From addsteve at cox.net Sun Jan 1 22:23:49 2006 From: addsteve at cox.net (Steve Plog ADhD) Date: Sun Jan 1 22:29:51 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Med Students take stand against Big Pharma! Message-ID: <7.0.0.15.2.20060101202115.02163de8@cox.net> American Medical Student Association http://www.amsa.org/prof/pharmfree.cfm AMSA's PharmFree Campaign started in 2002 in collaboration with No Free Lunch. This year, we are launching the Counterdetailing Initiative to take PharmFree to the next level. AMSA believes it is essential to foster honesty, integrity, humility and accountability in undergraduate medical education and beyond. Without these qualities, both the credibility of the medical community and public trust erode. The next logical question is: How can we encourage students to develop these attributes throughout their medical training? Our answer is simple: National PharmFree Day 2005 PharmFree because the practice of pharmaceutical gifting to students and physicians increases the costs of health care for patients and does not primarily serve patient interests. PharmFree because medical students want to be honest with future patients about why a particular medication was prescribed without compromising personal and professional integrity. PharmFree because medical students want to treat future patients using modalities supported by the best existing clinical evidence, not carefully packaged advertising. Patients rightly expect and deserve this from the medical community. Vision: AMSA will lead the way to revitalize professionalism in medical education and the medical profession. All medical students will learn about the ethics of drug company interaction with health professionals and make the rational, informed decision to eschew "free" gifts from the pharmaceutical industry throughout the training career. Every practicing physician will practice evidence-based medicine using modalities supported by the best existing clinical evidence, not carefully packaged advertising, and continue to uphold personal and professional integrity. Mission: The mission of AMSA's Counterdetailing Initiative is to educate medical students about evidence-based medicine, specifically evidence-based prescription practices; to empower students through activism to teach themselves, fellow students, and physicians about existing clinical guidelines; to introduce sources of unbiased and expert-reviewed information on pharmaceuticals to resident physicians, attending physicians, and practicing physicians in the community; and to educate medical students and physicians about the effect of pharmaceutical promotions on prescription habits. ___________________________________________ Backstory: A pill they won't swallow http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1228/p20s01-lire.html By G. Jeffrey MacDonald BOSTON - Dutifully wearing collared shirts, ties, and the short white coats meant to keep all medical students humble, Chen Kenyon and Dustin Petersen don't look like rebels. They look scrubbed and eager to learn from any doctor in a long white coat. But in the pockets of their shorter garments lurk symbols of a movement aiming to topple one of medicine's most entrenched traditions. Their pens read "PharmFree," which means they don't take personal gifts of any size from the pharmaceutical industry. And that is touching off a quiet ethics war reverberating through the halls of academia and hospitals across the country. Messrs. Kenyon and Petersen are among a growing band of stethoscope-wearing students who believe the medical profession needs more detachment from big pharmaceutical firms. Consequently, they're turning down everything from free catered meals to notepads, provoking debates among fellow students and quizzical looks from doctors. "People will often ask, 'why didn't you take the pen? Or, why didn't you eat the lunch?'," says Kenyon, a Boston University medical student who packs a sandwich, apple, and granola bar almost every day so he won't have to eat meals sponsored by drugmakers. "It gives you the green light to talk about it when somebody asks," adds Petersen, who swears his home-cooked pot roast and clam chowder leftovers taste better than the catered meals he refuses each week. Behind the modest rebellion is the belief that taking gifts from drug companies creates a conflict of interest for doctors. The argument: To accept handouts is to feel indebted, and doctors indebted to drug firms may not be prescribing medicines based solely on what's best for their patients. The 60,000-member American Medical Student Association (AMSA) urges students and doctors alike to just say "no" to all personal gifts from drugmakers. Doctors on the whole seem far less worried about the practice. The American Medical Association condones gift-taking from pharmaceutical representatives as long as no single gift is worth much more than $100. And drug companies seem to be finding plenty of takers: spending on marketing to physicians jumped from $12.1 billion in 1999 to $22 billion in 2003 ($16 billion of which was in free samples), according to data from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Against this backdrop, students are still convinced their cause is worth fighting, even if it means giving up a hot meal every day. "I don't think patients can trust us anymore," says Kristin Rising, a medical student at the University of California, San Francisco. "By accepting gifts, we're taking in biases that are going to affect patient care." Others feel the same way. For the first time this year, between 500 and 1,000 students at 150 medical schools are canvassing 40,000 physicians nationwide. Their aim is to steer them to independent sources of information about drugs. This "counter-detailing initiative" takes AMSA's three-year-old PharmFree project out of medical schools and into the trenches of the profession, where students hope to pique the consciences of future colleagues. Other phases of the movement have been more brazen. Last year, for instance, a brigade of students marched on Pfizer offices in New York and dumped thousands of logo- emblazoned pens, given to the students by the company as gifts and intended as advertisements in their hands, back on the firm's doorstep. Activist students insist their beef is more with the medical profession, which, they say, has come to feel it's entitled to the giveaways, than it is with the drugmakers. Even PhRMA distances itself somewhat from the practice, saying its member firms honor AMA guidelines to keep gift-giving at modest levels. "Any physician can decline a gift at any time," says Dr. Paul T. Antony, PhRMA's chief medical officer. Challenging medicine's status quo, however subtly, often comes at personal cost. Example: Last year in Philadelphia, Kenyon wanted to make a good first impression with his new supervisor on a medicine rotation. But after the firm handshake, things deteriorated as the attending physician suggested they grab lunch - at a seminar sponsored by a drug company. "I told him, 'I don't eat pharmaceutical lunches,' " Kenyon recalls. "He was sort of, like, 'Oh.' And stopped it there. In some way, it doesn't really matter to me, but he is the person evaluating me in the end." Kenyon's predicament illustrates the heart of this struggle: Those making the moral case against gift-taking hold junior status in a hierarchical and tradition-bound profession. "While I think we're right, people don't always want to hear what we have to say," says Ms. Rising. "I'm not in a position to say, 'you, my supervisor, are wrong' " to accept giveaways. With no real standing to make their case to higher-ups, students rely instead on the shock power that comes with saying "no thanks" when offered coveted freebies. Fellow students, they say, respond with a mixture of surprise, curiosity, ridicule - and lots of discussion. Take the case of Chris McCoy. A 2004 graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. McCoy had earned a reputation as a stickler for ethics by complaining when fellow students proposed to get drug companies to sponsor the medical school's social events. After the proposal was defeated, students kept eating meals provided by drug firms, but discussion about the ethics of doing so lingered like garlic. "They'd say, 'What would Chris think if he saw us eating the drug lunch?' " McCoy recalls. Where tensions arise, activists say, is when a student sets a higher ethical standard than a supervisor. No words need be spoken for a supervisor in a buffet line to feel a bit snubbed when a student settles for a granola bar instead of "tainted" pharmaceutical food. "In a lot of cases, people feel like you're pulling the moral high ground," Kenyon says. Students who dream of higher ethical standards for medicine expect to pay higher personal prices as time goes by. As medical residents, they'll be among peers who feel they've "earned" drug-industry perks, says Bob Goodman, founder of "No Free Lunch," a physician group that urges colleagues to stop taking gifts from drugmakers. What's more, residents with low salaries and high debt levels are famous for relying on drugmakers to keep them fed during long shifts. Residents say "once you see the reality of the way medicine is, you won't be so idealistic," says Yavar Moghimi, a George Washington University medical student. "I worry about that. [But] family members always congratulate me and tell me how important they think this is." 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URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060101/a0a86dc6/attachment-0001.htm From webmasters at mashpx.com Sun Jan 1 21:35:51 2006 From: webmasters at mashpx.com (Bob Anderson) Date: Sun Jan 1 23:41:47 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Israeli scientist develops natural alternative for Ritalin Message-ID: Source: http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1190&enPage=BlankP age&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health Israeli scientist develops natural alternative for Ritalin By David Brinn January 01, 2006 Dr. Nachum Vaisman: Our substance will hopefully make a change that doesn't depend on daily dosages like Ritalin. Children with ADHD may need sleep, Israeli study finds Natural relief for prostate enlargement Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center ADD Association Parents of children with attention deficits have come to rely on Ritalin to keep their children calm and attentive in school. However, potential side effects and health hazards have made many parents hesitant about giving their children the drug, and has caused sleepless nights among those who have made the choice to do so. Now, research coming out of Israel suggests that that in the future, parents of children diagnosed with an attention deficit disorder may have more options to consider. Rresearchers at Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center have successfully tested a natural oil-based alternative to the widely used Ritalin to treat ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) behavioral symptoms such as short attention span and inability to focus. If the promising results of initial testing of the substance proves successful, it will represent a natural alternative to Ritalin. According to medical experts, ADHD and ADD have been diagnosed for hundreds of years, but more recently these conditions have become more prevalent due to the increased use of chemicals, pollutants, or heavy metal toxicity (such as lead, mercury, and cadmium). One estimate quotes over 1.3 million American children with ADD; another source quotes up to 3 million with ADHD. Roughly 10 million Ritalin prescriptions are filled each year in the US for the treatment of children and adults with ADHD. Ritalin, a trade name for the prescription drug methylphenidate, is a central nervous system stimulant. Its effects are similar to, but more potent than, caffeine, but less potent than amphetamines. Sales of Ritalin and similar drugs increased by more than 500% in the 1990s. As far back as 1996, the World Health Organization warned that overuse of Ritalin - the most widely prescribed drug for children with ADD and ADHD - had reached dangerous proportions. According to research, use of the drug on a long-term basis may provoke seizures and suppress growth, or may cause angina, blood pressure changes, depression or any of a very long list of serious side effects. Dr. Nachum Waisman, the head of clinical nutrition at Sourasky, has been working on the development of the Ritalin alternative for a year and a half at the behest of an unnamed company which commissioned the study and which hopes to develop it into a product. At their request, Waisman could not disclose the actual components of the substance beyond its 'oil-based' description. "They're not prepared to go public with this yet," he told ISRAEL21c. However, Waisman agreed to discuss details of the study. "There have been many studies done about the relationship between fatty acids and ADHD. Our goal was to come up with the right combination of oils which would effectively change the impulses going through the cell membranes." "We had about 90 children - ages 8-13 - enrolled in the study; it was conducted in the summer so they were off their Ritalin," said Vaisman. All the children had either been taking Ritalin or were diagnosed as ADHD via a computerized test called TOVA (Test of Variables Attention). The TOVA is a 22.5 minute computerized assessment (visual or auditory), which in conjunction with teacher and parent behavior rating scales, is a highly effective screening tool for ADD. It is non-language based (to differentiate ADD from learning disorders), requires no left-right discrimination, and has negligible practice effects. After the children were all confirmed to be ADHD, Vaisman then divided them into three groups - and conducted a double blind study. "One group was given normal Canola oil, another group given fish oil," he recounted. Fish oil is high in omega-3 fats, which have been found to effectively address the underlying fatty acid deficiency that is present in most of these children and appears to be contributing to the ADHD. "The third group was given the mixture under study," he said. All of the dosages were mixed into chocolate spread in order to increase the children's compliance over a three month period. At the end of the three months, Vaisman's team administered the TOVA again, and compared the results. "There was no change in the canola oil group, a slight improvement in the fish oil group, and significant improvement in the group that received the product. "60% of the children ended up in the normal range of the TOVA," he said. Still, Vaisman cautioned that more testing will need to be conducted before the substance can be recognized as a beneficial and marketed as a natural alternative treatment for ADHD. "You never build on one study, so we need to repeat the study in much larger numbers," said Vaisman. "But our substance will hopefully make a change that doesn't depend on daily dosages like Ritalin. And it's completely natural." In his role as the head of the unit for Clinical Nutrition Diagnoses at Sourasky, Vaisman also deals with issues like gastro-intestinal problems, eating disorders, obesity. "We're conducting a lot research in these areas, and I also hold four clinics a week for treating patients," he said. