements. The common tics include facial grimacing, smiling, blinking or screwing up the eyes, twisting or stretching of the neck, shrugging of the shoulders, and so on. They also include repeated clearing of the throat or coughing.

They appear most frequently during periods of stress and when the child is anxious, such as when speaking in front of the class or before an examination, and are less prominent when the child is busy or distracted. At these times the tics can disappear for hours at a time. They always disappear during sleep.

Tics cause great concern and irritation to parents and sometimes teachers, and may be a cause of considerable embarrassment and even ridicule to the child who may be teased by his peer group.

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MEDICAL TESTS AND PROCEDURES FOR CHILD’S HEALTH CARE: LUNG FUNCTION TESTS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:22:25 +0000

LUNG FUNCTION TESTS (PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS, SPIROMETRY)

These tests may be used in children who suffer from conditions such as asthma. They are useful in determining the capacity of the lungs and in measuring how well they are functioning. The response to certain drugs which are used to open up the airways and make breathing easier, can also be determined. Chronic conditions such as asthma and cystic fibrosis can also be monitored by lung function testing. Many older children (and adults) with asthma will monitor their lung function daily under their doctor’s supervision, using a simple handheld spirometer. Specialists use more sophisticated machines which provide more detailed information.

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)

This is a specialised radiological technique which uses radio waves to produce an image of highly detailed anatomy of the brain and spinal cord on a screen. No discomfort or pain is experienced, and there is no exposure to radiation. Smaller children may require sedation in order to keep them perfectly still during the procedure.

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HEPATITIS VIRUSES – GENERAL INFORMATION

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:16:58 +0000

It, therefore, is more common in doctors, nurses and laboratory workers who are collecting and testing blood and those patients with kidney failure who require dialysis in hospital. It is also common in drug addicts who “share the needle” and become contaminated with others’ blood.

The virus has not yet been isolated and cultured but the impure virus has been identified in the blood of carriers and these particles contain the antigens which stimulate anti-body formation.

A vaccine to hepatitis Â has been made and initial tests indicate it is 90 to 95 per cent effective.

The third type of hepatitis has us a little stumped. It is called type non-A, non-B rather than type C, because we as yet are uncertain about it. The incidence is not high and researchers are not yet sure whether it is a separate virus or a sub-type of either A or B.

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SEX IN PREGNANCY – GENERAL INFORMATION

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:32:06 +0000

It appears that having sexual intercourse during pregnancy is accepted as normal behavior. However, the medical profession has been a little hesitant to accept it as being safe, particularly in the latter stages. Doctors have thought that intercourse at this time might bring on premature labor or lead to infection.

Obstetric textbooks have warned doctors to discourage intercourse in late pregnancy, but have offered little evidence to support this opinion.

A joint study in America and Israel has now produced evidence that there is little to support this view. Doctors are no longer justified in discouraging their patients from continuing sexual activity right through pregnancy.

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OXYGEN DEFICIENCY—THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:03:56 +0000

There are many contributing causes of heart disease: nutritional deficiencies, overconsumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates, lack of exercise, obesity, smoking, coffee drinking, etc. The way all these factors affect the heart is the same, however: they cause oxygen deficiency in the heart muscle, which, in severe, acute cases, results in a heart attack and death.

The heart is a solid muscle which constantly pumps blood to the billions of cells in the body and it never rests, even for a minute, for the duration of life. It depends in its work on a constant, undiminished supply of fresh oxygen. Even the slightest insufficiency of oxygen supply to the cells of the heart will diminish its efficiency and cause permanent damage. An Austrian scientist, Professor W. Hal-den, of the World Health Organization, reported to the World Congress for Nutritional Research recently that anemia, for example, may cause degenerative changes in the heart and blood vessels through an insufficient oxygen supply to the tissues by the red blood corpuscles. Tobacco and coffee (also caffeine-containing cola drinks) can also bring about oxygen deficiency by causing violent fluctuations in blood sugar levels and increasing cholesterol and fat content of the blood. Alcohol has a very similar effect. Fatty deposits in the arteries prevent a sufficient flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and cause an acute oxygen shortage in the heart muscle.

Thus, in the final analysis, oxygen deficiency is a direct cause of heart disease.

