The scandal of Medical training
Medical training in the US at the beginning of the 20th
century was very poor indeed. One could buy a medical
degree by post or qualify with the minimum amount of study.
The AMA (American Medical Association) realised that
changes were urgently needed and created a "Council on
Medical Education". Soon, internal feuds and under funding
made the Council's task impossible.
The Rockefeller-Carnegie foundations stepped in. Both
foundations were looking for ways to extend their interest
in the pharmaceutical industry. With superb timing, in
December 1908, after a meeting between Henry Pritchett -
president of the Carnegie foundation - and the AMA, an
agreement was reached to include the Rockefeller-Carnegie
foundations in the drafting of a new Report on necessary
changes to Medical training.
In 1910, the Flexner Report was published. It pointed out
the inadequacy of the current medical training and proposed
a substantial amount of changes. Most changes were needed
and welcome by most. Amongst these changes, was the
"strengthening of pharmacology (use of drugs) and the
creation of research sections at all approved schools".
The strengthening of pharmacology was the reason for the
changes. Doctors from that time onwards were taught to
prescribe drugs for the war against disease, thus enriching
pharmaceutical companies. There was no mention of training
for the prevention of disease and the importance of diet
and a toxin free environment in the pursuit of health in
the new curriculum.
At a cost of only $10,000 to them, the foundations had
changed the course of medicine for the rest of the century
and for many years to come. What a masterstroke this would
have been if only it had not cost the lives of so many
millions of sufferers.
By 1927, the number of "approved schools" (those that
followed the guidelines laid out by the foundations to
invest in drug research) had halved to eighty.
In the words of Joseph Goulden in his book "The money
givers":
"Flexner had the ideas, Rockefeller and Carnegie had the
money, and their marriage was spectacular. The Rockefeller
Institute for the Medical Research and the General
Education Board showered money on tolerably respectable
schools and on professors who expressed an interest in
research."
The stranglehold by the AMA on doctor's training is
terrifying. A doctor has to be trained by a centre approved
by the AMA and follow their curriculum. He cannot practice
if the AMA does not approve his licence. Once qualified and
in practice, he reads publications from ... the AMA.
In the words of Bernie Siegel in his introduction to 'When
healing becomes a crime':
"The system needs to open up so that the pages of medical
journals are not 50% pharmaceutical ads, thus closing minds
and doors to alternative and integrative treatments. In the
future, companies need to be rewarded for researching
alternative treatments that cannot be patented".
And if you try to help others without a medical licence,
you can be prosecuted for illegal practice of medicine. The
Office of Technology United States Congress - Archive 1990
states:
"Because their practice falls outside of standard medical
practice, physicians who offer unconventional cancer
treatments are vulnerable to the civil charge of
malpractice". Many have been thrown in jail for providing
or using B17 Vitamin (laetrile).
Dr Schulze also states: "there are many people who are
jailed every year, put there for disagreeing with medical
doctors and their policies. Organised medical crime has
gone so far, they have outlawed words for other health
professionals to use. Such as "Diagnose" and "Cure". Just
by using these words you can be arrested for practising
medicine without a licence ."
To date, over a billion dollars have been invested by the
foundations to control medical research.
The AMA has its own medical journal called the JAMA,
sometimes referred to as the AMA journal. Who advertises in
this journal? You have guessed: the Pharmaceutical
Manufacturer's Association is their largest customer.
The AMA spends millions every year in advertising to
control public opinion, to lobby politician in Washington
and to support politicians who favour their approach. It is
also influential for the selection of Commissioners for the
almighty Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA
This organisation is responsible for the approval of new
drugs on the American market. In March 1973, they were
forced to publish a Consumer report. Most were scandalised
by some of its content:
* One rodent pellet was allowed per pint of wheat
* 10 fly eggs were allowed per 8.5 ounces can of fruit juice
* 50 insect fragments or 2 rodent hair for every 3.5 ounces
of peanut butter
The FDA has also come to the rescue of the 3,000 chemical
additives that flavour, preserve and colour our food today.
Most of these additives are safe when ingested in small
quantity. However, when these are part of most of the food
we eat the amount we consume over a long period of time
becomes too massive for our body to cope with and it is
only common sense that a toxic reaction should occurs.
In order for a drug to be "accepted" by the, pharmaceutical
companies must allocate a large team of technicians to the
project. The paper reports generated stacks to a height of
six feet and weighs several hundred kilograms. This process
often requires an investment in excess of two hundred
million dollars. Although pharmaceutical companies
officially complain about this procedure, privately they
are happy as only they can afford this type of money and
this keeps competition from small firms out of the way.
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