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060101/44137f79/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Mon Jan 2 15:04:02 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Mon Jan 2 15:10:07 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] AMEN ANDY ROONEY ! 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FLAMINGO 6:30 ? 8:00 PM SPEAKER The New Las Vegas ChADD Coordinator - ?STEVEN PLOG? * Lab tests for what causes ADD symptoms * A visual evaluation might be wrong * Are you misdiagnosed and on drugs? Telephone: (702) 341-0614 This is what any Results Project Coordinator can do themselves. Contact ChADD at http://www.chadd.org/ or call them on the toll free 800-233-4050 and tell them you want to be the ChADD coordinator for your area. If they say your town is taken, then find someone in your downline that lives in the next city over use them. You will send them $45 to become a member of ChADD, when you get accepted as the ChADD coordinator in your area, (they accept everyone) you will then start to receive $10 from everyone new who joins ChADD in your area. ChADD will send you $10 and the contact information. You hold free meetings once or twice a month. You can not sell anything at the meetings. Nothing! But you can refer them to lab testing, nutrient depletion side effects, toxic metal symptoms, etc. ChADD says they are a resource and reference referral service only. I now have 500 contact names, numbers and email from the last 4 years of ChADD meetings in Vegas. 500 leads of people who have been pushed into drugs that don't work! MEOW! As the new head of ChADD all the schools are welcoming me with open arms into their schools. All the mental health facilities are gladly setting up appointments with me. Churches, hospitals, city and state police are meeting with me! Plus they turned over their bank account to me and I have a $350 war chest to start with. I have drug money to help promote complimentary medicine! heehee How would you like to have hundreds of leads pay you $10 to get information? We've got the fix for 2006! Steve Con -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060105/44007e86/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Fri Jan 6 16:16:35 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Fri Jan 6 16:27:21 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] 9 out of 10 children on Docs meds. Message-ID: <7.0.0.15.2.20060106140701.021c76f0@cox.net> The next time your local school wants you to be diagnosed by a psychiatrist give them these statistics. A survey of recently trained psychiatrists found that only 1 in 10 children in their practice DOES NOT receive medication! Reference: Study Stubbe DE, Thomas WJ: A survey of early-career child and adolescent psychiatrist: professional activities perceptions. J AM Academy Adolescent Psychiatry 2002; 41:123-130 http://tinvurl.com/8zsss According to US statistics 9 out of 10 school shootings involved drugs. Also according to US statistics 100% of the drugs were prescription drugs. None of the school shooting seemed to involve Cocaine, Speed, PCP, Marijuana or alcohol. (1) On Apri120, 1999, Eric Harris, one of the two Colorado Columbine High School seniors who went on a deadly rampage, entered his school-shooting students and faculty and setting off explosives. Twelve students and one teacher were killed, along with the two gunmen who ended the rampage by killing themselves, while twenty-three others were wounded. A toxicology report revealed Luvox, an antidepressant, in Harris system. (2) On November 20, 1986, 14-year-old Rod Mathews beat a classmate to death with a bat in the woods near his home in Canton, Massachusetts. He had been prescribed Ritalin since the third grade. (3) William Cruse was charged with killing six people in a shooting rampage on Apri123, 1987, in Palm Bay, Florida. Cruse had been seeing a Kentucky psychiatrist and stated he had been taking psychiatric drugs for several years. (4) Bartley Dobben killed his two young children on November 26, 1987, by casting them in a 1,300-degree foundry ladle. He had been placed on a regimen of psychiatric drugs in 1985. (5) On May 20, 1988, Laurie Dann walked into a Winnetka, Illinois second grade classroom carrying three pistols and began shooting innocent little children, killing one and wounding five others before killing herself. Subsequent blood tests revealed that both Lithium and the antidepressant Anafranil were in her bloodstream at the time the murder was committed. (6) On September 26, 1988, 19-year-old James Wilson took a .22 caliber revolver into an elementary school in Greenwood, South Carolina, and started shooting schoolchildren, killing two 8-year-old girls and wounding seven other children and two teachers. Wilson had been in and out of the hands of psychiatrists for years and within eight months of the killings he had been on several psychiatric drugs, which can generate violent behavior. Since the age of 14 he had been given psychiatric drugs, including Xanax, Valium, Thorazine and Haldol. 7) On January 17, 1989, Patrick Purdy opened fire on a schoolyard full of young children in Stockton, California. During his vicious and unprovoked assault, Purdy killed five schoolchildren and wounded thirty others before killing him- self. During the two years prior to the murders of the Stockton children Purdy had been on two strong psychiatric drugs of categories known to cause violence. (8) On Apri128, 1992, Kenneth Sequin drugged his two children, ages 7 and 5, took them to a pond, slashed their wrists and dumped their bodies in the water. He then drove home and killed his wife with an ax while she slept. He was on Prozac at the time. (9) In November, 1992, Lynwood Drake III, in San Luis Obispo and California, shot and killed six people with a handgun before he killed himself. Metabolized Prozac and Valium were both found in his system. (10) In December, 1993, Steven Leith of Chelsea, Michigan, walked back into a school meeting and fatally shot the school superintendent and wounded two others including a fellow teacher. He was on Prozac at the time of the shootings. (11) Sixteen-year-old Brian Pruitt, who fatally stabbed his grandparents in 1995 had a history of psychiatric treatment and had been prescribed psychiatric drugs. (12) On November 3, 1995, Sergeant Steven B. Christian, a twenty-five-year commended veteran of the Dallas police force drove to a police sub-station and seriously wounded an officer outside in his attempt to get inside and shoot others. Christian was shot and killed by two fellow Dallas police officers. The autopsy revealed high levels of an antidepressant in his blood. (13) In Connecticut on March 6, 1998, Matthew Beck, a lottery accountant, reported promptly to his job, hung up his coat and methodically gunned down four of his bosses, one of whom he chased through a parking lot before he turned the gun on himself. Beck had been seeing a psychiatrist and was taking three types of "psychiatric drugs". (14) On May 28, 1998, Brynn Hartman murdered her husband, comic Phil Hartman, then committed suicide. She had been prescribed and had been taking the antidepressant drug Zoloft, which the coroner found in her system along with alcohol and cocaine. (15) On February 19, 1996, 10-year-old Timmy Becton grabbed his 3-year-old niece as a shield and aimed a shotgun at a Sheriff's deputy who had accompanied a truant officer to his Florida home. Becton had been taken to a psychiatrist in January and had been put on a psychiatric drug. (16) While on vacation on May 25, 1997 in Las Vegas, 18-year-old Jeremy Strohmeyer raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl in the ladies restroom in a casino. He had been diagnosed with ADD and prescribed Dexedrine. He had begun taking the drug a week before the killing. (17) On September 27, 1997, 16-year-old Sam Manzie raped and strangled another boy to death. At the time of the killing the younger boy had been selling candy door-to-door for the local PTA. Manzie was under psychiatric "care" and was being "medicated" with psychiatric drugs. (18) On May 21, 1998, 14-year-old Kip Kinkel shot and killed his parents and then went on a wild shooting spree at his Springfield, Oregon high school that left two dead and twenty-two injured. He was reportedly taking Prozac and Ritalin and had been attending "anger management" classes. (19) On March 6, 1985, Atlanta postal worker, Steven W. Brownlee, pulled a pistol from his pocket and shot and killed a supervisor and a clerk. Another clerk was wounded. Brownlee had received treatment and psychotropic drugs at the Grady Memorial Psychiatric Unit. (20) On May 4, 1999, Steven Allen Abrams rammed his car into a preschool playground in Costa Mesa, California, killing two and injuring five. He had been placed on probation in 1994, which required him to see a psychiatrist and take Lithium. While only 20 Incidents of Senseless Violence have been quoted, 51 are referenced below. I. Roben Whitaker, "Lure of riches fuels testing," The Boston Globe, 17 Nov. 1998. 2. Lawrence H. 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"Patients group getting $3M a year from firms", New York Post, 28 Fcb. 1999. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060106/3410127b/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Sun Jan 8 23:35:45 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Mon Jan 9 00:40:03 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Flax seed oil and vitamin C improve ADHD Message-ID: Source: http://www.healthsentinel.com/org_news.php?id=073&title=Flax+seed+oil+and+vi tamin+C+improve+ADHD&event=org_news_print_list_item Flax seed oil and vitamin C improve ADHD Roman Bystrianyk, "Flax seed oil and vitamin C improve ADHD", Health Sentinel, January 8, 2006, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children. The diagnosis affects approximately 3-5% of school-going children. Studies have established that certain long-chained fatty acids are critical for normal brain development. Additional studies have show that deficiencies or imbalances in these fatty acids contribute to ADHD. Fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid or DHA and eicosapentanoic acid or EPA, are key for normal brain development and found in large amounts in fish oil. Alpha linolenic acid, or ALA, is a precursor fatty acid to DHA and is found in large amounts in flax seed oil. Children can convert ALA to DHA, but the conversion is dependent on adequate amounts of ALA and a low level of linoleic acid, or LA, in the diet. LA is found in large amounts in corn, safflower, sunflower, and canola oils. A study in the January 2006 issue of the journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, examined 30 children diagnosed with ADHD along with 30 healthy control children. They were given flax oil supplements containing 200 mg of ALA along with 25 mg of vitamin C two times a day for 3 months. A trained clinical psychologist analyzed the children?s behavior before and after the 3 months. The children's blood cells were also analyzed before and after the supplementation to determine the change in fatty acids. It was found that at the end of the 3 months there was a ?significant increase? in the levels of both EPA and DHA. All ADHD measures were improved after the 3 months. ?Individual scores of Inattention, Impulsivity, Restlessness and Self-Control reduced significantly post-supplementation. SI [social problems] and I [learning problems] scores constituting RPS [Related Problem Score] were found to be significantly decreasing in the post-supplementation group.? All the children in the enrolled study completed the 3 months of supplementation with no dropouts. The supplements were well accepted by all the children and there were no side effects. The authors conclude that, ?All the symptoms like impulsivity, restlessness, inattention, self-control, psychosomatic problems and learning problems showed highly significant improvement. Social problems and learning problems together constituted-related problems score also dropped significantly. There is considerable evidence that polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation brought about improvement in educational and behavioral problems among children with developmental coordination disorder and reduction in ADHD-related symptoms.? SOURCE: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, January 2006 Comments: Left by: Anonymous on Jan. 9, 2006 Subject: CynthiaTweedle Yet another study showing that polyunsaturated fats or omega fatty acids can help ADHD. But this is the first study I have seen on flax seed oil. The US is way behind other countries in doing these types of studies, but many citizens are way ahead in giving their ADHD children omegas daily. In time the trend will be towards omegas and away from medications for all but the very severe. There is no doubt that ADHD exists. I have had it all my life and two of my grandchildren have it. At last there is a proven natural way to combat it. Anyone who denies ADHD exists denies the true value of these studies which will help us. ct Left by: Anonymous on Jan. 8, 2006 Subject: ADHD fraud Common sense really. "ADHD" is total fraud, an invented "disorder" for the purpose of turning more and