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WWW.CASTMD.COM HAS BEEN HOT 
TRACKING THIS ONGOING MASSIVE PATIENT BOMBARDMENT.
NOW YOU TOO CAN READ THE WARNING LETTERS FROM THE FDA SITE.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/warn2006.htm
http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning.htm
LIKE PREVIOUS CASTMD.COM BLOGS, http://www.castmd.com/?p=86 THIS LEVEL OF MARKETING PLACES RISK ON PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS THROUGH THE USE OF THE OLD MARKETING PLOYS AND SILENT ADVERTISING – "SUBLIMINAL SUGGESTION." http://www.castmd.com/?p=79 
FDA officials are issuing fewer offense warnings to drug companies for false and misleading advertisements and are taking longer to do it, a congressional report says.
Annual spending on direct-to-consumer drug advertisements at $4.2 billion and growing, the government has limited ability to curb distribution of ads that violate federal rules, according to the report being released Thursday.
From 2002 through 2005, it took the FDA four months on average to draft, approve and send warning letters and other correspondence to companies that were in violation of the rules, government auditors said.
Between 1997 and 2001, before FDA lawyers began reviewing the letters as a matter of policy, it took just two weeks on average to issue the letters. The number of letters fell off by about half between the two time periods.
The GAO also said the FDA lacks an effective way to screen, review and track the more than 10,000 ads and Web sites brought to the agency's attention each year. The amount has doubled in just four years.
(adapted from fxnws/fda/gao)
SPORTS OFFICIALS AND COACHES WORRY ABOUT THE PLAYER THAT GETS HIT, DAZED, AND WANTS TO KEEP PLAYING. 
WHAT TO DO?
MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (mtbi) OR "CONCUSSION" IS A TRAUMATIC INJURY THAT CAUSES AN ALTERATION (CHANGE) IN MENTAL STATUS – WITH OR WITHOUT A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESSS.
HALLMARKS FOR CONCUSSION ARE: AMNESIA (CAN'T REMEMBER) AND CONFUSION.
THE SPORT OF GREATEST CONCERN IS FOOTBALL – ABOUT 19 % OF H.S. PLAYERS GET DINGED.
SEIZURES ARE ESTIMATED AT 12 % OF ALL CONCUSSIONS BUT DO NOT NECESSARILY MEAN IT IS A WORSE LONG TERM PROBLEM.
WHAT TO DO.
DIFFERENT NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALISTS HAVE CREATED CRITERIA FOR THE APPROACH.
AAN GUIDELINES SAY:
GRADE ONE INVOLVES NO L.O.C. OR THE CLASSIC DING.
GRADE TWO INVOLVES NO LOC, TRANSIENT CONFUSION, BUT SYMPTOMS OVER 15 MINS.
GRADE THREE INVOLVES ANY LOC.
GRADE ONE MUST BE WITHOUT SYMPTOMS COMPLETELY AND REFRAIN FROM ACTIVITY FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AFTER SYMPTOMS CLEAR.
GRADE TWO MUST STOP ACTIVITY AND BE SYMPTOM FREE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE RETURNING TO ACTIVITY.
GRADE THREE MUST STOP ACTIVITY AND BE SYMPTOM FREE FOR 2-4 WEEKS BEFORE RETURNING TO REGULAR ACTIVITY.
THERE IS DEBATE AMONG THE NEUROSURGEONS, NEUROLOGISTS, AND SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AS TO WHEN CATSCANS ARE DONE, AND WHEN HOSPITALIZATION IS DONE.
THE "BIG REASON" FOR CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT AT LEAST 28 PERSONS HAVE DIED DUE TO "SECOND-IMPACT SYNDROME." THIS IS WHEN A PLAYER GOES BACK TOO SOON, OR THE EVALUATION ON THE FIELD IS NOT DONE, THE PLAYER GETS "HIT" AGAIN AND CAN DIE. THIS IS DUE TO A RAPID SWELLING OF AN ALREADY INJURED BRAIN. A VERY MEDICALLY STRANGE BUT LIFE-THREATENING PHENOMENON. IT WAS DESCRIBED INITIALLY IN 1973 AFTER TWO ATHLETES DIED AFTER "MINOR" DINGS AND REINSTITUED PLAYING.