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HOW ARTHRITIS IS CURED IN EUROPE: THE CASE OF MR. MARTIN LINDGREN, BORLANGE

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:57:37 +0000

It started in 1954 with a sore throat followed by tonsillitis. He was treated with various drugs. After awhile he began to have nagging pains, first in his joints and later in his whole body. His doctor in Borlange diagnosed the condition as rheumatoid arthritis. He had a very high sedimentation rate. The doctor prescribed several drugs, 12 tablets a day, but no cortisone.

In February, 1955, Mr. Lindgren went to Bjorkagarden. He was bedridden with agonizing pains and badly swollen joints.

His first fast, on pure water, lasted ten days, followed by a ten-day fast on vegetable and fruit juices. Various baths, massage, vacuum cupping, etc. were included in the program. He fasted a total of 30 days.

After two months in Bjorkagarden Mr. Lindgren was able to return home without the slightest trace of arthritis. During his stay at the clinic he made several visits to his doctor in Borlange (a nearby city), and each time the doctor reported a steady improvement in his condition, which he attributed to the drugs he prescribed. Mr. Lindgren didn’t tell him about his treatments at Bjorkagarden and that he had discontinued the drugs long before. The last examination showed that he was totally free from the disease.

The case has been periodically checked—no relapses in over ten years.

I recently contacted Mr. Lindgren myself to find out if his recovery from arthritis was complete. This is what he wrote to me: “There is nothing wrong with my joints and my general health now. I exercise heavily and feel just great … It is tragic that riot all arthritis sufferers have knowledge of the methods which restored my health.”

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THE PROGRAM OF SUCCESSFUL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:56:25 +0000

It is self-evident that the only measures that can be successful in correcting arthritis, bringing it under control and accomplishing a lasting cure, must be ones which are directed at correcting its underlying causes. Prolonged use of drugs, even such “simple” drugs as aspirin, will eventually suppress and break down the body’s own defensive and healing mechanisms and cause severe chemical and hormonal imbalance. The disease will then be pushed further and further toward a condition where it will be completely incurable.

Therefore, in order to obtain lasting results the total withdrawal of all drugs is imperative.

Biological treatments are directed at:

Eradication and correction of abnormal and health-destroying conditions which have led to the development of the disease.

Assisting the body’s own healing forces in normalizing all the metabolic processes; establishing biochemical stability; cleansing the body of accumulated toxins and wastes; strengthening the functions of all the vital organs; revitalizing glandular activity and achieving a hormonal balance—or, in sum total, rebuilding and strengthening the general health of the patient.

When the causative factors are thus eliminated and the body is strengthened and revitalized by proper dietetic, physiotherapeutic and other biological measures, then the organism’s own curative powers are given a chance to take over and bring about the actual cure.

Therapeutic fasting

Almost without exception the treatment of arthritic patients in European biological clinics begins with fasting. Fasting is the one most important curative measure in the treatment of arthritis.

I wish to add here that most clinics employ repeated juice fasts for patients with arthritis; for example, one week of fasting followed by one week on a special diet, then a two-week long fast followed by two weeks of dieting, and so on. At the famous Buchinger Clinic in Germany, the usual length of fasting is 14 to 21 days. The longest recommended fast for therapeutic purposes is 40 days.

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HOW THE MAGIC POWER OF FEVER AND OVER-HEATING THERAPIES HELPS TO RESTORE HEALTH

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:55:10 +0000

“Give me a chance to create fever and I will cure any disease,” said the great physician Parmenides two thousand years ago.

“High temperature during infection helps combat the growth of virus. Therefore, fever should be not brought down with drugs,” said a great modern healer, Nobel prize winner, famous French virologist and professor of medicine, Dr. A. Lwoff.

Why then do mothers get so anxious when Junior suddenly develops a slight fever? They run to the family doctor and with the help of many modern fever-suppressing drugs quickly bring the fever down “to normal.”

Fever has been too long a misunderstood and mistreated symptom. Most medical doctors try to combat and suppress fever. They see in fever a negative, pathological condition which must be eliminated as fast as possible. The biological doctor or nature-cure practitioner considers fever to be a constructive, healing-promoting symptom, created by the body in its effort to fight infection or other diseased conditions and restore health.

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