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With a Hybrid Model, a Holistic Physician Finds Path to Practice Freedom

By Erik Goldman - Vol. 13, No. 1. , 2012

Dr. Mark Holthouse, a family physician near Sacramento, CA, was looking for a way out of insurance-based practice so he could freely implement holistic modalities. The concierge model seemed dicey; total direct-pay would exclude many patients. Then he discovered Physician Care Direct, with it’s flexible hybrid model. In this interview, Dr. Holthouse describes his practice transformation.

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Home Births No Riskier Than Hospital Births

By Erik Goldman

Just in time for celebration of the Nativity, comes a massive British study comparing incidence of adverse outcomes in home births versus births in hospitals and outpatient clinics. For fans of home birth, the news is pretty good!

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The Pneumonia-Obesity Connection

By Erik Goldman

Exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae, the most common pathogen causing human pneumonia, correlates strongly with overweight especially in women. The increased risk was independent of the other common risk factors for obesity, and may reflect the effects of long-term chronic inflammation triggered by the pathogen.

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Catch-22’s Abound in Medicare’s “Clone War”

By William "BJ" Lawson, MD

Get ready for Medicare’s war against “cloning of medical records.” You’re likely to get hurt if you’re not careful. Here’s a direct quote from an October 11 statement from Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding a nuance of its policy on medical records: “When documentation is worded exactly like or similar to previous entries, the […]

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It’s Walmart’s World…You Just Practice In It

By Erik Goldman

Americans’ use of medical clinics based in retail settings has risen 10-fold since 2007, and the number of patient visits to these quick-stops has soared, prompting a number of major hospital systems to get into the game. A national study by the RAND corporation, based on insurance data from 13.3 million people, indicates that the […]

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I Can’t Believe It’s Not…Heart Disease

By Erik Goldman

A few shmears of omega-3 fortified margarine per day can reduce the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death in older people with type 2 diabetes, according to new data from the Alpha Omega Trial. Dr. Daan Kromhout and colleagues, of the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Holland, randomized 1,014 diabetic patients aged 60 […]

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Ginger Root Quells Colonic Inflammation

By Erik Goldman

A daily dose of ginger root appears to downregulate inflammatory eicosanoids in the gastrointestinal tract, and may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to a recent study by Suzanna Zick, ND, MPH, and her team at the University of Michigan Medical School. The investigators randomized 30 healthy individuals  to take either a placebo or […]

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Medication Nation: Your Country on Drugs

By Erik Goldman

Judging from the types of medications we’re taking, it’s reasonable to conclude that we are a nation of hyperlipidemic, depressed, wheezing, tumor-ridden psychotics with major metabolic imbalances and a lot of pain. The Use of Medicines in the United States: Review of 2010, a report published by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, chronicles the […]

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Purple Pills? Think B12 Deficiency

By Erik Goldman

The US spent nearly $12 billion on anti-ulcer medications last year, according to a new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. It turns out those drugs do a lot more than just suppress stomach acid. They also increase risk for vitamin B12 deficiency. B12 is essential for healthy neurological function, and deficiency has […]

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