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Submission: TGA Transparency Review
Ken McLeod , I 3 15 March 2011 TO: THE TRANSPARANCY REVIEW PANEL: [email protected] THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION • Dear Professor Pearce Re: TGA Review: "Getting Information about Medicines and Medical Devices Made Easier" I refer to the Review of the TGA currently being conducted, and that I notice that I might have missed the date for final submissions. I request that this submission be accepted, as it relates to a matter of public importance; that is the implied endorsement of dangerous and ineffective medical devices by the TGA. I note that the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, has announced that, "It is now easy for consumers to find 0 product name and the ingredients, de toils about the company, the date a product was approved for use in Australia and importantly any warningsabout the use of the product." 1 .1 read a recent report by Choice magazine on pharmacies. 2 That prompted me to go my local pharmacy last week, and what did I find? Ear candles! I was surprised to see that medical devices that are known to be dangerous and ineffective are on sale at a pharmacy which is part of a national chain, and is supposed to abide by the Pharmacy Guild's Code of Conduct. In fact, "surprised" does not cover my reaction; I was disgusted, horrified, and angry that these gadgets could be on sale legally. I was even more surprised, disgusted, horrified, and angry that these gadgets carried an ARTG number. To the innocent bystander, an ARTG number implies an endorsement from the TGA, after supposedly passing tests for safety and efficacy. -
Request for FTC Enforcement Regarding False COVID-19 Disease
July 21, 2020 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL The Honorable Joseph J. Simons, Chairman The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Commissioner The Honorable Joshua Phillips, Commissioner The Honorable Rebecca Slaughter, Commissioner The Honorable Christine Wilson, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Request for Enforcement Regarding False COVID-19 Claims by Mercola Group Dear Chairman Simons and Commissioners Chopra, Phillips, Slaughter, and Wilson: Justice Catalyst Law (“JCL”),1 the Center for Science in the Public Interest (“CSPI”),2 and People’s Parity Project (“PPP”)3 write to urge the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to bring enforcement proceedings against Joseph Mercola, D.O. (“Dr. Mercola”) and his companies (collectively, “Mercola Group”) for false, misleading, and deceptive claims and advertising of products they falsely claim will treat, cure, or prevent COVID-19 infections. We are also sending a similar letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) today. As we set forth in detail below, Mercola Group has been capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic by advising consumers to purchase vitamins, supplements, and other products sold on its website to prevent or treat the virus. Mercola Group’s website contains many misleading articles, such as “Nutrition and Natural Strategies Offer Hope Against COVID-19,”4 and a “Coronavirus Resource Guide” compiling various unsubstantiated claims about the COVID- fighting properties of various supplements.5 It also offers “medical” advice, including the extraordinarily dangerous and unsubstantiated recommendation that individuals actually try to contract COVID-19 after using the supplements it sells to ameliorate the symptoms.6 Mercola Group and Dr. Mercola make multiple deceptive and unsubstantiated claims in marketing supplements and other products. -
Evidence-Based Reflexology a Pathway to Health
Evidence-Based Reflexology A Pathway to Health Sala Horowitz, Ph.D. gy channels, which can be manipulated to rebalance energy flow, begin in and extend down to, the feet and hands. This concept is similar to the theory of zones developed in modern Western eflexology, a “[b]odywork technique that uses reflex medicine as the foundation for reflexology practice. points on the hands and feet” to stimulate the body’s own Rhealing mechanism, is designed to bring the body into Zone Therapy balance by applying pressure at points corresponding to areas of Just as with its use in ancient times, reflexology’s first applica- the body. As in acupuncture, the intent of stimulating particular tion in modern health care was for pain relief. The term reflexolo- points is to eliminate obstructed energy channels that are pre- gy was coined in 1917 by the Russian physician Vladimir sumed to cause pain and disease, according to Joseph J. Jacobs, Behterev, who, like many other Russian physicians of the era, M.D., M.B.A., a former director of the National Institutes of adhered to the hypothesis that health can be affected by external Health Office of Alternative Medicine (now the National Center stimuli and be restored by intercepting erroneous instructions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine), in Bethesda, from the brain for particular functions. Maryland.1 William Fitzgerald, M.D. (1872–1942), an American ear and After tracing the ancient cultural and modern medical roots of throat specialist, was influenced by nineteenth and twentieth reflexology, this article summarizes recent evidence-based century discoveries about the nervous system and observed that research on this technique’s therapeutic applications. -
