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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Winn’s annual symposium on feline health

Winn’s 34th annual symposium on feline health was held on June 28, 2012 in Quincy, MA with an audience of over 100 cat owners and veterinarians. Dr. Leslie Lyons of the University of California, Davis presented an update on recent advances in genetic research and newly discovered mutations causing disease in cats. For example, recently the mutation causing a craniofacial defect in Burmese kittens was confirmed in Dr. Lyons’ laboratory. Winn has helped support Dr. Lyons’ research to improve cat health for many years.

Lyons Rush Dale
Dr. Leslie Lyons, Dr. John Rush, Steve Dale (L to R)
Dr. John Rush of Tufts University discussed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), covering disease presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. HCM is the most common cardiac disease in cats and causes the death of many cats every year. Winn’s Ricky Fund was established to further research into this important disease and has funded many projects to date, including discovery of genetic mutations associated with HCM in certain cat breeds. This year, Winn funded three new feline health project at Tufts University.

Darlene Arden
Award winner Darlene Arden
Another important event at the Symposium was the presentation of Winn’s 2012 Media Appreciation Award to Darlene Arden for her dedication to feline health and welfare. Read more about the award on Winn’s website.

More photos from the Symposium can be found on Winn board member Steve Dale’s blog.

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Winn’s 34th annual symposium on feline health was held on June 28, 2012 in Quincy, MA with an audience of over 100 cat owners and veterinarians. Dr. Leslie Lyons of the University of California, Davis presented an update on recent advances in genetic research and newly discovered mutations causing disease in cats. For example, recently the mutation causing a craniofacial defect in Burmese kittens was confirmed in Dr. Lyons’ laboratory. Winn has helped support Dr. Lyons’ research to improve cat health for many years.

Lyons Rush Dale
Dr. Leslie Lyons, Dr. John Rush, Steve Dale (L to R)
Dr. John Rush of Tufts University discussed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), covering disease presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. HCM is the most common cardiac disease in cats and causes the death of many cats every year. Winn’s Ricky Fund was established to further research into this important disease and has funded many projects to date, including discovery of genetic mutations associated with HCM in certain cat breeds. This year, Winn funded three new feline health project at Tufts University.

Darlene Arden
Award winner Darlene Arden
Another important event at the Symposium was the presentation of Winn’s 2012 Media Appreciation Award to Darlene Arden for her dedication to feline health and welfare. Read more about the award on Winn’s website.

More photos from the Symposium can be found on Winn board member Steve Dale’s blog.

More on cat health:
Winn Feline Foundation Library
Find us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Read the Cat Health News Weekly
Join us on Google+
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Most Ky. nursing homes give more antipsychotic drugs to non-psychotic patients than U.S. median, but get little attention so far

Most Kentucky nursing homes exceeded the national average of the share of residents without psychosis or a related condition who nevertheless received antipsychotic drugs, according to federal data gathered by The Boston Globe and distributed by Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform.

The data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services showed that 16.7 percent of patients fell into that category, and that 161 of the 280 Kentucky nursing facilities for which data were available exceeded the national average. Twenty had percentages more than double the national average, and three were more than triple: the Glasgow State Nursing Facility, at 62 percent; Arbor Place of Clinton, 61 percent; and the nursing home at Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, 60 percent.

The data are for 2010. Nursing homes were not included if there were no data on antipsychotic drug use. Some data were taken from 2009 because no 2010 data were available. The Globe put the data into an easily reviewable database, available here, the Kentucky reform group issued a press release about it on June 14, and Kentucky Health News reported it on June 22.

However, only two Kentucky newspapers have reported on the survey and a local facility that exceeded the national average, according to our limited subscriptions and the news-clipping service subscribed to by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and shared with Kentucky Health News. Those were the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville, which mentioned several facilities in its area (Western State's director said state policy prevented him from commenting), and The Anderson News of Lawrenceburg. Its June 20 edition had a story focusing on Heritage Hall in Lawrenceburg, where 20 percent of non-psychotic patients received antipsychotic drugs.