more children into patients, and to sell more drugs. We have known for decades the links between food and mood and that feeding a child an unhealthy diet, lacking in vital vitamins and minerals, will create problems. In fact, many of Psychiatry's "mental illnesses" can be handled through effective nutrition. See http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters for more info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060108/a54d9b3d/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Mon Jan 9 16:40:55 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Mon Jan 9 17:05:56 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Smart Kids' Youth Achievement Award Contest Entries Message-ID: Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-09 -2006/0004244852&EDATE= Deadline Nears for Smart Kids' Youth Achievement Award Contest Entries WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers, coaches, counselors, parents and mentors are urged to nominate candidates for the third annual Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award before the January 31st deadline. Students 18 years old or under with learning disabilities (LD) or ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are eligible to enter the competition highlighting their special gifts or strengths. The top $500 award will go to a young person who has demonstrated initiative, talent and determination resulting in a notable accomplishment in any field -- including music, art, academics, athletics or community service. Honorable Mentions will also be awarded. The 2006 Smart Kids with LD Youth Achievement Award will be presented by David Neeleman, CEO, JetBlue Airways and Honorary Chairman of Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, on June 15, 2006 at the organization's annual benefit dinner at the Marriott Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut. Transportation and hotel accommodations will be provided for the child and his or her parents. Applications for the award may be downloaded from the Smart Kids with LD website: http://www.SmartKidswithLD.org/award.html, and submitted, along with documentation of the student's LD or ADHD, by January 31st. For further information, contact Jane Ross at Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, 203 226-6831, or email Info@SmartKidswithLD.org. Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities is a national nonprofit organization based in Westport, Connecticut that provides practical information and support to parents, promoting their critical role as advocates for their children. The organization produces a newsletter and New Member publication, maintains a user-friendly website and conducts regional educational programs. The Smart Kids newsletter and website contain material on evaluation and diagnosis, current research findings, profiles of outstandingly successful adults with LD and ADHD, and support strategies offered by parents and professionals. The 2005 Youth Achievement Award winner was 17-year-old Rebecca Lynn Conviser, of Glencoe, Illinois, an exceptionally talented young singer, who told the audience at presentation ceremonies in Stamford that her passion for singing sustained her through years of struggle with nonverbal learning disabilities. Six candidates from California, Florida, Colorado, New York, New Hampshire and North Carolina received Honorable Mention awards, and Special Recognition was given to Patrick Seveland, of El Cajon, California. SOURCE Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Web Site: http://www.SmartKidswithLD.org/award.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Issuers of news releases and not PR Newswire are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on redistribution, apply. Copyright ? 1996- 2006 PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A United Business Media company. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060109/dc9bdf20/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Mon Jan 9 16:46:16 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Mon Jan 9 17:05:56 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Special needs pupils to get fish oil supplements Message-ID: Source: http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,1682432,00.html?gusrc=r ss Special needs pupils to get fish oil supplements Press Association Monday January 9, 2006 Fish oil supplements are to be tested on a group of special-school children with learning and behavioural difficulties. Researchers want to know if the brain-boosting omega-3 supplements can improve such disorders. Omega-3 is an oil rich in EPA, a fatty acid that helps the brain to send messages between cells. Studies have shown that it can improve memory, mood, concentration and behaviour. The 38 pupils taking part in the trial, which begins today, all attend Eaton Hall special school, in Norwich. For six months they will take the supplements every day, while their behaviour is closely monitored. The children, aged 10 to 16, have a range of problems including attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, Asperger's syndrome and pervasive development disorder. Some of them have already been prescribed drugs. Ritalin is used to treat ADD and ADHD but can lead to decreased appetite and insomnia. There is some evidence that omega-3 can reduce these side effects when taken together with ritalin. That relationship will also be examined. Lianne Quantrill, project coordinator at the school, said: "There is already mounting evidence to suggest there are benefits to taking omega-3 fish oils, particularly for those with behavioural problems who may already have fatty acid deficiencies. "This trial will be a chance to look in detail at the effect on a particular group of children with special needs. "The results from the trial could well go on to affect national attitudes towards the link between dietary supplements of this kind and behaviour." The findings will be analysed by Dr Madeline Portwood, a senior educational psychologist working for Durham county council. Staff already monitor the behaviour of pupils, building up a daily record of their progress and behaviour. By comparing previous information with that gathered during the trial, the impact of the supplements will be gauged. Parents have granted permission for their children to take part in the trial and can withdraw them at any time. One mother, Debbie Weymouth, said: "There is so much that I have read about the positive effects of omega-3 oils, it will be interesting to see for myself if there is an effect on my son." Fish oil also contains vitamin D, which maintains strong bones and is thought to protect against cancer. A study published in the Lancet medical journal last week showed that pregnant women who lacked vitamin D might give birth to children with an increased risk of osteoporosis. Researchers who scanned 200 nine-year-old children found that the mothers of those with low bone mass were deficient in vitamin D while pregnant. Pregnant women who took vitamin D supplements and were exposed to higher levels of sunlight had healthier children. Sunlight helps the body to manufacture its own vitamin D. Professor Cyrus Cooper, from the University of Southampton, who leads the Medical Research Council team that conducted the study, said: "These findings provide unique evidence that a mother's vitamin D status during pregnancy has a long-lasting effect on her child's bone development." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Stephanie Crawford, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has been selected to sit on the advisory panel to weigh-in on ADD Drug Risks. Parent and child advocates question Ms. Crawford's longstanding affiliation with the University of Illinois and its long history with ADHD Research. The University of Illinois receives millions of dollars in Attention Deficit Drug Research. Both ADD and ADHD known as Attention Deficit Disorder with or without hyperactivity are subjective psychiatric labels for which there are no demonstrable objective tests. Without legitimate scientific testing to verify the existence of these labels, researchers have resorted to using highly subjective questionnaires, surveys, or rating scales in determining a diagnosis. A widely used and controversial rating scale, the "Acter's profile for boys (or girls)" comes from the University of Illinois and its research department. This one screening method or random survey is being unlawfully used within the public education system without the approval of any Local, State, or Federal Government to diagnose school children throughout the United States. These research screenings are being casually passed off to parents and school personnel without full informed consent and are currently being legally challenged within Federal Courts. "Parents are simply not being told that their children are participating in research," says Sheila Matthews Founder of Ablechild a non-profit organization. Ms. Crawford's own participation in ADHD Research under grant application PA-98004 Drug Abuse and ADHD in Adults and Their High Risk Offspring further demonstrates the just cause for her removal from the panel. Though the FDA has a conflict of interest screening process and waiver criteria, there are still some conflicts of interest that are simply not manageable and should be challenged. To have a panel member that works for this particular University that receives a tremendous amount of pharmaceutical and psychiatric financial support to conduct research on this very same label defeats the purpose, authority, and function of the panel itself. Ablechild is an IRS approved, nonprofit, tax-exempt, Section 501(c) (3) charitable organization, and donations are tax deductible under the provisions of the IRS Code. Ablechild and the Ablechild logo is a Trademark of Ablechild, Inc. For more information, go to http://www.ablechild.org CONTACT INFORMATION Patricia Weathers Ablechild Email Us 845-677-4118 http://www.ablechild.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060109/e37d1365/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Tue Jan 10 01:34:01 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Tue Jan 10 01:42:57 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Steve's new baby threatened by doctor Message-ID: <7.0.0.15.2.20060109231757.021e0c10@cox.net> I can't believe what other parents are going through out there with their family doctor. Today I felt like the Gestapo had an office in Las Vegas. I went to the pediatrician today and got sandbagged. It felt like a lynching. The young doctor came in all smiles and friendly, checked Chase's weight, size etc. Then smiled and started to inform me of the shots he was going to give. I smiled back and said, "Not this kid" and then the doctors entire physiology changed right before my eyes. He said, "OK, but I'll have to have you sign this waiver before I continue." I said, "fine, I'll sign anything you want, but this kid isn't getting toxic poison put into her body unless I'm dead." Then the Nazi inquisition started. He informed me that if I don't give her the shots there is a 1 in 10 chance she'll get whooping cough. I smiled and said, "I've already addressed what causes whooping cough." Puzzled he looked up and said, "What's that?" I said Glyconutrients. He said, he was familiar with that supplement. Then he went on, and at this point scared my wife to death. He informed us that if the baby ever hit her head as babies do and she goes to the hospital and they see that on top of an injury, she also has been "medically neglected" from not having her shots, that child services would be brought in and there is a possibility that Chase would then be taken away from us. I smiled and said, "Anything I should be concerned about?" He said, "I'm just telling you that the State of Nevada considers not giving your child inoculations as neglect." I smiled and said, "If the State ever becomes a parent, the State will think differently." I again asked, "Is there anything medical I should be concerned about if I get the shot?" He smiled back and said, "You should be more concerned about what will happen if you don't get the shot. You're worried about the few thousand cases of side effects verses the millions of deaths from the disease itself." I smiled and said, "I'm not worried about disease, I'm worried about poison." He goes on, "If your child contracts a disease that could have been prevented by inoculations and another child catches it, you will be sued for endangerment." I smiled real big and said, "So in other words I have absolutely nothing to worry about?" We both left with crocodile smiles on our faces. I can't believe what people go through! I watch Law and Order and the cops playing good cop - bad cop don't abuse their suspects this badly! My wife is now traumatized and sick to her stomach. She's been looking on the net at English speaking countries that don't have extradition treaties with the US. Hayley looked me in the eye and said, "If Child Services comes after Chase, we leave and don't come back, right?" I said, "You grab the baby, I'll run interference and we'll disappear better than D.B. Cooper." All of this thinking because we visited our family doctor? This fight for the mindless drugging of our children just hit my front porch. I have been approached by CCHR to be one of their spokespersons for speaking out against TeenScreen and have accepted. We are now linked on their website http://www.cchr.org/index.cfm/5294 and I've been meeting with the Regional VP of Pre-paid legal to draw up a legal strategy to prevent crap like this from happening to our participants and our own coordinators families themselves. We live in a new and scary world, it's time we got bigger teeth. Are there any of you out there who have had similar experiences at the doctors office? Steve PS I have a new number: 702-341-0614 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060109/f10816a9/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Tue Jan 10 02:56:21 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Tue Jan 10 03:03:28 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] How to make money & recruits with the Results Project Message-ID: <7.0.0.15.2.20060110004513.021dddf8@cox.net> Hello Fellow MannaJammers, I haven't been as active in promoting the Results Project in the last six months because of two reasons. 