This section contains incredible quick shots to doctors and their common-sense capabilities on healing.  May " something" help us all. Its almost beyond belief.

 

Credit given to "News of the Weird" from the Mountain Xpress Chuck Shepherd:

1.  Sydney, Australia:  Medical Board "admonished" psychiatrist Yolande Lucire for her "belief" that Ritalin and similar drugs had produced "residual organic hallucinosis" in children that might explain their violence in later life.  The board said it disagreed with her and ordered her to make an appointment with a senior psychiatrist for therapy to help her deal with her problem of making an unconve ntional diagnosis. 

REALITY CHECK:  Methylphenidate (by any other name) is classed as a CII drug which means it is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.  The Doctor is absolutely correct in that effects can be far - reaching and may create mental problems in later life.  For a fact:  I have come across some people who were on methylphenidate in childhood, and this is being continued in adulthood. 

WHY THE BOARD DID THIS:  To counteract any truth about drugs which they (allegedly, probably, maybe, possibly ) get some sort of MLM rebate.

2.  Great Britain:  female medical students are objecting to the anti-germ anti-staph campaign that demands more substantial hand-washing because they must bare their forearms above the wrist.  Washing up to the elbow is crucial for safety.  Every physician and everybody simply knows that as a fact.  There is a religion that says that cleanliness is next to Godliness.  What is the name of that religion?   Is this being next to Godliness?

3.  Brian Persaud, a construction worker who got slammed in the head with a plank at work, was taken to the hospital, and...and...and...given a RECTAL EXAM.  Looks like his doctor could not tell the difference one end from the other.  When he was informed that there was to be a rectal exam, he went nutso.  So, forcibly sedated, he had the test performed.  The lame excuse from the "doctor" was that there was a need for examination for spinal-cord injury.  My opinion:  Since when was a spinal cord injury to be examined rectally?