A spokesman for Heritage Hall's operator, Elmcroft Senior Living and Memory Care of Louisville, told Anderson News Editor Ben Carlson that physicians "may choose to prescribe a medication such as antipsychotics without a diagnosis of psychosis or related condition such as controlling a patient's anxiety over a specific disease process."

Bernie Vonderheide, spokesman for the reform group, told Carlson that it suspects that many nursing homes use the drugs to keep patients under control and to avoid hiring more staff. "That is the single biggest problem in nursing homes, the lack of caregivers." (Read more; the New Era's story is behind a pay wall.)

Besides the Glasgow, Clinton and Hopkinsville facilities, the following had a percentage of non-psychotic patients receiving antipsychotic drugs that was more than double the national average:

Dawson Pointe, Dawson Springs 49%
Dover Manor, Georgetown, 49%
Edgemont Health Care, Cythiana, 46%
Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, 44%
Edgewood Estates, Frenchburg, 42%
Wesley Manor Nursing Center, Louisville, 42%
Wellington Parc of Owensboro, 42%
Stanton Nursing Center, Stanton, 41%
Shady Lawn Nursing Home, Cadiz, 41%
Charleston Health Care Center, Danville, 37.5%
Breckinridge Memorial Nursing Facility, Hardinsburg, 37%
Cedar Ridge Health Campus, Cynthiana, 37%
Brighton Cornerstone Health Care, Madisonville, 36%
Carmel Home, Owensboro, 36%
Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, Owingsville, 36%
J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, 35%
Medco Center of Henderson, 35%
Wolfe County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Campton, 34%
(Figures are rounded to the nearest percentage unless .5)
Most Kentucky nursing homes exceeded the national average of the share of residents without psychosis or a related condition who nevertheless received antipsychotic drugs, according to federal data gathered by The Boston Globe and distributed by Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform.

The data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services showed that 16.7 percent of patients fell into that category, and that 161 of the 280 Kentucky nursing facilities for which data were available exceeded the national average. Twenty had percentages more than double the national average, and three were more than triple: the Glasgow State Nursing Facility, at 62 percent; Arbor Place of Clinton, 61 percent; and the nursing home at Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, 60 percent.

The data are for 2010. Nursing homes were not included if there were no data on antipsychotic drug use. Some data were taken from 2009 because no 2010 data were available. The Globe put the data into an easily reviewable database, available here, the Kentucky reform group issued a press release about it on June 14, and Kentucky Health News reported it on June 22.

However, only two Kentucky newspapers have reported on the survey and a local facility that exceeded the national average, according to our limited subscriptions and the news-clipping service subscribed to by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and shared with Kentucky Health News. Those were the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville, which mentioned several facilities in its area (Western State's director said state policy prevented him from commenting), and The Anderson News of Lawrenceburg. Its June 20 edition had a story focusing on Heritage Hall in Lawrenceburg, where 20 percent of non-psychotic patients received antipsychotic drugs.

A spokesman for Heritage Hall's operator, Elmcroft Senior Living and Memory Care of Louisville, told Anderson News Editor Ben Carlson that physicians "may choose to prescribe a medication such as antipsychotics without a diagnosis of psychosis or related condition such as controlling a patient's anxiety over a specific disease process."

Bernie Vonderheide, spokesman for the reform group, told Carlson that it suspects that many nursing homes use the drugs to keep patients under control and to avoid hiring more staff. "That is the single biggest problem in nursing homes, the lack of caregivers." (Read more; the New Era's story is behind a pay wall.)