1. I just had a new baby and needed to stay home more and 2. It still wasn't working like I had envisioned it. People were helping kids but it was costing them time and money to do so. What I had in mind was making money and getting recruits. My last meeting I made $1,300 and put 12 people on products. This has also worked in Florida with Paula Mcclellan and partner Cindy Lukehart and also worked in Massachusetts with the dynamic duo of Donna Leger and Beverly Barrett. Below is how we did it. Cut and paste this into Word and print it out. How we justify $199 for the Results Project. If you'll go on the Internet and look at what other programs are charging you'll find people such as ADD Coach, Jennifer Koretsky (Not a doctor), at http://www.addmanagement.com/nationalprogram.htm who charges $1,200 for her 90 day program that deals with your "problems," helps "fix" what's wrong with you and most of the time that also includes drugs. She is a member of CHADD, the organization backed and supported by pharmaceutical companies as all of ChADD's books, literature and magazines only contain drugs ads. Other people charge up to $5,000 because they have MD or PhD behind their name, or they're an author. Now our $199 is starting to look good and priced right. Next look at lab testing starting with Dr. Janet Hull who I feel is one of the best there is for diagnosing and treating toxic metals and nutrient depletions. Her website is at http://www.hairanalysisprogram.com/results-project.php where you can order a hair analysis lab test online for toxic metals and nutrient depletions for $180. She orders her lab tests from Doctors Data at http://www.doctorsdata.com/ and then supplies you with a written diagnosis based on that lab test. The reason they call themselves Doctors Data is you have to be a doctor, chiropractor, or psychiatrist etc to order from them. In some cases you are fighting the courts, school or spouse regarding a diagnosis of ADD based on a visual or written evaluation from a psychiatrist and need a doctor's diagnosis to fight it. That is where Dr. Hull comes in. This is the best $180 you ever spent if use her to get your child off drugs. The $199 program Now let's look again at the Results Project for $199 that includes; a lab test, supplements, workbook, DVD's, CD's and a 12 week positive support group. Contact a local chiropractor and offer a business deal for ordering lab tests. Tell them to contact Doctors Data and set up an account. They will then send your chiropractor 20 or 30 hair kits at no charge. They come in envelopes with a paper measuring device to measure how much hair you need and instructions on how to collect it. When the chiropractor sends in a lab test to Doctors Data they will bill him $46 for the test in 30 days. You will give your chiropractor $60 for ordering the test so they get a $14 profit. Why will the chiropractor want to do this? 1. You can't pick up the lab tests because they're private and confidential medical files. So the Results Project participants have to physically go in to the chiropractor's office to pick them up. While they're in the office they might actually want to ask about the service. 2. When you pass out the test kits you will include the chiropractor's brochure offering his service. 3. When those lab tests come back 99% of the time they come back proving they are badly toxic and in dire need of anti-oxidants. Somebody has to sell them supplements, might as well be the doctor! 4. No downside, the absolute worst thing that could happen is you order 10 lab tests and the doctor gets $140 for mailing it out. The chiropractor would get his name out there and advertised for nothing and everyone would know he uses "Evidence Based Medicine" in his practice not Voodoo. 5. Ask the doctor to be your "Medical Director" for your community program. It's a feather in their cap to have that kind of a title and it gives you more substance to your program to have them on board. It also helps you get grants and respect in schools and other doctors who want to drug your participant's kids. It will be up to you to go to the doctor's office, collect the paperwork and fill it all out when you sign parents up at the meeting. Then you bring all the paperwork back already filled out with the hair sample in the mini plastic baggie and all the doctor has to do is mail it in. Pay to be a prospect program. The participants will pay $10 to come to the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting on the overheads they will see what others are charging and what others think about ADD being a problem. They'll be told to keep that $1,200 and $5,000 in mind during the 90-minute presentation. At the end of the presentation we'll be covering lab test costs and other programs cost at the very end. Then we'll bring out the cost of our program. They will throw money at you when they hear this deal. On one over head I list what the program costs: $249 - for the 12 week program. $180 - for the lab tests $ 20 - for the DVD "Why I Love My ADD" $ 20 - for the CD, Lab Test not Best Guess PowerPoint (includes all the overheads they saw that night.) $ 56 - Vitamin and mineral, fruit and vegetable, anti-oxidant supplements for the first month. $ 20 - for the ADD Workbook. $545 Total At this point the people in the audience are excited about finally getting the proof they need for their child or themselves to get better. They are finally seeing a program that will uplift their child into a Quick Smart Kid not a loser. Then you make them an offer they can't resist!!! We say, "Folks, there are two groups of people who come to these seminars. Group A, those who jump right in the first night and do everything thing we say. They show up for all the meetings, they order the lab test right away, they build their dream books the first week, they order the books we recommend to read first thing when they get home. Then there are the others in group B, who hem and haw, poke around for two weeks, then get dragged back kicking and screaming to join the program. They argue with everything we say, they don't order tests, they don't order the books, they don't build a dream board and they find it mysteriously not working for them and badmouth our program. We're going to reward group A and separate the groups and work with them separately. Here is what we're going to give group A. Then on the over head I put: $139 - for 12 week program for the entire immediate family (grandparents, kids, uncles etc.) $ 60 - for each lab tests for as many in the immediate family want to take them. N/C - for the DVD "Why I Love My ADD" N/C - for the CD, Lab Test not Best Guess PowerPoint (includes all the overheads they saw that night.) N/C - Vitamin and mineral, fruit and vegetable, anti-oxidant supplements for the first month. N/C - for the ADD Workbook. $199 Total (A $334 savings!) When they see this they run to the stage and throw money at you! You then take their money to use to buy everything else they need for the program. $ 60 - lab test $ 52 - MannaBears and Glycobears (ordered where ever you need it most in your downline) $ 20 - DVD & CD (Steve brings these to the seminar and you pay for them after people sign up) $ 5 - Workbook $137 Total After all is said and done, you should be able to put $62 in your pocket and $43 in volume in your downline per person. It gets pretty exiting when you look at the numbers. 10 people - $ 620 in pocket - $ 430 in volume 20 people - $1,240 in pocket - $ 860 in volume 30 people - $1,860 in pocket - $1,290 in volume. If you take out the supplements and sell them at a later time after the lab tests come back it looks like this. 10 people - $1,120 in your pocket 20 people - $2,240 in your pocket 30 people - $3,360 in your pocket Through Steve you can be set up with National Heritage Foundation and have a non-profit for $100 in two weeks. (If you sign up online, it will cost you $285) This will also give you the ability to take credit cards at the seminar. 8 out of 10 will chose to do the credit card. That night, you take the credit card info off the credit card form and enter it online at www.nhf.org and you'll have your money the next day. The next day you pay Steve for the DVD's and CD PowerPoint out of the money collected from participants. This way you're not out of pocket for them and you don't order more or less than you need. With the money from participants you buy the workbooks from OfficeMax for $2 each and print out the pages that go in them using the participant's money. Steve gets half of the door receipts and gives up the leads, you get the other half of the door receipts and give up the airfare. Selling the DVD & CD in the participants kit helps pay for Steve's speaker fees without coming out of your pocket. You schedule the next meeting about 7 to 10 days away so you can order the products and build the workbooks. When the parents give you $199 here is a list of what they will take home with them that night. 1. Homework (pages 2, 3, 6, 7 & 13 from the work book) to be filled out and brought to first meeting 2. Hair kit (hair kit to be brought back to first meeting 3. DVD & CD What they bring to the follow up meeting. 1. Hair kits with hair in them and all paperwork filled out 2. Homework filled out and at least one of the books bought that were recommended on page 13. We've all had meetings that didn't have enough people show up. Then the few people who are there are wondering why all those other people didn't come. My first meeting with this new program I signed up 12 people, put $1,344 in my pocket and only had 8 people show up at the first meeting. Then 7 showed up at the next meeting. (I still made $1,344, but felt bad when the number of attendees dropped) So we don't do mandatory meetings for the 12 weeks. We explain in the seminar that most of this will be done over the phone and email and for those who would like to attend the "Optional" positive support group, they will happen every two weeks on whatever day you find most convenient for yourself. Now if 8 of the 12 showed up at the optional positive support group, nobody would have batted an eye. People expect two income families and soccer moms to be busy. Where to have the follow up meeting. I called the marketing director for Wild Oats Health Food Stores of Las Vegas. When we sat down I explained that from what I understand it costs about $100 in the industry to get a new customer. I proposed that they let me have my follow up meeting at their health food store. I explained that I was going to be recommending people in my 12-week program to start eating at a health food store anyway. We then worked out a deal where Wild Oats is one of my sponsors. The supply all the healthy munchies and organic drinks at my seminars and I put their name as a sponsor on my flyer, email and a banner I get from them to put up in the seminar. Then at the follow up meeting, Wild Oats puts up an "Eating Healthy Starter Bag" of groceries with a value of about $25. In it they have Soy milk, Stevia sweetener, Glutton free bread, almonds, carob coated raisons, veggie chips, organic pop, soy butter, sea salt etc. It jump starts them as a customer of the store. After the meeting people will shop right then and there. It's a great win-win for the store and the Results Project and gives you another supporter and sponsor. HOW TO ORGANIZE A SUCCESSFUL RESULTS PROJECT SEMINAR 1. A) How the money is split up when Steve does the seminars. Contact Steve to invite and "book" him for your meetings to be held at least 3-6 weeks prior to him coming to town. You pay for the airfare to bring Steve into your town. You get your money back when you have a good turnout for the meetings. We charge $10 at the door and split the money 50/50. Use your non-profit status to get a free room from a hospital, school or church. If you don't and end up paying for a room, it comes out of your half. Steve gets 50% of the money and none of the leads or prospects. That's what he gives up, you give up the airfare. You don't have to pay for a hotel, just put Steve up in a spare room or on your couch. B) I only charge cover for the meetings at night. The daytime is for generating interest in the meetings. Get me in front of all the breakfast or luncheon meetings put on by the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, and Chamber of Commerce etc. They are always looking for speakers at their breakfast or luncheon meetings. Collect cards and email addresses and send them a flyer they can forward easily by email. C) If school is in session, get me in front of the teachers for lunch or at 3pm when school is out for a 20-minute preview of the night's meeting. Have flyers with you and pass them out after the preview. The teachers will give them to the students and the students will give them to the parents. Collect email addresses and send them a flyer they can forward by email. D) If you have a free room and you have three meetings, one on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday you will get roll up. Bring flyers to the Tuesday meeting for people to give to their friends for Wednesday and Thursday. Bring flyers for Wednesday to give to people for Thursday. Get everyone's email address from the survey forms and have someone email everyone who was at the meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday a flyer to forward to their friends. E) Get me a meeting with the Governor, Mayor, School Superintendent, Senator or Congressman of that area. Show them the DVD of me speaking before the Minnesota House of Representatives Education Committee for validation. Get that from Dupli-pack at 888-443-1979 for 10 bucks. F) Think big, what ADD conventions are coming? Teacher's conventions? Counselor conventions? I spoke in front of 5,000 people at the Arkansas Counseling Association meeting in January of 2002 and was a huge hit, get the testimony from the ACA on my website under window #5. I also spoke at the 97th annual Massachusetts State PTA meeting, use that as well. 2. The rooms you rent. These should be from a hospital, school auditorium, church, community center etc. The Results Project is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation Tax ID is FEIN: 58-2085326 which is also at the top of the web page. This should get