Low Carb Christmas!Written by Jan McCracken
You may publish this article in your newsletter, on your website, or other publication as long as article content is not altered and resource box and byline are included as an active link. Notification of use of this article is appreciated. Thank you! Copyright, 2003 Jan McCracken http://www.lowcarbcookin.com mailto: jan@lowcarbcookin.com 343 words LOW CARB CHRISTMAS! Who says that Low Carbers can’t participate in all joys of Christmas Cookin’? Set yourself up for a Merry Low Carb Christmas this year! We all have treasured memories stored up in our hearts of our own past Christmas times and much of that is around FOOD and specially prepared Christmas treats. I would spend days cooking for holiday parties, for drop-in guests, for gifts and just for nibbling through season. So, you see, it isn’t just about food! There are a whole lot of emotions intertwined in “Christmas Cooking”! Living Low Carb Lifestyle we may feel “deprived” and think that we can’t participate in ritual of Christmas cooking and making special memory treats.
| | Rush Limbaugh, Victim, Perp or none of the above? (Part 2)Written by Bill Kammarada
He reported that overseas pharmacies inform American buyers that U.S. Customs will not seize shipments of drugs because a "personal use" policy allows customers to import a limited supply of drugs. As a result, Law enforcement agencies that try to manage online pharmacy abuse are finding it a challenge to do so. (This is true. Read FDA Regulations and their contrary policy at http://rxasia.com/import.html ) If package doesn't contain narcotics or controlled substances, they normally reseal package and release it for delivery by mail. In very unlikely event that a package is detained, US Customs normally sends a letter informing recipient that they need to mail a copy of a doctor's prescription or else package will be returned to sender or destroyed. To repeat, it is not illegal to order legitimate medications from abroad for personal use. Let buyer beware concerning controlled drugs or narcotics.) He talked about one instance in Arizona where authorities found an online pharmacy with an Arizona mailing address that was being hosted in another state. The resident physician signing off on prescriptions was discovered to be a retired veterinarian living in Mexico. The Arizona State Attorney General had tried to stop out-of-state and overseas Internet doctors from doing business with state residents, but lacked power and enforcement muscle to stop them. In spring National Association of Boards of Pharmacy developed Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) program. Boards from fifty states, District of Columbia, three U.S. territories, nine Canadian provinces, and four Australian states make up association membership. Although nine of Canada's provinces fall under Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites program, a search didn't turn up any online Canadian drugstores. (Three cheers for Canadians for not capitulating to another self-appointed regulatory agency.) (I would think that this Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) program is a self-serving organization, allowing only USA certain, Canadian and Australian chain pharmacies to join. The Good Old Boys Club all over again to stifle competition. And who needs another regulatory agency to complicate life. There is enough regulation already in place to address any real, perceived or imaginary problem). According to Dr. Paul Raymond of Online Pills, Canadians are able to buy prescription drugs from his company in Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently shipping several orders a day to Canada. Pill Box's president William A. Stallknecht, R.Ph., said that Canadians can legally purchase drugs online and can also get diagnosed online as well at medicalcenter.net. In most cases patients need to physically see a physician but in some instances diagnosis is made online. In his article, Spring quoted Stallknecht, as saying that, "These prescriptions are not illegal. They're bona fide prescriptions with bona fide doctor-patient relationships." Stallknecht said that," one out of three prescriptions written are prescribed by doctors who've never seen their patients." Spring reported him as saying that pharmaceutical drugs he sells online primarily Viagra, Propecia, Claritin, and Xenical are safe. These drugs only require a prescription because manufacturers are "milking their patents" before they expire and drugs become available over counter. (I don’t think our pharmaceutical industry would do that! Do you? Profit before compassion? Nah!) Having stated all legal ramifications of on-line drug stores, fact still remains that consumers love them. One of main reasons is that it provides consumers with considerable privacy. In an article in August, Troy Wolverton on CNET News.com reported that on its first day of trading, Drugstore.com closed at 50.25, giving company a market valuation of some $2.13 billion. Soma.com sold itself to CVS for $30 million in stock in May. Financial analyst Chris Vroom of Thomas Weisel Partners was reported as saying that potential size of pharmacy market and sense that Web is a natural place to sell drugs makes online companies attractive to investors. (Could all this commotion and Public Relations be because large chains were late getting on board?) The Globe and Mail reported in March that Michael Tchong, editor of Iconoclast, estimated that 76 million baby boomers are all going to be over 40 by year 2004 and health will start to play a more important role. Studies indicate that baby boomers are already driving online drug store industry. John Barry wrote in part on June 15, 2000 at http://speakout.com/ "Online pharmacies allow patients to purchase medicine without having to go to drug store. These sites give them direct access to information about drugs and direct contact with pharmaceutical companies that which they didn't have before. The new technology, however, has a major drawback: it makes it a lot easier to buy prescription drugs without advice or supervision of a doctor. Is it time for federal government to move in and stop these abuses? (Big Brother redux! If I sound cynical, it’s because I Am. I resent big government activist hacks dictating and regulating every part of our lives. ) According to 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, prescription drugs cannot be sold without direct involvement of a physician. But with Internet, this "intervention" becomes a lot less direct. While many on-line pharmacies require that their customers supply either a hand-written or faxed prescription from a doctor, others have begun to introduce "virtual" physicians into process. These online pharmacies only ask patient to send a completed form over Internet. Then, for an additional fee, a licensed physician determines dosage and type of medicine for patient based on information he or she has been given. (This is a good thing.)
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