Besides the Glasgow, Clinton and Hopkinsville facilities, the following had a percentage of non-psychotic patients receiving antipsychotic drugs that was more than double the national average:

Dawson Pointe, Dawson Springs 49%
Dover Manor, Georgetown, 49%
Edgemont Health Care, Cythiana, 46%
Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, 44%
Edgewood Estates, Frenchburg, 42%
Wesley Manor Nursing Center, Louisville, 42%
Wellington Parc of Owensboro, 42%
Stanton Nursing Center, Stanton, 41%
Shady Lawn Nursing Home, Cadiz, 41%
Charleston Health Care Center, Danville, 37.5%
Breckinridge Memorial Nursing Facility, Hardinsburg, 37%
Cedar Ridge Health Campus, Cynthiana, 37%
Brighton Cornerstone Health Care, Madisonville, 36%
Carmel Home, Owensboro, 36%
Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, Owingsville, 36%
J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, 35%
Medco Center of Henderson, 35%
Wolfe County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Campton, 34%
(Figures are rounded to the nearest percentage unless .5)
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Kentuckians support goals of reform law, foundation head says

While politicians say President Obama's health-care reform is not popular in Kentucky, polls show that nine out of 10 adult Kentuckians favor its goals, the president of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky noted after the law passed its final court test.

"Thursday's Supreme Court decision affirms the constitutionality of the Affordable Care law and moves the United States and Kentucky children and adults one step closer to assured access to affordable insurance and care," Susan Zepeda said. "Our Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that regardless of their views on the Affordable Care law, the vast majority . . . of Kentuckians believe that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality health care." She said Kentuckians "expressed strong support for key provisions of the law already in effect: tax breaks for small employers, no co-pay on key preventive services, access to insurance for children with pre-existing health problems."


Looking forward, "Kentucky leaders need to be sure our residents are aware of the provisions of this law," Zepeda said. "As individuals and as a state, we need to take advantage of opportunities and resources the law makes available, even as we continue to work to improve access to quality care throughout Kentucky. The Foundation stands committed to addressing the unmet health care needs of Kentuckians, informing health policy and investing in communities, to increase access to care, decrease health disparities, and advance health equity in the Commonwealth." (Read more)
While politicians say President Obama's health-care reform is not popular in Kentucky, polls show that nine out of 10 adult Kentuckians favor its goals, the president of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky noted after the law passed its final court test.

"Thursday's Supreme Court decision affirms the constitutionality of the Affordable Care law and moves the United States and Kentucky children and adults one step closer to assured access to affordable insurance and care," Susan Zepeda said. "Our Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that regardless of their views on the Affordable Care law, the vast majority . . . of Kentuckians believe that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality health care." She said Kentuckians "expressed strong support for key provisions of the law already in effect: tax breaks for small employers, no co-pay on key preventive services, access to insurance for children with pre-existing health problems."


Looking forward, "Kentucky leaders need to be sure our residents are aware of the provisions of this law," Zepeda said. "As individuals and as a state, we need to take advantage of opportunities and resources the law makes available, even as we continue to work to improve access to quality care throughout Kentucky. The Foundation stands committed to addressing the unmet health care needs of Kentuckians, informing health policy and investing in communities, to increase access to care, decrease health disparities, and advance health equity in the Commonwealth." (Read more)
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Friday, June 29, 2012

How To Cure Diabetes In Houston Part1

How A Houston Doctor's Diabetes Program Works!

Discover how you may become part of this Breakthrough Diabetes Treatment Program in Houston Texas!
The information about diabetes located here will give you a new hope with this breakthrough treatment that gives real and lasting results!
Don't Become A Diabetes Burden and Failed Statistic!
Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. A full 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke).
The overall risk of dying among people with diabetes is at least double the risk of their peers without diabetes.
346 million people worldwide have diabetes.

In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar.
The World Health Organization projects that diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. 


In this Breakthrough Blog About Diabetes, You Will Learn…

  • What Many Doctors Don't Know About Diabetes!
  • The Simple Tests Most Doctors Fail To Order Thus Fail At Finding The Cause Of Your Problem!
  • Why Simply Taking Pills Probably Isn't A Good Idea If You Want To IMPROVE Your Blood Sugar Levels Once And For All!
  • Why Only Going To Your Family Or HMO Doctor Could Lead To Years Of Misery And Frustration!
  • How To Naturally And Safely IMPROVE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS NOW! And Much Morel
STOP AND THINK FOR A MOMENT!
  • Imagine how life would be if you no longer needed the drugs…
  • Imagine how life would be if you no longer had to inject yourself with insulin…
  • Imagine if you had the energy to exercise and lose the diabetes weight…
  • Imagine what life would be like without having to get up constantly throughout the night to use the restroom…
  • Imagine what life would be like if you didn't have the constant fear of the devastating effects caused by this disease…
  • Imagine a life of excitement because you can take pleasure in being free from the worry and fear diabetes brings...
It's never too late to begin this groundbreaking diabetes recovery program at Life-Changing Care of Texas! 