you free rooms. If you book the meeting at a library, bookstore or coffee shop, it will appear small and you'll get a low turnout. At the hospital you call and ask if you can book an "In Service" seminar and they'll give you the room for free and the people who work there also go free but you get a free room. This way you don't have to pay for the room out of your pocket. GETTING A HOSPITAL by Judith Vandermost A. Call the main # and ask for Administration ("Could you please tell me the extension # of Administration and would you connect me please"). B. "Hello, my name is _______ and I represent the Results Project of __________ we work with children with learning and behavioral challenges especially ADD/ADHD. The founder of this program will be in this area in ___________ and I would like to book your meeting room for an in-service on _______ could you tell me who I should speak with and could you connect me please." C. Make sure you get the name and extension of the person you will be dealing with. "Hello, my name is __________ and I represent the Results Project of ___________ we work with children with learning and behavioral challenges especially ADD/ADHD. The founder of this program will be in this area in __________ and I would like to book your meeting room for an in-service on _________ I will (have) been booking him at other hospitals in the area. His name is Steve Plog. He himself is ADHD and he talks about the positives of ADD/ADHD. As a matter of fact his seminar is called "Why I Love My ADD!" D. Wait for a response, listen and answer all questions. Make sure you are very familiar with the program so you can answer the questions with conviction. Do not be too wordy. Do not go into a long explanation, they are too busy. Just give the basic details and the web site. E. Offer to send a flyer and request that you would appreciate this being circulated throughout the hospital (doctor's and nurse's lounge) as the staff is very welcome. F. You need to mention that you are a grass roots, nonprofit organization and as such, do not have any funds available to rent the facilities. G. You must also ask for an overhead and screen to be set up, or if they're not available, permission to bring your own. H. You must also ask how many the room holds. I. You must also ask for the room to be set up the way you want. (classroom style, no tables) J. You must also tell them that you will be asking for a $10 donation to help cover the travel expenses of the speaker. K. When you get the permission, thank them very much and hang up. L. Call back to the hospital and get the complete address. Send a thank you letter immediately. This will serve as a confirmation. M. Draft a letter to send the day after Steve's presentation with thanks and how many people were in attendance. They like these stats. 3. Take the "Letter of Endorsement" to your mayor, board of education, school superintendent, local principals, teachers, counselors, well known health professionals and get them to publicly endorse the idea's, intentions, and concepts of the program. Show them the "Letter of Endorsement" and ask them to sign it (first retype it and fill it out in their name so it doesn't look like a form letter) or to make one up their selves so you can add their name to the bottom of your flyer. The bottom of your flyer you should have: Endorsed by: and a list of name below 4. Free PR on Radio, TV and Newspapers. The information in window #4 in the coordinator section is a $400 manual on "How to get free Radio publicity." But it also works for TV and Newspapers. The PR kit in window #3 in the coordinators section is what you mail out when you get someone who's interested. When pitching the media remember they like a new slant or angle on a popular subject. ADD is popular and the message is, "Steve loves his ADD!" While everyone else is suffering from their ADD, Steve is showing them how to enjoy their ADD and excel using the gifts in it. If they say they've already done a segment on ADD, ask them, "Did your story cover how to deal with the problem and help kids who are suffering with ADD?" Tell them this is another point of view they've never covered. When it comes to media and a new idea, nobody wants to be first, everyone wants to be second and nobody wants to be last. Once you get me an interview with anyone, be it radio, TV or newspaper. Tell the next one you call, "We've booked Steve for an interview with (XYZ) on Monday, can we get him with you on Tuesday?" They'll want me if the other station has already booked me. Nobody wants to get scooped. If you get me booked on the morning show, ask who the afternoon show host is and get me booked with the same station later in the day. Send info to the program director, the program producer and the show host for both the morning and the afternoon shows. Drop them off personally. Media will make a big difference in attendance. Also a great place to get PR is in the church bulletin. Be sure to quote where Ritalin is in the Bible when you do. Rev. 18:23 - The merchants of the world will deceive the nations through their sorcery. (Original Greek word is Pharmakeia) Make a small flyer that fits into the bulletin and drop off as many as they pass out at church. 5. Don't do this by yourself! Get a team together of at least 3 or 4 people. Make sure you know why you're doing this. When Steve comes to town children leave the seminar feeling better about themselves THAT NIGHT. When they get into the program their lives will change forever. If that's why you're doing it, welcome to the family. Having a new contact is a great side effect, Ok? Read everything on the website in the coordinator section. Know your program. 6. Establish yourself in your town. Call the local phone company and tell them you want to add one name to your existing phone number. You can have two listings for one number. Get a second listing as "Results Project" so anyone looking for you can find you. This should be a long-term commitment to get involved with your community and establish you as a Results Project coordinator in your area. This is not a one-time deal. Successful coordinators are now getting calls from parents after they've done 2 or 3 programs who have been referred by teachers or counselors who told them, "Call the Results Project people, they can help" and that's what you're looking for. Establish yourself! 7. Find out the local school directory in your area and put an ad in there. They will have a listing of all the schools in the area in one book and that book has ads for treatment centers and therapist in them. Get your name in there as the Results Project coordinator in your area. This ad will be in there all year and it's cheap. When the schools ask, "Who are you?" Tell them to go to page whatever and look you up in the school directory on their desk. Don't list yourself as a "Treatment Center" that's what doctors do, treat symptoms. Make yourself stand out! Talk about "solutions" and "attributes" not "treatment" for ADD. 8. Set up one phone number for all contacts to call into. Make this an 800 if possible, but have it go into a voicemail system not an answering machine when someone is on the phone or not home. Answering machine's can only take one call at a time and if you're on the phone and another call comes in the machine can't take it. Have Steve in the meeting room a full 30 minutes before it starts. That means he's standing in the meeting room 30 minutes before it starts not circling the block still trying to find the place. No more lost directions, you will have to drive there yourself once before and see the place and then drive Steve to a place you've already been. Double check who has the key to get into the building if it's after closing time. No more parking lot seminars, OK? After you book the room go there and "see it" at the time of day the meeting will start and ask yourself this question, "If I was ADD could I get lost trying to find this room at night?" Then get enough signs and balloons to point the way. Also find out how many different parking lots there are and how many ways into the building and ask yourself, "If I was ADD could I get lost?" Make sure the receptionist taking the phone calls for that building has a flyer sitting at her desk all week so she knows what's going on. Call during the week and ask if anyone has called about the meeting. Coordinators are also encouraged to make the statement (so as to not get major backlash and attacked by doctors or media) that we are not against medication but that we are against OVER MEDICATION. The official statement on this is, "If you need a drug you should take it. If you do not need a drug, you should not take it. We're going to be looking at need based on lab tests, not visual or written evaluations. The intent is to discuss the four-step program: 1) Looking at the positives of ADD and raising kids self esteem (Teaching and learning "ADD Style"). 2) Eliminating foods that may cause ADD symptoms and may be allergic to. 3) Water 4) Lab Tests using evidence based medicine for diagnosis and treatment by a doctor. 9. All letters that go out to the media, schools, children's organizations, etc. should be signed by the coordinator. 10. The coordinator is expected to be at all functions with Steve, collect the money from the door, sell his video's and present the money to Steve at the end of the meeting. 11. The coordinator is responsible for the parent's follow up meetings and assigning the parents to a team member for follow up. This is the time to bond and build relationships. 12. The coordinator is to gather all surveys as we will be signing them up for $199 right there and then in the meeting. 13. All "Self-Reported Symptoms Forms" will to be turned into the coordinator at regular intervals so they may be documented at the end of the program. One at the beginning, one at 30 days, 60 days and 90 days, for a total of 4 forms. 14. The team members may want to meet on a regular basis with the coordinator to discuss the project and results. 15. What is said to parents about the company, products and what happens after the project is over MUST be consistent. This is very important to the success of all and any project both now and in the future. These and other issues are to be agreed upon as the team comes together to plan a Results Project. No business cards, name badges, company literature or company name is to be promoted on or at ANY Results Project meetings, including following someone out to the parking lot! Where to get paid $10 for new leads. This is what any Results Project Coordinator can do themselves. Contact ChADD at http://www.chadd.org/ or call them on the toll free 800-233-4050 and tell them you want to be the ChADD coordinator for your area. If they say your town is taken, then find someone in your downline that lives in the next city over and use them. You will send them $45 to become a member of ChADD, when you get accepted as the ChADD coordinator in your area, (they accept everyone) you will then start to receive $10 from everyone new who joins ChADD in your area. ChADD will send you $10 and the contact information. You hold free meetings once or twice a month. You can not sell anything at the meetings. Nothing! But you can refer them to lab testing, nutrient depletion side effects, toxic metal symptoms, etc. ChADD says they are a resource and reference referral service only. I now have 500 contact names, numbers and email from the last 4 years of ChADD meetings in Vegas. That's 500 families looking for solutions to them or their kids having ADD! As the new head of ChADD all the schools are welcoming me with open arms into their schools. All the mental health facilities are gladly setting up appointments with me. Churches, hospitals, city and state police are meeting with me! How would you like to have hundreds of leads pay you $10 to get information? If you have any questions call Steve at 702-341-0614 or email him at addsteve@cox.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060110/36b589d7/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Tue Jan 10 17:07:18 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Tue Jan 10 18:50:30 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] (no subject) Message-ID: Source: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/consumerhealth/article_1074612. php/Ped_Med_Young_minds_under_attack Ped Med: Young minds under attack By Lidia Wasowicz Jan 9, 2006, 22:46 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States (UPI) -- Something`s rotten in the state of our children`s mental health. Mind-boggling trends are snaking their way into the record books, rattling the nation with reams of reports of nearly 14 million youngsters, some of them barely out of diapers, beset by a plethora of psychiatric disturbances. In the absence of an objective medical or scientific test for their presence, and with bottom-line limits on access to specialists suited to make an often-difficult call, questions arise about the accuracy of and uniformity in detecting many of the emotional, mental and behavioral disorders springing onto pediatric patient charts. The extent of missed diagnosis -- and its fallout -- remains largely conjecture, but few could argue current methods of separating the sick from the well are error-free. The fault line seems to run on either side of the diagnostic fence, cracking with both overstatements and underestimates. As one example, phenomenal spikes in the use of mind-altering drugs in children -- which skyrocketed 700 percent during the 1990s for behavioral conditions alone -- and widely varying treatment rates -- from 17 percent in Virginia to 3 percent in Utah for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD -- have led some skeptics to suspect a case of over-diagnosis. On the other side of the diagnostic couch, investigations point to a latent laxness. Take a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry in October 2005 that showed a mental disturbance was assessed only half the time in people ages 7 to 24 rushed to the hospital emergency department for self-inflicted injuries between 1997 and 2002. The findings bring to light 'substantial under-recognition of mental illness and likely inadequate referral for follow-up mental healthcare,' the authors suggested. They called for additional research to illuminate the scope and cause of the shortcomings. The urgency of following through was underscored with further analysis, which revealed a 22-fold leap in subsequent suicide rates among adolescent boys who on a previous occasion had deliberately ingested poison. Adding to the pile of concerns, evidence mounts of inadequate or inappropriate treatment. As uncounted numbers of children are doled out drugs -- or doses -- they may not need, those requiring relief too often are left out in the therapeutic cold, the non-profit advocacy group Consumers Union reports in an evaluation of prescription drugs used to treat ADHD. The report was released in late 2005. In a twist, the risk -- though flowing from divergent directions -- seems to transcend the economic divide. 