Reflexology and Cancer by Nicola Ramirez, MFHT, MICHT, MPACT
Reflexology and cancer by Nicola Ramirez, MFHT, MICHT, MPACT Nicola Ramirez investigates the potential benefits of reflexology for cancer patients, drawing upon information from published research papers to supplement her own preliminary study. Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the ways in which reflexology may benefit cancer patients. I will identify any factors during a reflexology session that may be involved in providing possible benefits to patients and explore the reasons for their efficacy. Reflexology treatments will be given to six patients, with cancer of various types and degrees of severity, over a six-week period. I will track the progress of each patient over the six weeks, assessing whether there have been any noted benefits through a combination of information gained from conversations with patients and the use of thematic analysis. If the results are not conclusive, it is nevertheless possible to appreciate that this study has contributed to an area of research that is currently under-represented. ‘The urgent need for more research into complementary and alternative medicine has been highlighted by the House of Lords’ Select Committee on Science and Technology. There are thought to be up to 50,000 complementary practitioners in the UK, yet this is not reflected in the number of researchers, research projects undertaken or published reports’ (The Prince of Wales 2002). If the outcome of this study is positive, it has the potential of increasing awareness of the usefulness of reflexology in palliative care, contributing to its increased availability within NHS hospices, and ultimately ensuring that patients are given the option of utilising its benefits or not. -
Guide to Policy & Practice Questions
OREGON BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS GUIDE TO POLICY & PRACTICE QUESTIONS 530 Center St NE, suite 620 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5816 [email protected] Updated/Adopted: 9/17/2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 DEVICES, PROCEDURES, AND SUBSTANCES ............................................................................................................................... 6 DEVICES ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 BAX 3000 AND SIMILAR DEVICES................................................................................................................................................ 6 BIOPTRON LIGHT THERAPY ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 CPAP MACHINE, ORDERING ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 CTD MARK I MULTI-TORSION TRACTION DEVICE................................................................................................................... 6 DYNATRON 2000 ........................................................................................................................................................................... -
Complementary Therapy Program
HOW OUR PROGRAM WORKS The CancerConnects Complementary Therapy program is available to all cancer patients who reside in Central New York, and who are currently undergoing treatment or not more than 3 months post -treatment. Patient completes an application form to request funding for one of the offered therapies. Award vouchers are issued for a specific number of visits based on the patient’s COMPLEMENTARY desired therapy. THERAPY Vouchers may be redeemed with a participating provider of the patient’s PROGRAM choosing. A list of therapists as well as their locations and telephone numbers, will be provided for each of the offered therapies. Participants are asked to complete a program evaluation form after using their vouchers. CancerConnects is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which provides programs and services to help facilitate the cancer journey for patients throughout Central New York. We empower cancer patients and survivors via connections to community resources, support and guidance. CancerConnects, Inc. The CancerConnects Complementary Therapy 5008 Brittonfield Parkway CancerConnects, Inc. program is supported in part through a grant PO Box 2010 5008 Brittonfield Parkway, Suite 800 from the Central New York Affiliate of Susan East Syracuse, New York 13057 P.O. Box 2010 G. Komen for the Cure. Phone: 315-634-5004 East Syracuse, NY 13057 Fax: 315-634-5005 P: 315-634-5004 www.cancerconnects.org F: 315-634-5005 www.cancerconnects.org Complementary Therapy Massage Therapy Foot Reflexology Program Massage therapy is manual soft tissue Foot reflexology affects various parts of the manipulation that causes movement and body through the use of thumb, finger and The CancerConnects Complementary Therapy applies pressure to the body with the hand pressure on specific areas of the foot. -