SERIAL CONCUSSIONS THAT FOLLOW ONE ANOTHER, MANDATE CLOSE SCRUTINY AS THE RISK INCREASES.
EVEN QUARTERBACK STEVE YOUNG OF THE SF 49ERS AND THE HOCKEY PRO LAFONTAINE PREMATURELY ENDED THEIR CAREERS OVER THIS SERIOUS ISSUE OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
WHEN IN DOUBT, SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE FOR YOUR ACTIVE SPORTS PLAYER OR ANYONE GETTING "DINGED" IN THE HEAD. THE RISK IS ENORMOUS YET MANAGEABLE.
ALL PROTOCOLS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MANDATE THE PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC AND HAS RETURNED COMPLETELY TO NORMAL MENTAL (COGNITIVE) CAPACITY AND BEHAVIOR. 
***
(adapted concepts from e.m.)
READ MORE ABOUT THE POISON USED TO KILL:
http://www.wapc.org/pdf/polonium-210.pdf
READ MORE ABOUT THE KREMLIN'S CRITICS DEATHS AT:
AS CASTMD.COM HAS OPINED PRIOR ON THE ONGOING LUNG ASSAULT FROM THE AGENTS OF FIELD BURNING IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND OTHER CLOSE AREAS, NOW THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ADDING "LIFE-SAVING" DISTANCE TO THE CIGARETTE SMOKERS BANNED AREAS.
I BELIEVE, IDAHO STATE LAW STATES THAT SMOKING IS ALLOWED ONLY BEYOND 20 FEET FROM A PUBLIC DOORWAY OR ENTRANCE. THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHANGED IT TO 20 FEET FROM ANY BUILDING.
ONE OF THE LOCAL PAPERS QUOTED A COMMISSIONER SAYING, "IT'S AN EMPLOYEEE, RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUE."
WHAT IS THIS? THE COMMISSIONERS CONTINUE TO ALLOW FIELD BURNING SO PATIENTS, EVEN WITH SEVERE LUNG DISEASE AND HEART DISEASE AND KIDS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS, ASTHMA, AND ALLERGIES – CAN BREATHE POLLUTED AIR IN THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS.
IN THE LOCAL PAPER, THE STORY CONTINUED THAT SOMEONE EVEN STATED IT [THE SMOKE] "PERMEATES THE BUILDING." AMAZING TO SAY THE LEAST……
RISE UP FOLKS…DO THE FIELD BURNING AND THE FOREST FIRES BOTHER YOU? CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF PARTICULATES CREATED AND THAT YOU MUST INHALE WITH THOSE PROBLEMS. (SEE PREVIOUS BLOGS FROM WWW.CASTMD.COM)
SO, IT IS NOT A MYTH. IT IS TRUE.
IN IDAHO'S LEGISLATORS AND LOBBYISTS, SOME SMOKE IS HEALTHIER THAN OTHER TYPES. SIMPLY AMAZING !
THE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR FOSAMAX AND OTHERS BRINGS FORWARD MANY PAID ADVERTISING LAW FIRMS REGARDING LAWSUIT INVITATION AND CONSULTATION REGARDING THIS CONCERN.
WWW.CASTMD.COM LOOKED TO SEE IF THIS IS A PROBABILITY OR POSSIBILITY FOR LITIGATION AND JURY AWARD. WHAT DOES SOME OF THE LITERATURE SAY?
MANY COMMENTS ARE BEING MADE OF THE RISK OF TAKING OSTEOPOROSIS MEDICATION FOR PREVENTING BONE LOSS, AND REBUILDING BONE. MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE CONTROVERSY IS RELATED TO JAW BONE LOSS, OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW. THE CONTROVERSY ALSO RELATES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE MEDICINES CALLED "BIPHOSPHONATES" SUCH AS FOSAMAX, AREDIA, AND ZOMETA, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS.
OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW IS A DEVASTATING CONDITION. THE BONE LOOKS AND ACTS INFECTED. MOST CASES COME FROM THE ILL EFFECTS OF INFECTION DUE TO DENTAL PROBLEMS OR DENTAL SURGERIES. MANY CASES, IF NOT ALMOST ALL, COME FROM THE USE OF INTRAVENOUS USE OF THE MEDICINES, WITH CASES OF METASTATIC BONE CANCER.
MERCK PUBLISHED THEIR CONTROLLED TRIALS OF OVER 17,000 PATIENTS, WITH 10 YEARS' DATA USING FOSAMAX, SHOWING NO REPORTS OF ONJ. IN POST-MARKETING USE, MERCK ESTIMATES BY MARCH 31, 2006 THE CUMMULATIVE RISK FROM ALL SOURCES OF CAUSE WAS ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 1/100,000 PATIENT-TREATMENT YEARS.
CURRENTLY, THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION SEES THE RISK AS RARE IN PERSONS TAKING ANY ORAL FORM OF THE MEDICINE FOR OSTEOPOROSIS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO STATES THAT IT BELIEVES THAT THE RISK OF FRACTURES AND BONE LOSS IS MUCH GREATER TO MOST PATIENTS THAN ANY RISK OF DEVELOPING THE ONJ PROBLEM DUE TO THE MEDICINES FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.
PLEASE, IF YOU ARE ON A MEDICINE FOR REDUCTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS RISK, A BIPHOSPHONATE, TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND STAY INFORMED. HOPEFULLY THIS HAS ASSISTED YOU IN YOUR DECISION TO BE AND STAY HEALTHY.
THE PRESTIGIOUS NEW ENGLAND JNL OF MED WILL SPEAK TO THE ISSUE THIS NEXT WEEK, I AM ANTICIPATING.
HEALTH SCREENING SURVEY
ARE YOUR HEMORRHOIDS HURTIN’ FROM TOO MUCH HARLEY RIDIN’
ARE YOU DRINKIN' MORE PRUNE JUICE THAN BEER
ARE YOU ASKIN' FOR DIRECTIONS CUZ YOU CAN’T SEE
ARE YOU PALPITATIN’ WHEN MAMA ISN’T EVEN THERE
ARE YOU CREAKIN’ MORE THAN THE FLOOR
ARE YOU BEDDIN’ DOWN BEFORE THE ‘LATE SHOW’
ARE YOU WONDERIN' ABOUT BUYIN’ THE RV
ARE YOU BUYIN' CROAKIES FOR YOUR READIN’ GLASSES
ARE YOU INVESTIN' IN FLAX AND FIBER COMPANIES
ARE YOU DRIBBLIN’ UNTIMELY INSTEAD OF BASKETBALLS
ARE YOU SHOPPIN’ WALMART AND GETTIN’ LOST
ARE YOU BORN BETWEEN '46 AND '64
IF YES
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YOU’LL LOVE THE TALKIN’
WITH LITTLE WALKIN’
SIP YOUR JUICE
AND PLAY SOME FOOS
NOT ONLY MEDICARE D CLASSES
BUT KENO AND LOTTO FOR THE MASSES
COME ONE COME ALL
BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT NEXT FALL
CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS NOW…BEFORE YOU FORGET
MANY PATIENTS HAVE HEADACHES. SOME PATIENTS HAVE MIGRAINE HEADACHE. THERE ARE CONSENSUS INTERNATIONAL CRITERIA FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHE. THEY ARE:
RECURRENT, EPISODIC, LENGTH 4 TO 72 HOURS, QUALITY OF UNILATERAL OR THROBBING OR MOTION WORSENING OR MODERATE TO SEVERE RATING – MATCHED WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, LIGHT-SENSITIVITY OR SOUND SENSITIVITY.
