Archives By Author: Del Meyer

Views on Death and Dying

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:20 am By Del Meyer in Words Of Wisdom

Death must be distinguished from dying, with which it is often confused—Sydney Smith It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible—Henry Fielding On his deathbed, British surgeon Joseph Henry Green behaved very coolly. “Congestion,”: he observed, and then took his own pulse. “Stopped,” he said, and died. 

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Is the AMA no longer Hippocrates Kin?

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:18 am By Del Meyer in Hippocrates & His Kin

Why the AMA endorses OBAMACARE but your doctor does not? There was a time up to until the 1980s, that the AMA made most of its revenue from physicians’ dues. In those days, presumably, they cared about the issues that negatively affected physicians, and by extension, the practice of medicine and patient care.  In 1963, […]

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Female Erasure

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:15 am By Del Meyer in The Bookshelf

Dr. Michelle A Cretella eloquently spoke at a recent meeting of the AAPS concerning the current transgender phenomenon. Her review of a recent book on the subject caught my eye. This is an important subject and the public is very confused.  I observed this abnormality in a friend’s son. He didn’t understand that he will […]

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A Review Medical Journals and Issues: Non-Physician Clinicians

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:13 am By Del Meyer in Voices of Medicine

In Medical Practice, there are a number of para-professionals who help us. Many appear in long white coats and are thought to be physicians. Some Physician Assistants actually refer to themselves as doctor. At times some of our patients are somewhat confused as to whom they are seeing. There are instances when a patient realizes […]

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The Presidential Election Investigation

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:11 am By Del Meyer in Overheard in the Medical Staff Lounge

Dr. Rosen:      There is certainly a lot of animosity in the country these days. There seems to be a large number of people that think our president hijacked his election with the help of foreign interference. Dr. Edwards:  The special prosecutors are digging into everything diggable. They must think they can reverse the elections. The […]

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Exercise will reduce obesity

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:07 am By Del Meyer in Medical Myths

It has now been completely proven that exercise will not affect obesity. Frequently in the consultation room we hear a patient who’s weight increase each month say, “I haven’t been able to exercise.” We have always told them that exercise increases muscle mass but won’t decrease fat mass. It was apparent that patients did not […]

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Running to the doctor

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:05 am By Del Meyer in Medical Gluttony

In a casual conversation, a patient stated she was having some nasal congestion and would have to make a doctor’s appointment to treat this. I asked her if she had used any decongestants? She replied that she didn’t do anything without her doctor’s suggestion. But does that cost you both time and money to go […]

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California is Still Trying to implement Socialized Medicine

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:02 am By Del Meyer in Medicare Review

California’s single-payer bill is still alive — and that’s a shame Activists rally against efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 3. (Vince360/Shutterstock) By Sally C. Pipes The Democrats’ dream of single-payer health care is alive and well in California — it’s just been temporarily deferred. […]

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Canadian Health-Care Costs Skyrocketed

Posted on July 9, 2017 11:00 am By Del Meyer in International Medicine

Canadians’ health-care costs have skyrocketed: Study By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun TORONTO – Health-care costs for the average Canadian family have increased by nearly 70% during the last two decades, a new Fraser Institute report says. The study, which used data from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, says the typical Canadian family of […]

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The Insanity Of Liberalism

Posted on July 9, 2017 10:58 am By Del Meyer in Feature Article

Justin Trudeau: The Insanity Of Liberalism August 2, 2017 thestonecoldtrutheditor Christopher Speer, Justin Trudeau, Layne Morris, Omar Khadr, Stone Cold truth Trudeau is nothing but a summer camp counselor, dressed in a fine-tailored suit, running a country. By Taylor Foland   Canada’s snowflake, Justin Trudeau just did something truly unimaginable. Omar Khadr, a convicted jihadi, […]

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