Life doesn't have to pass you by... Join our amazing treatment program today! 

It's time for you to take charge of your health by educating yourself about this fantastic and surprisingly simple diabetes treatment program in Houston Texas!

Dr. Walter K. Crooks Diabetes Link
http://lifechangingcarehouston.com/about-us
How A Houston Doctor's Diabetes Program Works!

Discover how you may become part of this Breakthrough Diabetes Treatment Program in Houston Texas!
The information about diabetes located here will give you a new hope with this breakthrough treatment that gives real and lasting results!
Don't Become A Diabetes Burden and Failed Statistic!
Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. A full 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke).
The overall risk of dying among people with diabetes is at least double the risk of their peers without diabetes.
346 million people worldwide have diabetes.

In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar.
The World Health Organization projects that diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. 


In this Breakthrough Blog About Diabetes, You Will Learn…

  • What Many Doctors Don't Know About Diabetes!
  • The Simple Tests Most Doctors Fail To Order Thus Fail At Finding The Cause Of Your Problem!
  • Why Simply Taking Pills Probably Isn't A Good Idea If You Want To IMPROVE Your Blood Sugar Levels Once And For All!
  • Why Only Going To Your Family Or HMO Doctor Could Lead To Years Of Misery And Frustration!
  • How To Naturally And Safely IMPROVE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS NOW! And Much Morel
STOP AND THINK FOR A MOMENT!
  • Imagine how life would be if you no longer needed the drugs…
  • Imagine how life would be if you no longer had to inject yourself with insulin…
  • Imagine if you had the energy to exercise and lose the diabetes weight…
  • Imagine what life would be like without having to get up constantly throughout the night to use the restroom…
  • Imagine what life would be like if you didn't have the constant fear of the devastating effects caused by this disease…
  • Imagine a life of excitement because you can take pleasure in being free from the worry and fear diabetes brings...
It's never too late to begin this groundbreaking diabetes recovery program at Life-Changing Care of Texas! 

Life doesn't have to pass you by... Join our amazing treatment program today! 

It's time for you to take charge of your health by educating yourself about this fantastic and surprisingly simple diabetes treatment program in Houston Texas!

Dr. Walter K. Crooks Diabetes Link
http://lifechangingcarehouston.com/about-us
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Fibromyalgia Treatment Breakthrough in Houston Texas

Fibromyalgia Treatment Breakthrough in Houston Texas



Fibromyalgia most often has pain as the most prominent symptom.



Fibromyalgia usually affects the entire body, although it may start in one area, such as the neck and shoulders, and spread to other areas over a period of time. Fibromyalgia is a form of generalized muscular pain and fatigue.



The name, Fibromyalgia, means pain in the muscles and the fibrous connective tissues (the ligaments and tendons).



You (or someone you know) may be experiencing moderate or severe fatigue with a lack of energy, decreased exercise endurance, or the kind of exhaustion that results from the flu or lack of sleep. Sometimes the fatigue is more of a problem than the pain.



Other symptoms may include:



•Loss of mental sharpness - "Fibro Fog"

•Migraines/Tension Headaches

•Abdominal pain and/or Bloating

•Alternating Constipation/Diarrhea

•Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency

•Sensitivity to Temperature Changes



Have you suffered with these symptoms for a few months, a few years, or just too many years to mention? Some may suffer with only minor symptoms, while others (perhaps you or a loved one) feel the debilitating affects of Fibromyalgia and are kept from participating in life, making even simple daily activities almost impossible.



The Journal of Neuroscience reports that the McGill University Centre for Research on pain has found; “The longer the individual has had fibromyalgia, the greater the gray matter loss (BRAIN), with each year of fibromyalgia being equivalent to 9.5 times the loss in normal aging”.