'Inner-city children tend to be undertreated and not have access to mental healthcare facilities while in the wealthier suburban children, the drugs might be overused, and even in those communities there is a lack of specialty providers,' says Donna Palumbo, associate professor of neurology and pediatrics. She is also director of the Strong Neurology ADHD Program, head of pediatric neuropsychology training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, N.Y., and principal investigator on a major, government-funded study of ADHD diagnosis and treatment in preschoolers. Data are elusive on the number of children affected, but a clue emerges from a number of studies. For example, a North Carolina survey of pediatricians showed a mere 2 percent of the estimated 6 million youngsters with significant emotional and behavioral disorders are seen by mental-health specialists. Another study, by Northwestern University researchers, found of 4,939 disabled children with psychosocial problems, including depression, anxiety and hostility, only 42 percent received the services they required. Other research raises concern among critics that even among the experts, there may be overzealous use of the prescription pad. For example, reports published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2000 and 2004 showed a mushrooming use in children as young as 2 of anti-depressants, which have been linked to increased risk of suicidal behavior in some adolescents, and other psychiatric drugs. Few such medicines have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in children, and there is a paucity of studies showing their long-term effects on growing bodies and developing brains. The risk of unwanted consequences is elevated by economic pressures that have shriveled the forces of specialists and the time allotted doctors for visits with and follow-up of their young patients. A study published in Pediatrics in September 2004 notes the average pediatric visit lasts 13 minutes. 'This country is in a crisis when it comes to children`s mental healthcare,' proclaims pediatric psychopharmacologist Ronald Brown. He is dean of the College of Health Professions, professor of public health, psychology and pediatrics at Temple University Health Sciences Center in Philadelphia and author of 'Medications for Children: A Guide for the Practitioner' (Guilford Press). 'It`s been a real issue, it`s been ignored, and it needs to be dealt with,' Brown asserts. UPI Health News welcomes comments on this column. E-mail: lwasowicz@upi.com Copyright 2006 by United Press International -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060110/a4e2f930/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Wed Jan 11 23:06:49 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Wed Jan 11 23:24:34 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] ADHD Benefits Children Message-ID: ADHD Benefits Children (openPR) - (Washington, D.C.) January 11, 2006 ADHD should be welcomed, cultivated and celebrated-not dreaded and eliminated-because it imparts children with advantageous qualities society needs. Recent research demonstrates that individuals with ADHD possess many superior traits necessary for extraordinary achievements in the arts, sciences and business. Schools reward those who are compliant, attentive and methodical. But children with ADHD are the creative innovators like iPod inventor Steve Jobs; passionate, intuitive feelers such as Bono and Johnny Depp who thrive as performing artists; visionaries like Richard Branson whose energy, persistence and willingness to challenge the norm lead to breakthroughs in science and technology. Kirk Martin, Founder of a leading educational organization, Celebrate!ADHD, asserts the following: ? Children with ADHD possess superior traits their peers do not possess. ? Society desperately needs the energy, creativity, imagination, vision, passion and persistence that only children with ADHD possess. ? Kids with ADHD don't need to be changed - Celebrate ADHD has witnessed an 85% reduction in use of Ritalin by working with a child's nature instead of against it. ? The best writers, directors, actors, musicians and inventors have ADHD - eradicate ADHD and you may as well shut down Blockbuster, Barnes & Noble and Best Buy. History validates these assertions. Edison, Monet, Disney, Pasteur, Spielberg and countless world-changing trailblazers have shared the defining characteristics of ADHD. ?Rather than try to change our kids to be like everyone else, we need to equip them to use their gifts and talents to help others,? Martin says. That means reaching and teaching children with ADHD differently. Kids with ADHD are experiential, hands-on doers. They prefer action to listening, experimenting to studying. Celebrate!ADHD is helping design the nation's first School of Creativity and Entrepreneurship, dedicated to cultivating each child's natural gifts, talents and passions. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060111/8f58917e/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Wed Jan 11 23:16:29 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Wed Jan 11 23:24:35 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Health matters: Many students take meds during school Message-ID: January 11, 2006 Last modified January 11, 2006 - 12:30 am Health matters: Many students take meds during school Vicki Olson Johnson -- HEALTH MATTERS Can you imagine sending your medication-dependent child to school with his prescription in a plastic baggie? It happens more often than most people think. One incident involved medication sent to school in a plastic baggie that wasn't the child's, but Valium belonging to the child's parent. Luckily, the school nurse intervened in time. For a variety of medical ailments, an increasing number of kids rely on prescription medications every day. Parents can remind children to take medication at home, but who is there to remind children to it at school? What assurances do parents have that once at school, their child will be medicated at the appropriate time with the appropriate prescribed dose of medication? What about possible side-effects of medications? These are all appropriate questions to ask when sending your child to school with medication. Some kids are only able to attend school because of joint medication management by parents and schools. Some schools are fortunate in having a school nurse onsite to assist, but others rely on educators to fill this role. If a school nurse is onsite, they will often train and delegate a child's medication management. Working together in the school environment, nurses and educators try to ensure a child on medication has a safe plan in place for receiving it. Growing numbers of children suffer from insulin-dependent diabetes, ADHD, asthma, allergies and depression. The diagnosis of depression in United States kids from 1995 to 2002 has doubled. These conditions may also need life-saving interventions while a child is at school. Recently, while at school, a student with asthma had a severe attack. This child's inhaler was at home, with no backup inhaler as requested. This crisis had a good outcome, but far too often they do not. If your child requires medication management at school, here are some important factors to consider: 1. Does the school have designated staff members who consistently assist with the school's daily medication regime? Does that person sign off on individual student records stating the medication was given and taken as prescribed? 2. Has medication management training been provided and is it monitored on an ongoing basis? Are there medical personnel nearby to answer questions? 3. As a parent, have you signed permission forms with the current and correct dosage information for your child? Has the physician signed written orders? 4. At the school, are children's medications stored in a clean, locked cabinet? 5. If your child needs an inhaler, do he carry it at all times? Does the school nurse have an extra in case of emergencies and for ongoing training instruction for the inhaler? 6. Does your allergic child carry her/his own EpiPen? Do they know how to use it or is there someone available who can administer the medication? 7. Do you have a backup medication plan with several people who could assist? 8. Only send medication to school in a pharmacy-labeled bottle. If not, and a parent permission form to administer medication is not signed, the medication will not be given. 9. Parents should bring their child's medication to school to ensure that it gets to the school. 10. The Five Rights of Medication Administration are: "Right Patient, Right Route, Right Dose, Right Time and Right Medication." As more children rely on prescription drugs, parents and schools must work together to ensure plans are developed to deal with medication emergencies. School nurses can be very helpful in the development of a plan. Working together, we can do our best to keep our children safe. Vicki Olson Johnson, RN, BSN is the program manager for the Yellowstone City-County Health Department's School Nurse Program. She can be reached at 247-3367 or vickij@ycchd.org. Copyright ? The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060111/0570903a/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Sun Jan 15 17:09:21 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Sun Jan 15 17:18:06 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Nurses Win Decision on Mandatory Flu Vaccination Message-ID: <7.0.0.15.2.20060115150616.021da278@cox.net> All: I think this (below) may have just set legal precedent. If so, well won't Mr. Frist and the rest of Congress be surprised at what has just happened, and just upset their recent decision "apple cart". In the words of Gomer Pyle... "surprise, surprise, surprise". SANITY PREVAILS, I never thought I'd say THANK GOD for a Judge. Gary Bell Futrhse@sbcglobal.net ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP) Promoting Openness, Full Disclosure, and Accountability www.ahrp.org FYI The right to voluntary, informed consent is an inalienable human right. One must always beware of forced medical interventions! Stop and ask, why would anyone have to be forced to accept a medical intervention of proven safety and efficay? Registered nurses are not morons--no one had to force a nurse to take an antibiotic when needed-- The flu vaccine is controversial, NOT a proven safe and effective remedy. Understandably, therefore, the nurses said no to a mandatory policy. Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav 212-595-8974 veracare@ahrp.org http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060106/sff021.html?.v=34 Friday January 6, 9:00 am ET Press Release Source: Washington State Nurses Association Nurses Win Federal Court Decision on Virginia Mason's Mandatory Flu Vaccination Policy SEATTLE, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States District Court ruled in favor of the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 600 registered nurses at Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), in upholding the arbitrator's decision's against VMMC which stopped the hospital from forcing RNs to receive flu shots. The decision by the United States District Court denied VMMC's motion challenging the arbitrator's decision, which would have allowed the hospital to make flu shots a condition of employment and fire RNs who did not comply. The Court decision "did not find that the arbitrator's decision is procedurally defective" thereby upholding the arbitrator's award by denying the VMMC's appeal. WSNA absolutely supports the flu vaccination and in fact strongly encourages nurses to get them. But, it does oppose any health care facility threatening to fire people if they do not submit to the mandatory vaccination, especially in the absence of a declared public health emergency and a recommendation for mandatory vaccination by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "This decision confirms the arbitrator's ruling and prevents VMMC from forcing RNs to get a flu vaccination against their will. It's a basic right for people to make decisions regarding their own health care treatment . As health care professionals, nurses know that education, accessibility and incentives -- not brute force -- are the best way to encourage people to comply," said Barbara Frye, RN, Director of Labor Relations at WSNA. 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URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060115/512edc07/attachment.