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October 19, 2009

The Placebo Effect

Filed under: brain,clinical trials,medical study,medication,medicine,placebo,science,Uncategorized — John @ 3:46 pm

Ever heard of the saying mind over matter? Well turns out there’s something to it. Studies have shown that placebos, basically a pill without medication to measure the effectiveness of real medicines in trials and clinical studies, can actually help reduce real pain.

Many scientists theorize that when the patient believes they are taking the real medication then they will experience the medications effects. It’s more of a mind game then anything really. And tricking the brain has been done for ages.

Essentially, what the body does is convince itself the medication is working. Many people can create similar effects by just deeply concentrating. If you’ve ever seen a man walk across burning coals, or stand under a freezing waterfall for longer than humanely possible then you’ve witnessed the effects of the brain. Given when someone can turn this “power” on and off they have some serious skill. Either way the power of the brain is truly remarkable.

It really is quite interesting to see what the brain can do when it is tricked into believing something. How the brain can somehow, miraculously lessen pain even when no medication is being taken. Placebos are used in medical studies to rule out the power of the brain and to determine the real, or as close to real, effectiveness of the drug.

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August 17, 2009

Protest Against United States H.I.V Border Ban

Filed under: AIDS,America,Canada,economy,ethics,Germany,HIV,medicine,Nazi,protest,Rooney,Swine Flu,Uncategorized — John @ 1:47 pm

Activists gathered at Peace Arch park on Sunday to protest the American policy of banning entry to persons who are HIV positive. The rally was led by a Canadian man from Surrey, British Columbia, named Martin Rooney.

The ban was implemented in the 1980′s and is still, in 2009, in place. Now maybe in the 80′s when that bad blood epidemic was occurring the ban might have made some sort of sense. I’m not saying it made a lot of sense, but with the amount of panic it is understandable, but now, in this day and age, it is unacceptable.

Why should anyone be discriminated against? Why should being a Canadian with HIV be different than an American with HIV? Medicines today have made living with HIV much more manageable. Also, HIV is less contagious than many things, Swine Flu for example. If you’re so worried about getting HIV then make sure you test the person you’re with before doing any sexual activities.

People with HIV should be allowed to live like everyone else, not some sort of second class citizen. Why can’t someone go down across the border to shop for the day, maybe spend some time at a recreational property, relax. Just because they’re in America doesn’t mean they’re going to go around trying to get everyone infected. It isn’t like HIV positive people are hurting the American economy, they’re actually helping it.

This shouldn’t even have to be “taken into consideration,” this is ethically wrong. I would expect something like this in Nazi Germany in the 30-40′s, not present day America, so called “Land of the free.” Stop discriminating or stop calling yourself the land of the free, you can’t have both.

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June 16, 2009

60% of Bankruptcies Are Caused By Medical Bills

Filed under: bankrupt,bankruptcy,medical debt,medicine,obama,Uncategorized — John @ 5:43 pm

Getting help is not as easy as it used to be. A recent study showed that roughly 60% of all bankruptcies in America are due to medical bills. This is an increase of 50% in just six years. And what’s worse is that for the middle class, medical insurance offers little protection, if any at all.

The study found that 75% of the bankrupt families actually had medical insurance. However, the medical debts were too costly. The research team, consisting of Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, and Ohio University, reported that, “Using a conservative definition, 62.1 percent of all bankruptcies in 2007 were medical; 92 percent of these medical debtors had medical debts over $5,000, or 10 percent of pretax family income. Most medical debtors were well-educated, owned homes and had middle-class occupations.”

The study surveyed 2,134 random families that filed for bankruptcy between January and April, 2007, BEFORE the recession began. Only 29% of the families blamed their bankruptcy on the medical bills, 62% had medical bills that were equivalent or greater than 10% of the family income.

Obviously something needs to be done here. Many middle class Americans are being thrown into bankruptcy when they are most in need of help. The United States Government, headed by President Obama, is beginning its reform of the current healthcare system. While it will obviously take some tweaking before the new system will be perfected it is needed. Currently, the U.S healthcare system leaves 15% of the American population (about 46 million people if you didn’t know), without healthcare insurance. 46 million people without any coverage whatsoever.

What is more appalling is that the costs of the medical bills for nonstroke neurological illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) are as high as $34,167. MS is followed by diabetes ($26,971), injuries ($25,096), stroke ($23,380), mental illnesses ($23,178), and heart disease ($21,955).

It is clear that something needs to be done, and President Obama also recognizes that some sort of change will be needed. The immense job of reforming the current healthcare system is in his hands, and hopefully he is up to the task. He promised change, but let’s see if he can change things for the better.

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