Many Fibromyalgia sufferers have gone through more treatments and seen more Fibromyalgia "specialists" than they care to remember and any positive results are transient at best but more often than not these treatments have caused them to feel even worse in the long term.



Many patients have told me that some health care providers have told them that they are just making it up, it is "PSYCHOSOMATIC". They have even been given referrals to Psychiatrists to be evaluated for malingering or even worse, to be evaluated for Münchausen Syndrome!



Well I am here to tell you that, yes it may be in your head, but not in the way these so called "specialist" have accused some. It may be that our own brain is unable to keep these symptoms from expressing themselves due to poor firing of neuronal pathways. Your mainframe computer system may not be running optimally and may even have some spyware and spam installed in there!



You see, the Brain controls our body, every system relies on brain in some form or fashion. Just think of how important that structure is and all that it is capable of. When it is operating at peak performance, that is to say when both hemispheres (left and right halves) are working together in a balanced fashion with as little dysfunction as possible, we are then able to express our humanism, our inborn higher function that is capable of handling those assaults on our person from our environment, be they Physical, Chemical or Emotional Stresses. It is when the brain becomes disproportionate in its output, looses that Brain Balance, that we then see these Chronic Conditions rear their ugly heads!



In my practice we help those people that are the worst of the worst, people that have been given up on by the so called Fibromyalgia "specialists".



A good friend of mine, Dr. Michael Johnson, has authored the alternative medicine best seller “What Do You Do When the Medications Don’t Work – A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions” that explains what it is we do to treat these chronic conditions that other "Doctors" and "Specialists" just can't seem to help. However, on the other hand, we are able to treat, with success, even the most difficult of Fibromyalgia cases.



You may be asking, what is this breakthrough treatment? The answer to helping most Fibromyalgia sufferers is our unique, BRAIN BASED THERAPY. Is It Really That Simple? Yes, for most people the answer is really that simple: Brain Based Therapy. You are most likely starting to wonder “What is the treatment going to be like?”. I can tell you from my interaction with patients that the therapies applied are enjoyable but more importantly they help restore people's health and improve their quality of life!



How Does This BRAIN BASED THERAPY work? Treatments can include one-sided body stimulation, simple exercise applied in such a way as to induce activation to specific parts of the brain, eye exercises, heat and other activities. These techniques coupled with a full neurological and nutritional workup have enabled us to help most of our patients to get rid of their chronic symptoms no matter how long they have been experiencing them.



Try and imagine how different your life would be if you were free from the burdens that your fibromyalgia causes you.

Fibromyalgia does not have to be a part of your life any longer!



Being told over and over again that you just have to learn to live with your fibromyalgia burdens you, the sufferer with even more anguish. I believe God has given us all we need to be able to control, if not eliminate fully chronic diseases such as fibromyalgia. However, the medical model, that not so long ago refused to acknowledge that there even was a condition known as fibromyalgia, all the while many thousands of people suffered and were given no hope because of this refusal to believe scientific research.

New scientific research helps us to get to the root of your individual fibromyalgia condition.



You see, even though fibromyalgia is a diagnosis given to many Americans, in reality it is different in each and every person. The underlying cause can vary from food protein reactions, to heavy metals, parasites, chronic and undetected systemic infections to a whole host of other culprits.



In my office we leave no stone unturned in our investigation into what in allowing your body to become overwhelmed with the pain, fatigue, mental fog and all the other symptoms associated with your fibromyalgia.



Get the facts about fibromyalgia! I want you to live up to your God given potential and enjoy the life He has given you and become a productive human being once again.



To find out more about Dr. Walter K. Crooks' ground-breaking fibromyalgia treatment program go to http://lifechangingcarehouston.com/

fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Treatment Breakthrough in Houston Texas



Fibromyalgia most often has pain as the most prominent symptom.



Fibromyalgia usually affects the entire body, although it may start in one area, such as the neck and shoulders, and spread to other areas over a period of time. Fibromyalgia is a form of generalized muscular pain and fatigue.



