Doctors exploit people for personal profit, prescribing drugs and procedures that are medically unnecessary. All the while they are raking in millions from health insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid. Recently for example, Miami doctor Roberto Rodriguez was sentenced to eight years in prison -- and ordered to pay $9 million back to Medicare -- for doing exactly that.
According to press reports, Dr. Rodriguez conspired with five other medical professionals to recruit patients, diagnose them with HIV, then forge false records for HIV treatment services that earned them millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursements. From October 2003 through February 2006, the team of doctors bilked Medicare (and taxpayers) for $20 million in false claims. (One of the co-conspirators -- Dr. Carmen del Cueto -- was sentenced in September)
What's lacking in modern medicine: Ethics
The answer is that medical schools don't teach Ethics. In fact, they have no interest in the subject. In our modern society, medicine is pursued primarily for personal profit by even those doctors who operate within the boundaries of the law. BEWARE of any doctor you consider unethical – he could be using you to defraud America.
By Dale Purdon
Many people out there seem to think that doing countless sit-up and crunches will result in toned 6 pack abs. This is a great misconception and nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that everyone, no matter their age or how big their belly is, has 6 pack abs underneath that extra layer of fat. The key is to get rid of this fat layer and as a result expose those abs. Sit-ups and crunches will only assist in the actual muscle building of the abs themselves, but without losing that fat layer you won't be seeing any abs at all.
One of the most efficient ways to lose fat (aside from eating correctly) is... Read more
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By Barney Garcia
Acne, commonly called pimples, is an inflammatory disease of the skin. It is caused by changes in the pilosebaceous. The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", which means "common acne". The hair folicles are blocked by the combination of oils and dead skin cells. Comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and inflammatory cysts are the different types of acme lesions. They are mainly caused on the face, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms. These acne lesions are inflamed form of pus-filled reddish bumps that appear mainly during adolescence.
There are various factors causing acne. Some of them are... Read more
• By Edward Hickford
Wouldn't it be great if there were shortcuts when it comes to losing weight? Well, I'm hear to tell you that there are indeed shortcut techniques for fat loss and they don't involve surgery or starving yourself.
I know how hard it can be on a diet, it all starts off ok for the first few weeks, then bored kicks in and you go back to your old ways. This can cause a constant state of yo-yo dieting which isn’t healthy for the body. It can be very hard staying motivated when trying to lose fat, I’m confident if you use the techniques I’m going to explain Read more….
By Trenton Martkes
So why do we get bad breath and how the heck can we get rid of it? These are two very common and very important questions that we have all had to ask ourselves at some time or another. The reason it is such an important thing to figure out is that it is so much a part of who we are. It affects our confidence with people and our reputation around people. Talking is such a part of our daily life and if we have bad breath we are either not talking for fear that someone will find out how nasty we are or we are embarrassing or offending those we are talking to. Bad breath is also not only offensive to others, it carries with it a taste that is offensive to the owner as well.
Now it is one thing to have bad breath once in a while or in the morning before we brush our teeth. This kind of problem Read more….
By Paul MacIver
Hemorrhoids are described as a condition in which an itching or painful mass of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue occurs. Hemorrhoids or piles are the medical terms used for the condition of varicosity or swelling and inflammation of veins in the rectum and anus.
External hemorrhoids and internal hemorrhoids are the two most common types of hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids are very much treatable. They can be treated by Read more….
By Michelle Bery
Asthma – a disease of the respiratory system whereby a patient’s airway becomes inflamed and constricted limiting breathing – can be enormously frightening. The lack of control that comes from having your own breath leave you is something only an asthma sufferer can understand.
The treatments sought for asthma include a number of highly successful and reliable medical interventions. Asthma patients often rely on respiratory inhalers and prescription medications to easy asthma symptoms and prevent attacks. Further, for those asthma patients whose condition is exacerbated by environmental stimuli, avoidance of allergens becomes a main focus of daily life.
Today – as the emphasis on healthy living becomes more prominent – more and more people are looking for a natural cure for asthma. And they’re finding Read more….
By Sue Watson
One of the first things that people notice about Underground Hypnosis is that the program is based on a concept that is referred to as Black Ops. This leads many people, at first glance, to think that the basis for Underground Hypnosis is something that is sinister, otherworldly, or even a scam.
A quick review of the material proves that is not the case. While the name may attract a lot of people who think that the purpose of hypnosis is a tool to force people into doing something that the individual does not want to do, the truth is that the program is about quite a different approach Read more….
By Peter J Granger
Many Seniors search on my website because their relationship has run into difficulties and they are looking for help or ideas. The truth is that sustaining a successful romantic relationship is one of the hardest things we will ever do in life. After falling in love and the ‘honeymoon’ period, we all have to work on our relationships. This is because relationships bring up our deepest fears and insecurities. We can even think of relationship problems as our best opportunity to heal our personal issues – that is why we have come together with our partner.
I could offer you some temporary fixes to an ailing relationship, but if we are really going to save it and turn it into a lifetime partnership we must learn how to work on the negative issues that come up Read more….
By Mary Parker
Management of ovarian cysts should be done carefully so as to avoid any subsequent effects. Ovarian cysts as a subject have been on the minds of women for quite some time. Often they are not problematical, it just means everybody needs to know what a cyst is to be able to then avoid much of the worrying.
Ovarian Cyst and Ways of Management
In general it is wise to make a few comments about overall methods for ovarian cyst management. The first one is that for Senior women who are not taking oral contraceptives, who have Read more….
By Joanna Joyner
Are you sick and tired of waiting in a queue when it comes to dining at your favorite restaurants? Are you sick of snobbish restaurant crews and you do not with to take a very long time to book a reservation?
Do you want to know the secret to making secret restaurant recipes? If you don’t know the secret, then it is about time you find out. Read more…
Stop Smoking Tips: 3 Stop Smoking Remedies That Really Work
By Star Smith
With millions of smokers desperate to quit, there seems to be an unending barrage of tips, ideas and suggestions on how to stop smoking. If you are currently a smoker, I’m sure you’ve heard of many of them. Perhaps you’ve even tried one or two things, but you’re still looking for that one method that will work for you. Luckily, the chances that you’ll eventually be successful are pretty good.
Millions of people, who were once dedicated smokers, are now ex-smokers. If they could do it, surely you can too. You just need to find Read more…
Sweating 101: Get The Basics On Sweating
By Ed Drain
Sweating is the production and then evaporation of fluid, mostly water, that is made by the sweat glands in out skin. Sweat also contains a few other chemical compounds as well.
Everybody sweats, it is the bodies natural way of cooling itself off when it gets hot. When the body overheats it causes the sweat glands to become Read more…
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