Psychic Phenomena: Meditation, Perception Actuality - an Australian Study
PSYCHIC PHENOMENA: MEDITATION, PERCEPTION ACTUALITY - AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY Emma Nattress Bachelor of Arts This thesis is presented for the degree of Master of Philosophy of Murdoch University 2007 1 I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution. …………………………… Emma Nattress 2 ABSTRACT This thesis presents the findings of an investigation into contemporary psychic phenomena as reported by Australian students. It asks the question: ‘do people experience psychic phenomena?’ The study is an empirical one of reported psychic phenomena. It uses a questionnaire which involves the matching of perceptions of specific psychic phenomena, rather than an examination of psychic phenomena as such. The questionnaire is based on a medical diagnostic model. Its findings are benchmarked against a previous study and compared with other empirical studies. A comparison of the study’s findings with those of more directly religious investigations undertaken overseas in countries with a longer monotheistic religious history than Australia: provides insight into the Australian attitude, generally recognised as being secular, towards psychic and or spiritual experiences; indicates that meditation is not necessarily a prerequisite for experience of psychic and or spiritual phenomena; and i argues that commonalities between specific experiences, reported not only within the Australian secular survey but also as reported in -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Pediatric Specialty Outpatients
ARTICLE Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Pediatric Specialty Outpatients AUTHORS: Denise Adams, PhD,a,b Simon Dagenais, DC, WHAT’S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Complementary and PhD,c Tammy Clifford, PhD,d,e,f Lola Baydala, MD, MSc, alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among children, FRCP,b W. James King, MD, FRCPC, MSc,g,h Marilou Hervas- especially those with chronic, recurrent, or incurable conditions. Malo, MSc,i David Moher, PhD,d,j,k and Sunita Vohra, MD, Concurrent use of CAM with conventional medications is of , FRCPC, MSca b concern and needs to be assessed, especially in vulnerable aCARE Program, and bDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of patient populations. Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; cDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Buffalo, Buffalo, New York; dDepartments of Pediatrics and CAM use is high among pediatric eEpidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, and respiratory Ottawa, Canada; fCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in patients, most of whom use CAM concurrently with conventional Health, Ottawa, Canada; gDivision of Pediatric Medicine, care. This study provides additional evidence to suggest the use of Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; CAM be included in routine patient history taking. hChildren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada; iEpidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre, Edmonton, Canada; jOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; and kUniversity of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Centre, Ottawa, Canada KEY WORDS abstract complementary medicine, pediatric, data collection OBJECTIVE: ABBREVIATIONS Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is CAM—complementary and alternative medicine high among children and youth with chronic illnesses. -
AGENCY PROCEDURE for RULE MAKING 7.1(17A) Adoption by Reference
IAC 6/30/10 Professional Licensure[645] Analysis, p.1 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE DIVISION[645] Created within the Department of Public Health[641] by 1986 Iowa Acts, chapter 1245. Prior to 7/29/87, for Chs. 20 to 22 see Health Department[470] Chs. 152 to 154. CHAPTERS 1 to 3 Reserved CHAPTER 4 BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES 4.1(17A) Definitions 4.2(17A) Purpose of board 4.3(17A,147,272C) Organization of board and proceedings 4.4(17A) Official communications 4.5(17A) Office hours 4.6(21) Public meetings 4.7(147) Licensure by reciprocal agreement 4.8(147) Duplicate certificate or wallet card 4.9(147) Reissued certificate or wallet card 4.10(17A,147,272C) License denial 4.11(272C) Audit of continuing education report 4.12(272C) Automatic exemption 4.13(272C) Grounds for disciplinary action 4.14(272C) Continuing education exemption for disability or illness 4.15(147,272C) Order for physical, mental, or clinical competency examination or alcohol or drug screening 4.16(252J,261,272D) Noncompliance rules regarding child support, loan repayment and nonpayment of state debt CHAPTER 5 FEES 5.1(147,152D) Athletic training license fees 5.2(147,158) Barbering license fees 5.3(147,154D) Behavioral science license fees 5.4(151) Chiropractic license fees 5.5(147,157) Cosmetology arts and sciences license fees 5.6(147,152A) Dietetics license fees 5.7(147,154A) Hearing aid dispensers license fees 5.8(147) Massage therapy license fees 5.9(147,156) Mortuary science license fees 5.10(147,155) Nursing home administrators license fees 5.11(147,148B) Occupational -