The name, Fibromyalgia, means pain in the muscles and the fibrous connective tissues (the ligaments and tendons).



You (or someone you know) may be experiencing moderate or severe fatigue with a lack of energy, decreased exercise endurance, or the kind of exhaustion that results from the flu or lack of sleep. Sometimes the fatigue is more of a problem than the pain.



Other symptoms may include:



•Loss of mental sharpness - "Fibro Fog"

•Migraines/Tension Headaches

•Abdominal pain and/or Bloating

•Alternating Constipation/Diarrhea

•Urinary Urgency and/or Frequency

•Sensitivity to Temperature Changes



Have you suffered with these symptoms for a few months, a few years, or just too many years to mention? Some may suffer with only minor symptoms, while others (perhaps you or a loved one) feel the debilitating affects of Fibromyalgia and are kept from participating in life, making even simple daily activities almost impossible.



The Journal of Neuroscience reports that the McGill University Centre for Research on pain has found; “The longer the individual has had fibromyalgia, the greater the gray matter loss (BRAIN), with each year of fibromyalgia being equivalent to 9.5 times the loss in normal aging”.



Many Fibromyalgia sufferers have gone through more treatments and seen more Fibromyalgia "specialists" than they care to remember and any positive results are transient at best but more often than not these treatments have caused them to feel even worse in the long term.



Many patients have told me that some health care providers have told them that they are just making it up, it is "PSYCHOSOMATIC". They have even been given referrals to Psychiatrists to be evaluated for malingering or even worse, to be evaluated for Münchausen Syndrome!



Well I am here to tell you that, yes it may be in your head, but not in the way these so called "specialist" have accused some. It may be that our own brain is unable to keep these symptoms from expressing themselves due to poor firing of neuronal pathways. Your mainframe computer system may not be running optimally and may even have some spyware and spam installed in there!



You see, the Brain controls our body, every system relies on brain in some form or fashion. Just think of how important that structure is and all that it is capable of. When it is operating at peak performance, that is to say when both hemispheres (left and right halves) are working together in a balanced fashion with as little dysfunction as possible, we are then able to express our humanism, our inborn higher function that is capable of handling those assaults on our person from our environment, be they Physical, Chemical or Emotional Stresses. It is when the brain becomes disproportionate in its output, looses that Brain Balance, that we then see these Chronic Conditions rear their ugly heads!



In my practice we help those people that are the worst of the worst, people that have been given up on by the so called Fibromyalgia "specialists".



A good friend of mine, Dr. Michael Johnson, has authored the alternative medicine best seller “What Do You Do When the Medications Don’t Work – A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions” that explains what it is we do to treat these chronic conditions that other "Doctors" and "Specialists" just can't seem to help. However, on the other hand, we are able to treat, with success, even the most difficult of Fibromyalgia cases.



You may be asking, what is this breakthrough treatment? The answer to helping most Fibromyalgia sufferers is our unique, BRAIN BASED THERAPY. Is It Really That Simple? Yes, for most people the answer is really that simple: Brain Based Therapy. You are most likely starting to wonder “What is the treatment going to be like?”. I can tell you from my interaction with patients that the therapies applied are enjoyable but more importantly they help restore people's health and improve their quality of life!



How Does This BRAIN BASED THERAPY work? Treatments can include one-sided body stimulation, simple exercise applied in such a way as to induce activation to specific parts of the brain, eye exercises, heat and other activities. These techniques coupled with a full neurological and nutritional workup have enabled us to help most of our patients to get rid of their chronic symptoms no matter how long they have been experiencing them.



Try and imagine how different your life would be if you were free from the burdens that your fibromyalgia causes you.

Fibromyalgia does not have to be a part of your life any longer!



Being told over and over again that you just have to learn to live with your fibromyalgia burdens you, the sufferer with even more anguish. I believe God has given us all we need to be able to control, if not eliminate fully chronic diseases such as fibromyalgia. However, the medical model, that not so long ago refused to acknowledge that there even was a condition known as fibromyalgia, all the while many thousands of people suffered and were given no hope because of this refusal to believe scientific research.