WORRISOME TYPES OF SYMPTOMS TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR ARE:
SYSTEMIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, NEUROLOGIC CONCERNS, SUDDEN ONSET, ONSET OVER 50 YEARS OLD OR UNDER 5 YEARS, PATTERN OF HEADACHE CHANGES.
OTHER THOUGHTS TO REVIEW BEFORE TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR HEADACHE ARE THE FOLLOWING:
FIRST, WORST, FREQUENCY, DIFFERENCE, IMPROVED BY, WORSENED BY, ONSET, RADIATION, QUALITY OF PAIN, PAST MEDICAL HISTORY, CURRENT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, OTC DRUGS, HERBALS, AND WHOLISTIC MEDS, ALONG WITH ANY INJURY OR TRAUMA BOTH RECENT OR IN THE PAST.
NEW MEDICINES EXIST FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES BOTH FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION. TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS AND A PLAN OF ACTION.
BE HEADACHE FREE
THE LASTEST CRAZE OF ENERGY DRINKS IS THIS PRODUCT BY REDUX BEVERAGES FROM LAS VEGAS. IT IS NOT COCAINE. IT IS CAFFEINE BASED. EACH UNIT HAS ABOUT 280 MG OF CAFFEINE. THE AVERAGE COFFEE CUP HAS ABOUT 80 MG.
THE QUESTION IS: IS IT UNETHICAL ADVERTISING TO HIGHLIGHT AND ENTICE THE "ABUSE" OF OVERUSE, OVERDOSE, AND GETTING HIGH WITH SUCH PRODUCTS?
CAFFEINE OVERDOSE IS A SERIOUS MATTER. MANY TIMES THE KIDS THAT RELY ON THE "HIGH" MAY ALSO BE ABUSING OTHER AGENTS OF TOXICITY.
SHOULD WE ADVERTISE THE "HIGH" OF SNIFFING PAINT, PAINT IS A LEGAL PRODUCT ?
SHOULD WE ADVERTISE THE "HIGH" OF HUFFING COMPUTER AIR, AIR IS A LEGAL PRODUCT?
SHOULD WE ADVERTISE THE "HIGH" OF ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL IS A LEGAL PRODUCT?
THE ANSWER IS THAT THIS PRODUCT AND OTHERS, I BELIEVE, HIGHLIGHT ABUSE AND OVERUSE.
TELLING A PARENT THAT THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER HAS DIED IN THE ER OR WAS D.O.A. IS A REAL EXPERIENCE THAT SOME OF US HAVE HAD TO BARE…
THE ANSWER IS: YES, IT IS UNETHICAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. THE COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE "ENTICING" APPROACH.
DEATH BY CAFFEINE IS NOT ANY MORE CALMING THAN DEATH BY OTHER OVERDOSE MEANS. PARENTS BEWARE.
(adapted: aceommroupdt)
WITH THE RECENT EXPLOSION IN MASS MARKETING AND ADVERTISING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINES AND ILLNESS, DO YOU THINK IT IS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY CORRECT?
WITH WWW.CASTMD.COM SHOWING THE RECENT EXPLOSION OF ONE EXAMPLE OF ILLNESS MADE PROFIT, MAYBE THE "OLD" DAYS OF PHARMA ADVERTISING SHOULD BE RETURNED. THAT IS – WHEN LIMITED ADS COULD BE RUN.
THUS THE QUESTION: SHOULD WE AS CONSUMERS BE BOMBARDED WITH ILLNESS ADS AND DRUG THERAPIES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HELP? IT DOES CREATE HIGHER COSTS FOR THE MEDICINES THAT MANY PATIENTS NEED.
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE LIKE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT ACCESS AND COSTS WITH SUCH BACK ROOM ADS GOING ON TO RUN UP COSTS AND USAGE.
VOTE IN THE CURRENT READER POLL IF YOU WISH.