The Ear Candling Position Statement
audiologynow winter06 Public Arena/ Ear Candling for Cerumen Removal iven a recent trend toward removed from the inner ear, the facial sinuses, or even the brain G naturopathicicself-treatment, itself, all of which are somehow connected to the canal. significant attention has been afforded to the practice of ear candling for cerumen removal (Harris and Sullivan, 1999). The practice of ear candling has become popular as an alternative therapy worldwide. Some promoters say it is an ancient treatment that can cure a number Kate Moore of medical problems, while health regulatory bodies around the world have research to show that the procedure has no proven medical benefits, and can be very dangerous. So what relevance does it have to audiology and how can we learn about it and inform our clients? I started, as we so often do today, with Google. The internet is a wonderful resource, providing a wealth of Above/ Could these be ear candles, or some new paint brushes for information on every topic known to man. It is a fabulous tool as long his birthday? as users understand that all the information they read may not be true. It is comforting that the first 2 hits when googling “ear candle” Ear candling claims to: tell me that it is not such a good idea, however the majority of the next 400,000 proceed to educate me on how it will make me a better • relieve sinus pressure and pain • cleanse the ear canal person, how I can do it myself, and where to buy the appropriate • assist lymphatic circulation • improve hearing beeswax. -
Owner's Manual
DYN-6210-02 / DYN-6310-02 2 Person and 3 Person Saunas OWNER’S MANUAL FOR CARBON MODEL SAUNAS FOR INDOOR USE ONLY DYN-6210-02 requires 120V 15 AMP DEDICATED CIRCUIT DYN-6310-02 requires 120V 20 AMP DEDICATED CIRCUIT Sauna: Now you can enjoy the European secret for youthful vitality. Carefully and thoroughly read this manual before using the sauna. We recommend keeping this manual for regular review and future reference. 1 WHAT ARE INFRARED RAYS? Infrared is the band of light we perceive as heat. We cannot see this band of light with the naked eye, but we can feel this type of light in the form of heat. Our sun produces most of its energy output in the infrared segment of the spectrum. Infrared rays heat your body without having to heat the air in-between. This process is called conversion. The infrared is divided into 3 segments by wavelengths measured in microns: near infrared: 0.76-1.5 microns; middle infrared: 1.5-5.6 microns; and far infrared: 5.6-1000 microns. Among these segments, only far infrared penetrates organic substances such as the human body two to three inches so that the warming effect is very uniform. ARE INFRARED RAYS SAFE? Because infrared rays are part of sunlight, they are not only safe but also highly beneficial to our bodies on a cellular level. Health professionals have used infrared heat lamps for decades to treat muscle and joint problems. In hospital baby care units, incubators are often equipped with infrared heating systems to keep newborn babies warm. -
Infrared Sauna Consent Form
INFRARED SAUNA CLIENT INFORMATION ___ I am already a Chiropractic patient at Hands on Health Family Chiropractic and all of my information should be on file. (*Massage Clients must still fill out this entire form. **Chiropractic Clients must still sign the consent portion below.) Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Preferred Phone # (____) _______________ Email: ____________________________________ Date of Birth: (mm/dd/yy) ____/____/____ Emergency Contact and Phone number: ______________________________________________________________________________ INFORMED CONSENT I have read the advisements and contraindications for Infrared sauna use. I have no conflicts for use as described in the advisements and contraindications, or I have provided a doctor’s release authorizing use. I consent to the Infrared Sauna Session and confirm that I am at least 18 years of age (or have signed permission from my parent or guardian). I understand that this is not intended to take the place of medical care or medications. I clearly confirm that I have read the advisements and contraindications, and that I do not have any contraindications to the Infrared Sauna. I understand that I take full responsibility for my own health and well-being. I understand that the services I am receiving are not intended to treat any medical condition or take the place of medical care or medications. I RELEASE the business, its employees and technicians from all liability associated with using the Infrared Sauna. ______________________________________________________________________________ Print Name/Signature _____________________________________________________________________________ Print Name/Signature of Parent or Guardian Date ____________________________________________ ADVISEMENTS & CONTRAINDICATIONS Any of the below described contraindications will require you to use discretion for your own well being.