New scientific research helps us to get to the root of your individual fibromyalgia condition.



You see, even though fibromyalgia is a diagnosis given to many Americans, in reality it is different in each and every person. The underlying cause can vary from food protein reactions, to heavy metals, parasites, chronic and undetected systemic infections to a whole host of other culprits.



In my office we leave no stone unturned in our investigation into what in allowing your body to become overwhelmed with the pain, fatigue, mental fog and all the other symptoms associated with your fibromyalgia.



Get the facts about fibromyalgia! I want you to live up to your God given potential and enjoy the life He has given you and become a productive human being once again.



To find out more about Dr. Walter K. Crooks' ground-breaking fibromyalgia treatment program go to http://lifechangingcarehouston.com/

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Experts disagree on whether states will choose to expand Medicaid

Experts disagree on whether states will choose to expand Medicaid, a crucial, but voluntary, part of the federal health-care reform law. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled the federal government could not force states to expand the system for the poor and disabled, but that the expansion itself is constitutional.

Yesterday, both Gov. Steve Beshear and Senate President David Williams both indicated they are researching how Kentucky should proceed.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said "many states, maybe most, will decide that they simply cannot afford to choose to expand Medicaid." Though the federal government will pay for the newly eligible enrollees for several years after the law takes effect in 2014, states will eventually have to pay 10 percent of the cost.

Despite the expected cost, Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, predicts that "only a small number of states" will pass up the opportunity to expand, given the federal government's generous offer, reports Robert Pear for The New York Times.

The Medicaid expansion is central to the health care law, since about 17 million of the 30 million Americans who will newly qualify for health insurance will do so under Medicaid. In Kentucky, that translates to 280,000 more people enrolling in the program.

Senior administration officials said they feel sure states will choose to expand Medicaid, but Republican governors like Mitch Daniels in Indiana and Bob McDonnell in Virginia would not commit either way. Daniels said the expansion would cost Indiana $2 billion in the next 10 years.

And though U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is one of the authors of the new law, he was not sure his own state would opt to expand. He did call the offer of federal assistance "a big juicy carrot." (Read more)


Experts disagree on whether states will choose to expand Medicaid, a crucial, but voluntary, part of the federal health-care reform law. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled the federal government could not force states to expand the system for the poor and disabled, but that the expansion itself is constitutional.

Yesterday, both Gov. Steve Beshear and Senate President David Williams both indicated they are researching how Kentucky should proceed.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said "many states, maybe most, will decide that they simply cannot afford to choose to expand Medicaid." Though the federal government will pay for the newly eligible enrollees for several years after the law takes effect in 2014, states will eventually have to pay 10 percent of the cost.

Despite the expected cost, Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, predicts that "only a small number of states" will pass up the opportunity to expand, given the federal government's generous offer, reports Robert Pear for The New York Times.

The Medicaid expansion is central to the health care law, since about 17 million of the 30 million Americans who will newly qualify for health insurance will do so under Medicaid. In Kentucky, that translates to 280,000 more people enrolling in the program.

Senior administration officials said they feel sure states will choose to expand Medicaid, but Republican governors like Mitch Daniels in Indiana and Bob McDonnell in Virginia would not commit either way. Daniels said the expansion would cost Indiana $2 billion in the next 10 years.

And though U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is one of the authors of the new law, he was not sure his own state would opt to expand. He did call the offer of federal assistance "a big juicy carrot." (Read more)


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Useful list helps explain health care law and Supreme Court ruling

To learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health-care reform law, as well as the Affordable Care Act itself, the Detroit Free Press has put together a list of helpful websites that elucidate the issues.

The list would be helpful to reporters interested in localizing the impact of the law.

Click here for the list, compiled by reporter Pat Anstett.
To learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health-care reform law, as well as the Affordable Care Act itself, the Detroit Free Press has put together a list of helpful websites that elucidate the issues.

The list would be helpful to reporters interested in localizing the impact of the law.

Click here for the list, compiled by reporter Pat Anstett.
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