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Citizens Can Tell Regulators to Make Public Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections Rates; Government-Sponsored Nationwide Forums Seek Input on Hospital Performance
Consumers throughout the nation have a rare opportunity to talk to Federal regulators and influence public policy on an issue that claims almost 90,000 American lives each year, but is a closely guarded secret - hospital-acquired infections. The Federal government's Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services will sponsor five public meetings on hospital quality issues in Boston, Orlando, Dallas, San Francisco, and Chicago. Consumers Union is leading a national campaign to call attention to the problem of hospital infections and convince Congress and state legislatures to enact change. Their web site - www.StopHospitalInfections.org - allows concerned citizens to write to policymakers and urge them to enact these laws.

NIH to Tighten Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
Media reports that some researchers have received thousands of dollars as company consultants raised conflict-of-interest concerns. In response the National Institutes of Health may bar senior officials from receiving consulting payments from drug companies. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services has released new guidelines on how medical schools and other organizations can protect patients in research studies from conflicts of interest.

Violating the Promise to 'Do No Harm'
When Federal officials lowered the hammer on a major drug-maker for the off-label marketing of its blockbuster epilepsy drug, they were driven in part by the idea that such prescriptions subject patients to unwarranted risks. The drug in question is one on a growing list of drugs that are being given to patients in ways not approved by the FDA and as treatment for illnesses that the drugs can't cure.

MORE HEALTH NEWS...
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RENEWAL WEEKEND AT THE CHOPRA CENTER

In addition to lectures and workshops with Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, the Renewal Weekend will include morning yoga classes, meditation sessions, and an optional healing hands massage workshop. To register for this program, please call The Chopra Center at (888) 424-6772 ext. 1111 or visit www.chopra.com for more information.

CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on FEELING, the 6th of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We experience feelings and emotions from well before the event of our birth. They can be intense, or frightening, or wonderful. They can also be the most misunderstood, and consequently mistreated, gifts we have as human beings. We judge them, repress them, discount them, drug them, worship them, and run from them. Yet, what a bore to be without them! Life fully lived is life filled with feeling!

Simply Well
Twenty-four hours a day your body is talking to you - giving you feedback about what it needs for its survival, its pleasure, its growth, and its balance. In "Inhabit Your Body and Love It" John W. Travis M.D., M.P.H., points out that many of those messages go unnoticed or unheeded because of ignorance or lack of appreciation, or simply due to preoccupation with other matters. To inhabit your body means to start listening to what it is saying to you and to trust what you hear.

Staying Healthly Tips
We all know that stress is a major factor in many chronic health complaints, and yet we often find it difficult to let ourselves get away and relax completely. Medical research shows that vacations are a necessary and healthful part of our lives. In "10 Tips on Vacations and Your Health" Elson M. Haas, M.D. offers some common sense precautions that can help you avoid some of the pitfalls of travel.

CUSTOM-MADE VITAMINS & FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
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Integrative Dentistry
There has been a major shift in the type of filling materials and choices available for dental restorations as dental science has become more technologically sophisticated. In "Dental Filling Choices" Flora Parsa Stay D.D.S. advises patients to get informed and choose the filling material that is suitable for them - amalgam (silver/mercury), white resin, gold or porcelain.

Healthy Alternatives
In "Seasonal Allergies" Ellen W. Cutler, D.C., M.D. offers three areas of recommendations when working with asthma, respiratory problems and food allergies -- elimination of sugar and grains, detoxification, and digestive enzymes.

Healthy Woman Update
Do you know what to do if you feel faint? In "Fainting" the American Institute of Preventive Medicine outlines the common reasons for why women faint and practical dos and don'ts to remember if someone faints.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
The Professional Referral Network contains searchable directories for 20 leading professional associations in complementary and integrative health care, with over 17,000 professionals. Looking for a healthcare professional specializing in a mind/body approach? The Mind Body Health section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery, American Society for the Alexander Technique, and Focusing Institute member databases.