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Mon Jan 16 18:43:55 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Sun Jan 22 08:32:53 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Report gives food for thought Message-ID: Source: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/health/article_1076442.php/Report_gives_f ood_for_thought Health News Report gives food for thought Jan 16, 2006, 11:34 GMT Changes in eating habits and farming methods over the last 50 years may be responsible for the rise in mental health problems in the UK, a new report has claimed. The Mental Health Foundation and food campaign group Sustain claim unbalanced, less nutritious diets have led to an increase in cases of depression, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Alzheimer's disease. One of the most important findings of the report was a drop in intake by most people of omega-3 fatty acids ? so-called 'good fats' that can be found in oily fish and nuts - and an increase in the eating of foods containing omega-6 fatty acids, or 'bad fats'. But the report says that it is not only what we eat, but how it is produced that can also harm our health. Due to changes in the way food is made and manufactured, the amount of essential fats, vitamins and minerals have been reduced and the balance of nutrients has been disturbed, according to the research. During the last 50 years the British population has gradually eaten less fresh produce and more saturated fats and sugars, all of which is said to be taking its toll on physical, as well as mental health. Dr Andrew McCulloch, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said that although more research was needed into the effects of food on the brain, the risk of poor health as a result of unhealthy eating habits could not be ignored. He said: 'We are well aware the effect of diet upon out physical health, but we are only just beginning to understand how the brain, as an organ, is influenced by the nutrients it derives from the foods we eat, and how our diets have impact on our mental health. He added that the government could not ignore the 'growing burden' of poor mental health in the UK. The cost of poor mental to the UK has been estimated at ?100 million. The report, Feeding Minds, pointed out that industrialised farming had made the use of pesticides more widespread and had altered the body fat composition of animals, making it higher than before. The research revealed that chickens reach their slaughter weight twice as fast as they did 30 years ago, increasing their fat content to a fifth from two per cent to 22 per cent. Sustain and the Mental Health Foundation have urged people to adopt healthier diets, eat more fresh vegetables, fruit and fish and have also called on the government to increase awareness of the link between poor diet and poor health. The report found there has been a 34 per cent decline in vegetable consumption and a 59 per cent drop in fish intake in the last 60 years. Only 13 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women eat at least five portions of fresh fruits and vegetables every day, according to the report. Courtney Van de Weyer, researcher on the Feeding Minds campaign at Sustain said: 'The good news is that the diet for a healthy mind is the same as the diet for a healthy body. 'The bad news is that , unless there is a radical overhaul of food and farming policies - particularly on fish - there won't be healthy and nutritious foods available in the future for people to eat now.' ? 2006 Adfero Ltd. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060116/9018dff0/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Tue Jan 17 18:15:00 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Sun Jan 22 08:32:54 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] Mental illness linked to diet Message-ID: Does it seem strange that these findings are coming from the UK and Australia and not from the USA. Considering the leverage the Big Pharmaceutical companies have on the AMA, APA and worst of all the FDA, and how each all fight nutritional supplement companies, maybe it shouldn't be. Here's more of the latest research showing that the Results Project has been on the cutting edge of recognizing the CAUSES for sysmptoms associated with ADHD as well as many other so-called mental and behavioral disorders since its inception in 1997. It would seem more and more of the latest research proves that these "disorders" are nothing more than the results of poor nutrition, poor dicisions about contaminating or food supply with dangerous chemicals and poor food handling procedures such as picking fruits and vegetables while green, before they reach full maturity and are ripe. Webmaster Bob Source: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=15418 News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia News-Medical.Net Mental illness linked to diet Medical Research News Published: Tuesday, 17-Jan-2006 According to new research released this week, mental health is linked to diet and changes to diets over the last 50 years may hold the key to the rise of mental illness. The findings support a growing body of evidence that food can have an effect upon a person's mental health and behaviour that is both immediate and long lasting because of the way it affects the structure and function of the brain. Food campaigners Sustain and the Mental Health Foundation say the way food is now produced has altered the balance of the key nutrients people consume. The report 'Feeding Minds', published by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and Sustain, suggests that some foods damage the brain by releasing toxins or oxidants that harm healthy brain cells. It says that an unbalanced diet that fails to include adequate amounts of complex carbohydrates, essential fats, amino acids, vitamins and minerals and water can lead to mental ill-health. Over the last five decades the UK population has eaten less fresh food and more saturated fats and sugars, this say the researchers leads to depression and memory problems. However not all experts agree and some regard the research as inconclusive, while others agree that diet has an affect on physical health. Some experts say that addressing mental health problems with changes in diet was showing better results in some cases than using drugs or counselling. The report says the balance of minerals, vitamins and essential fats consumed has changed in the past five decades. According to the researchers the industrialisation of farming has introduced pesticides and has altered the body fat composition of many animals due to the diet they are now fed. As an example, the report points out that chickens reach their slaughter weight twice as fast as they did 30 years ago, increasing the fat content from 2% to 22%. Their diet has also altered the balance of vital fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 in chickens, which the brain needs to ensure it functions properly. In direct contrast, consumption of saturated fats has steadily increased with the availability of readymade meals and access to fast food; saturated fats are known to slow down the brain's working process. The researchers say that unequal intakes of the two different types of fat are implicated in mental health problems, and suggest that the Western diet now includes too much omega-6 and insufficient omega-3. The report says people are now eating 34% less vegetables and two-thirds less fish, the main source of omega-3 fatty acids, than they were 50 years ago. The study says such changes could be linked to depression, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Alzheimer's disease. They urge people to adopt healthier diets, with more fresh vegetables, fruit and fish, and are calling on the government to raise awareness about the issue. The report makes 14 key recommendations aimed at government departments and a range of other stakeholders which are in line with recommendations for good health advocated by all health professionals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/coordinator_resultsproject.net/attachments/20060117/5241408b/attachment-0001.htm From Coordinator at resultsproject.net Sat Jan 21 18:10:42 2006 From: Coordinator at resultsproject.net (Coordinator@resultsproject.net) Date: Sun Jan 22 08:32:55 2006 Subject: [Coordinator] VITAMIN THERAPY CENSORSHIP Message-ID: This is a very long, multi-part article from Dr. Saul's Doctoryourself.com website. But you will find it very enlightening and even scary. It talks about one big reason why your doctor probably knows little or nothing about the vast amount of research documenting the scientifically proven value of vitamin and nutritional therapy to your physical and mental health. Worst of all, it talks about a US Government funded organizations blatant bias that can easily be seen as pro-drug/anti natural healing. I've highlighted some important fatcs in Bolded Red. Webmaster Bob Source: http://doctoryourself.com/medline.html It's real, and it's in America right now. The taxpayer-funded US National Library of Medicine still refuses to index the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine on MEDLINE, even though the Journal has published the work of Linus Pauling and other major orthomolecular (megavitamin nutrition) scientists for nearly forty years. Censorship of Vitamin Therapy Research by the U.S. National Library of Medicine Did you know that there are "good" medical journals, and that there are "naughty" journals? No kidding. The good journals are easy to access on the internet through a huge electronic database called Medline (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi) This wonderful, free service is brought to you by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. In other words, by you. By your tax dollars. Generally it is money well spent, until you go a-searching for megavitamin therapy research papers. Then you will find that you can't find all of them. That is because of selective indexing. Medline chooses journals to index based on criteria that they publish but will not discuss. As evidence, here is a copy of my recent letter to them: To: Subject: Listing or Indexing of a Journal Dear Sir/Ma'am, I have used Medline for years, and it is a truly invaluable research tool. I have observed that the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, continuously published since 1967, is not indexed, listed nor otherwise cited or available on Medline. May I ask what would perhaps disqualify this particular Journal from inclusion in the Medline database? Here is the reply I got back from the National Library of Medicine: "Dear Dr. Saul: "The Literature Selection Technical Review Committee makes decisions about the inclusion of journals in Medline. Our Fact Sheet with FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about inclusion in MEDLINE and thus in PubMed will be found at this URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/j_sel_faq.html "A more specific Fact Sheet for journal selection will be found at this different site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/jsel.html . "Thank you for your interest in our National Library of Medicine products." (Clerk's name, deleted by the Newsletter) NIH Contractor Customer Service National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 custserv@nlm.nih.gov The following text was appended to the response I received: "The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the largest medical library in the world. The goal of the NLM is to collect, organize and make available biomedical literature to advance medical science and improve public health." I see. Collect. Organize. Make available. Improve public health. So, AFTER 36 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF PUBLICATION, why is the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine NOT indexed by Medline? Although a similar leading-edge nutrition-friendly journal, Medical Hypotheses, is indexed, the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine is not. This decision is the work of a National Library of Medicine "Literature Selection Technical Review Committee," which apparently declined to comment. What are the consequences of such exclusion? In a nutshell, it stops the public from using their computers to learn about all of the scientific research and clinical reports demonstrating the effectiveness of megavitamin (orthomolecular) therapy. It also greatly hampers professionals from seeing pro-vitamin studies. Have you ever wondered why your doctor simply does not know about vitamin therapy? Well, wonder no longer. He or she can't read what isn't "collected," electronically indexed, or otherwise "made available" to them. If the vast majority of journals indexed by Medline are pharmaceutical-friendly, and yet nutritional research is censored, what do you expect? My website, book (http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html ) and this Newsletter are not called Doctor Yourself for nothing. We have no choice. If we want to know, we have to learn for ourselves. Your taxes should be helping you do so, and not paying a closed-doors bureaucracy to decide what should (or should not) be "collected" and "made available" to "improve public health." Here is a current example of vital research that Medline does in fact choose to index: PIZZA PREVENTS HEART ATTACKS Gallus S, Tavani A, Vecchia CL. Pizza and risk of acute myocardial infarction. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 May 12. "OBJECTIVES: Pizza eating has been favourably related to the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the data are limited. To evaluate the potential role of pizza consumption on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), we considered data from an Italian study. DESIGN: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study on 507 cases of nonfatal AMI and 478 controls in Milan, Italy, between 1995 and 1999. RESULTS: The multivariate odds ratios were 0.78 for occasional, 0.62 for regular and 0.44 for frequent eaters. The estimates were similar across strata of age, sex, smoking and other major covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Some of the ingredients of pizza have been shown to have a favourable influence on the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, there is no single explanation for the present findings. Pizza may in fact represent a general indicator of Italian diet, that has been shown to have potential cardiovascular benefits." If that impressed you, you will also surely want to know about this: PIZZA PREVENTS CANCER Gallus S, Bosetti C, Negri E, Talamini R, Montella M, Conti E, Franceschi S, La Vecchia C. Does pizza protect against cancer? Int J Cancer. 2003 Nov 1;107(2):283-4. "We analyzed the potential role of pizza on cancer risk, using data from an integrated network of case-control studies conducted in Italy between 1991 and 2000. Cancer sites were: oral cavity and pharynx (598 cases), esophagus (304 cases), larynx (460 cases), colon (1,225 cases) and rectum (728 cases). Controls were 4,999 patients admitted for acute, non- neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network as cases. Odds ratios for regular pizza consumers were 0.66 (95% confidence interval, CI = 0.47-0.93) for oral and pharyngeal cancer, 0.41 (95% CI = 0.25-0.69) for oesophageal, 0.82 (95% CI = 0.56-1.19) for laryngeal, 0.74 (95% CI = 0.61-0.89) for colon and 0.93 (95% CI = 0.75-1.17) for rectal cancer. Pizza appears therefore to be a favorable indicator of risk for digestive tract neoplasms in this population." But be careful of that olive oil, mate! Of course, this particular Medline- approved entry is not from Italy: Wong GA, King CM. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from olive oil in pizza making. Contact Dermatitis. 2004 Feb;50(2):102-3. (Department of Dermatology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.) MORE PIZZA Here is my all-time favorite: yet another article that Medline actually is indexing. It is not even from a medical journal. I am not making its mile- long title up, either. It is there at Medline, right now, just a few clicks away from you: Simon HB. My husband subscribes to Harvard Men's Health Watch, but I read it even more than he does. I hope you can help us resolve a disagreement. He wants to have pizza two to three times a week for his prostate, but I don't think it's a healthy food. Who is right? (Harvard Men's Health Watch. 2003 Jun;7(11):8.) In fact, when I did a search at Medline for "pizza," I got 435 responses. Man, there is scientific argument over literally anything. I am proud (as well as relieved) to be the first to tell you that the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine has not published a single article on pizza. At least so far. Maybe if it did, it would make the cut at Medline. Medline also indexes an item entitled: "I am a 71-year-old diabetic, and I've had trouble with my erections for seven or eight years. At first the problem was mild, but it's been getting worse. My doctor gave me a prescription for Viagra, but it didn't help. I tried two pills at once without any luck, but I did get a mild headache. Can I use three pills?" (Harvard Men's Health Watch. 2003 Sep;8(2):8.) Surely the very name "Harvard" is enough to get your foot inside the Medline door. That, or "everything but anchovies." The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine has a review board of medical doctors and university- and hospital-based researchers. Since 1967, it has published over 600 papers by renowned authors including Roger J. Williams, Emanuel Cheraskin, Carl C. Pfeiffer and Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling. (http://www.doctoryourself.com/hoffer_JOM.html ) You should be able to access abstracts (concise summaries) of these papers, instantly and for free, via Medline. Well, you can't. Perhaps you'd like to write to Medline and tell them what you think: custserv@nlm.nih.gov And when you are done with both your pizza and your Viagra, would you please share any letters you may receive with me at drsaul@doctoryourself.com ? [This article, written by Andrew W. Saul, originally appeared in The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER, Vol. 4, No. 14, June 20, 2004. It is archived at http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v4n14.txt ] Part 2: JUST WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, ANYWAY? The Smithsonian Institution's United States National Tick Collection, with over one million tick specimens, makes it, quite understandably, the world's largest. On the other hand, the world's largest medical library, the U. S. National Library of Medicine, does not see fit to index the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. Why? Is it really a matter of funds? The National Museum of American History is spending $18 million to "clean and conserve" the 1814 "Star Spangled Banner" flag that flew over Fort McHenry. (Smithsonian magazine, June 2004, p 59.) That's eighteen MILLION dollars. What, exactly, would be the cost to index one additional medical journal? The U.S. government lets the U.S. Forest Service sell the public's forests to private lumber corporations at a $2 billion annual loss to the taxpayer. This is, of course, the same government that gave the nuclear power industry over $40 billion since 1948, according to the Multinational Monitor (http://multinationalmonitor.org) Medline is self-described as "the NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,800 biomedical journals . . . The database contains over 12 million citations dating back to the mid-1960's." Just how hard would it really be for the National Library of Medicine to electronically index one more scientific journal on Medline, for the public's benefit? And doesn't the government owe the public full disclosure of all new nutritional research that can help people, including what is published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine? Politicized science and research cover-ups hurt citizens. The U. S. General Accounting Office has stated that over 500,000 Americans were "used as subjects in Cold War era radiation, biological and chemical experiments sponsored by the federal government," often without their consent. (Scripps Howard News Service, 29 Sept, 1994.) There is a terrible price to pay for secret agendas, selective science and information suppression. Medline, which formerly only went back to 1966, now provides an additional two million citations from medical journals all the way back to 1951. While in itself good news, it also more than suggests that the national Library of Medicine has the funding, personnel and capability to index the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine without further ado. The availability of "Old Medline," as it is nicknamed, now means that references to hundreds of scientific papers by vitamin discoverer Roger J. Williams, niacin psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, Professor of Oral Medicine Emanuel Cheraskin, and twice Nobel prize-winner Linus Pauling can now be electronically tapped from everywhere they published, for the last 55 years. . . with one conspicuous exception. Every word they ever wrote in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine remains excluded from indexed cyberspace. One can not help but wonder why an author's work is significant if published in one journal, but not even worth mentioning if published in another. The National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine's Medline and Old Medline collectively form one of the world's truly splendid research tools. Going back to 1951 is a good idea. Why stop there? What about 36 consecutive years' worth of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, as well as the current research it continues to publish even as you read this? As public libraries should be free to rich and poor alike, so public access to scientific knowledge should not be screened or censored. Science is neither a guild nor a members-only club. Or at least it shouldn't be any longer. TELL IT TO THE BOSS Many Newsletter readers have already written to Medline and received useless answers from government contractors. Well then, let's write to the top man. The Executive Editor of Medline is Mr. Sheldon Kotzin. His email address is kotzins@mail.nlm.nih.gov . Please send him a polite email requesting that he please include the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine in the MEDLINE database and index. Talking points: *The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine has been published for 36 consecutive years. * It has an editorial review board of physicians and university researchers. * The Journal has published papers by prominent scientists, including twice Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. * Electronic indexing makes health information readily accessible to libraries and to the public. * Medline indexes over 4,800 journals, and has funds to reach all the way back to 1951. *Why, exactly, is the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine excluded? *Courteously ask for action, and for a response. I would very much appreciate it if you'd send me a copy of Mr. Kotzin's replies. My email is drsaul@doctoryourself.com . [This article, written by Andrew W. Saul, originally appeared in The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER, Vol. 4, No. 15, July 5, 2004. It is archived at http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v4n15.txt ] Part 3: UPDATE ON MEDLINE A special thank-you to all the many Doctor Yourself Newsletter readers who took the time to write to the National Library of Medicine to request that the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine be included in MEDLINE's electronic index. MEDLINE is like a "Google" of medical publications. I believe everyone should have internet access to all health research, not just some of it. The next question is, exactly who is deciding what you may or may not read? Most letters that readers sent to MEDLINE's Executive Editor, Sheldon Kotzin, received a form reply from a clerical assistant, saying only that: "Mr. Kotzin has received your recent email regarding the re-review of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine for inclusion in MEDLINE. The National Library of Medicine uses an advisory committee to recommend journals to be indexed in MEDLINE. This journal will be scheduled for review at the next advisory committee meeting." We have reason to believe that the next advisory committee meeting and review is scheduled for October, 2004. But there are genuine problems with this quickie form-letter response. First, it does not tell us exactly why the Journal was previously refused. It is merely a promise of a re-review, whatever that may consist of. Second, who are the people on the mentioned advisory committee who actually perform the review? Who, exactly, are the persons empowered to decide for you what you may or may not access on MEDLINE, a taxpayer- supported service of the US Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health? What are the names, and professional qualifications (and professional affiliations) of the "Literature Selection Technical Review Committee" members? And, how are they selected, and who selects them? Are these petty, pesky questions, or do interested citizens have a right to know? Thinking it a good idea to try a direct follow-up with the top man, Medline Editor Mr. Kotzin, a number of people have already written back to . They wished to know: * What are the names of the members of the National Library of Medicine's journal-review advisory committee? * What are the specific grounds, particular to the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, that have previously disqualified it from inclusion in Medline? To date, NOT EVEN ONE Newsletter reader has reported any reply to these questions. Judging from my mailbox, which I check several times a day, no one has received ANY response whatsoever to these follow-up questions, or even an acknowledgement that their message was received. Why? Is there some kind of secret? It may be time to take this case to a higher level: the U.S. Congress. I ask you to please email your Congressperson and Senators, respectfully requesting that they help you get real answers to your real questions. It is easy to do, you know. Just go to http://www.congress.org (or http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/) and type in your zip code. Then, click the email link under your Senator's and Congressman's name, and select "Compose Your Own Letter." This is fast and, for sending email, free. To speed things further, you can cut and paste the letter I today sent to my Senators and Congressman, editing as you see fit. For the email letter's "Subject," I typed in "Seek Response from Federal Agency." Dear Hon. _________________ I would very much appreciate your assistance in obtaining answers to questions I have directed in writing to a Federal agency, but without success. I am interested in finding out why the National Library of Medicine has not responded adequately to my inquiry as to why it has not chosen to index a particular medical journal. To me, this seems like a reasonable inquiry. Because I and many other citizens are interested in nutrition therapy, I think the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine (which has been published for 36 consecutive years) should be included in the NLM's MEDLINE electronic index. However, it is not. I wrote to MEDLINE, specifically to the Executive Editor, Mr. Sheldon Kotzin. All I received was a form reply, which I think is an unsatisfactory response. My questions are: What are the specific reasons that the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine has been excluded from MEDLINE's index by a "Literature Selection Technical Review Committee"? What are the names, qualifications, and professional affiliations of the members of the NLM/Medline "Literature Selection Technical Review Committee"? Who appoints these members to the Committee? What is the date of their next meeting, and will there be a public hearing? The NLM says of itself, "The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the largest medical library in the world. The goal of the NLM is to collect, organize and make available biomedical literature to advance medical science and improve public health." It seems odd to me that the world's largest medical library does not see fit to index the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. It seems even odder that the NLM/MEDLINE Executive Editor did not provide satisfactory answers to my questions. I think detailed, individual reasons for Medline's excluding a particular journal should be public information. I am a taxpayer. I have asked a senior member of a federal office for information and that information has so far been denied to me. Your reply would mean a great deal to me. (end of suggested text) PLEASE LET ME KNOW what your representatives and senators offer to do. I would welcome a copy of all responses that you receive emailed to drsaul@doctoryourself.com . [This article, written by Andrew W. Saul, originally appeared in The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER, Vol. 4, No. 16, July 20, 2004. It is archived at http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v4n16.txt ] Part 4: MEDLINE'S INDEX AND "THE" INDEX The Roman Catholic Church of centuries past was soundly criticized for creating an Index of books that good people should not be reading. That archaic and highly questionable traditi