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.)
| | WARNING! Flu Shots can be dangerous to your healthWritten by Dr. Edward F. Group III
Every year about this time doctors around world are recommending that people go in and get their annual flu shot. What most people don’t know or understand is just how dangerous this could be, especially for children under age of 12. When people call and say “My doctor is telling family to go in and get a flu shot. Should I do it?”…I tell them they should learn about side effects and decide for themselves…as a chiropractor and naturopathic physician I don’t’ have time or energy to argue with family practitioners or family doctors who are obviously uneducated on possible side effects or detrimental effects flu shots or vaccinations in general can have on body. I personally have never received a flu shot and have never been ill during flu season. In my personal opinion I don’t think toxic chemicals and strains of different viruses growing on living tissue belong inside body. Because of demand, I want to share with you some of research that we have found in latest flu shot trend and by-products of these supposedly sterile and non-harmful solutions. I don’t know about you, but I sure would not want any of following compounds in my bloodstream or deposited in my body. Let’s look at what we have found in common vaccinations: Ethylene Glycol: Ethylene Glycol is nothing more than technical name for anti-freeze, same stuff that you put inside your car engine. I don’t think I have to tell you what would happen if you ingest antifreeze. Thimerosal: This is a mercury derived disinfectant and preservative which is used in a majority of vaccinations and can result in brain injury over a long period of time leading into Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Disease, lack of memory, sluggish brain performance and also is known to induce auto-immune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, ALS as well as altering and depleting immune system from working efficiently. Phenol: Phenol is most commonly used as a disinfectant, also used as a dye, is listened as a carcinogenic agent (cancer-causing) agent and is also known as carbolic acid. Neomycin and Streptomycin: These compounds are used as antibiotics which have side effects to include severe allergic reactions in some people. It always puzzled me why they are putting two different forms of antibiotics in a viral vaccine. Aluminum: Aluminum accumulates in skin, bones, brain and kidneys and can cause Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Aluminum has also caused cancer in laboratory mice. It is commonly used as an additive in most vaccinations. Formaldehyde: Formaldehyde is used as a preservative. It is also classified as a carcinogenic (cancer-causing agent) and causes body fluids to become acidic in nature. Formaldehyde will start to preserve your tissues within body. I hope that when your doctor starts telling you that it is time for your annual flu vaccine you will present this material to him and ask him how all of these ingredients are going to prevent you from getting flu. I’ll be very interested in knowing what his answer is to that question. As a side note just to let you know what is being injected to your body, these vaccines are strained through animal or human tissues like chicken embryos, monkey kidney tissue and embryonic guinea pig cells, to name a few. So what am I supposed to do if I don’t listen to my doctor and I decide not to get an annual flu shot? Well, you have probably made smartest decision you have ever made in your entire life. So let me give you 5 Simple Secrets and Bonuses to Sailing Through The Flu Season: Secret #1: Reduce your intake of caffeine, alcohol and carbonated beverages and replace with purified water with addition of organic apple cider vinegar added. Two tablespoons per gallon or a capful per glass. Ideally, you should drink at least ½ gallon of water each day. Secret #2: Reduce intake of refined white sugar, white flour, sweets, refined grains and hydrogenated oils. Try not to over-eat, especially during holidays. Try to get adequate exercise—at least 3 times per week. The more you move, better your lymph system is able to move toxic materials out of body. Secret #3: Zinc. In a majority of studies that have been done during flu season many people have prevented flu by taking supplements of zinc. Zinc is one of most powerful immune stimulants and is powerful anti-viral. There are a lot of different forms of zinc and you have to be careful on which one you choose. Therefore I recommend best and most absorbable form of zinc which is zinc orotate. If you cannot find this form of zinc at your local health food store or natural health care practitioner contact Global Healing Center at 713.476.0016 or staff@globalhealingcenter.com. Do not take zinc at same time you eat or drink citrus fruits or juices. It will diminish effectiveness of zinc.
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