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Mediterranean Culinary Excursion to Greece
August 3 - 10, 2004

Imagine yourself lounging in the shade while dining at a gourmet picnic in beautiful olive groves. You'll eat, eat, eat and sample Greek dishes and delicacies at a special luncheon presentation by Chef Jim Botsacos (seen on NBC and ESPN!) Tour Athens, Cape Sounion and more! Inquire about Olympic extension. Call 800-874-1996 for more information. Please be sure to say, "I saw this program in Healthy Update." Thank you!

Nutrition Tips
"Cancer Cookbook: Making It Nutritious and Delicious" by Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D. was written with the cancer patient in mind. It can also be helpful to people who want to eat properly but have little time to spend in the kitchen. It reminds us of the synergistic forces in foods and the "superfoods", such as yogurt, garlic, carotenoids, cruciferous vegetables, mushrooms, legumes.

Fabulous Functional Foods
Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan offers us a "Sesame-Flaxseed Shake with Banana" that beats a regular milkshake, both in terms of taste and nutritive value. The sesame seeds contain lots of calcium and other minerals and the flaxseed is rich in alpha-linolenic acid, which is anti-inflammatory.

PROTECT YOUR CHILD DURING FLU SEASON
with ChildLife's "Immune Support Kit"

ChildLife Essentials offers doctor-developed nutritional formulas you can trust. Our "Immune Support Kit" provides your child with the nutritional support of First Defense & Echinacea to stimulate natural immune responses and defend the body and Vitamin C for immune support. The Immune Support Kit includes:

* First Defense - (4 fluid oz)
* Echinacea 4 Kids - (1 fluid oz - Orange Flavor)
* Liquid Vitamin C - (4 fl oz)

Mind/Body Health
Most medical care today is provided via the brief office visit - one person visits the doctor. Clearly appropriate in some circumstances, this one-to-one model often falls short of meeting patients' real needs - especially patients with multiple chronic illnesses. "What if you could have a full two-hour visit with your physician every month?" asks David S. Sobel, M.D. in "Rethinking the Physician Visit" and "What if during that visit you could learn not only from your doctor, but from other members of the health care team as well as from other patients with similar problems?"

Spiritual Wellness
Prayer seems to have a positive effect on various measures of wellness. In "The Power Of Prayer" Philip Goldberg points out a number of forms other than the familiar one of asking a higher power for favors. Each type is rooted in certain mental and emotional conditions. Each should be a sacred and personal practice, not just a routine obligation.

Healthy Bookstore - Kitchen Table Wisdom

"Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time," writes Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in her introduction to Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal." "It is the way wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us live a life worth remembering." Reading this collection of real-life parables feels like a late-night kitchen session with a best friend, munching on leftovers while listening to the good-as-gossip stories of everyday heroes and archetype villains. Every story guides us like a life compass, showing us what's good and lasting about ourselves as well as humanity.

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RAPID RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES - WORKS IN MINUTES, NOT HOURS!

MigraSpray is a patented over-the-counter homeopathic drug intended to be a comprehensive approach for the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo, controlled clinical trial, 88% of patients received relief of symptoms in an average of less than 7 minutes. In an ongoing clinical trial 90% of patients using MigraSpray on a continual daily basis had their migraine headache attacks eliminated.

WELLNESS INVENTORY - BRING BALANCE TO YOUR CLIENTS' LIVES
Are you looking for a tool to determine your client's readiness to change various lifestyle behaviors and to bring more balance to their lives? The Wellness Inventory not only assesses your client in 12 key areas of wellness, but also determines their motivation to change in these areas, guides them in creating a wellness plan and provides resources to meet their goals. For more information, visit: wellnessinventory.net

Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
Twelfth Annual Conference on Botanical Medicine
Black Mountain, NC USA
June 5-7, 2004
Contact: Herbal Educational Services - 800-252-0688

BioSet and Energy and Wellness including Colds & Flu
June 11-13, 2004
Washington, DC USA
Contact: BioSet Institute - 877-927-0741

First Annual Conference on the Challenges & Benefits of Integrative Medicine
August 14-18, 2004
Wailea, HI USA
Contact: HealthQuest Travel - 800-874-1996

The Power of Positive Energy and Intuition to Heal
With Judith Orloff, M.D.
August 20-22, 2004
Big Sur, CA USA
Contact: Esalen Institute - 831-667-3000

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