The New England J. of Med. Vol. 316:1315-1319, 05.21.87, J. M. Reade and R. M. Ratzan - Yellow professionalism. Advertising by Physicians in the yellow pages : We found that a mean of 12 percent of "specialists" listed in the yellow pages were not board certified.
J. Med. Ethics, 2006, Jan.;32(1):26-28 : A profession selling out: lamenting the paradigm shift in physician advertising.
The Structure of Scientific Revolution, Thomas Kuhn, 1962: ...fathered , defined and popularized the concept of paradigm shift as a change from one way of thinking to another.....It just doesn't happen, but rather is driven by agents of change.
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As reported Jan. 13, Tom Daschle (TD) offered this introductory comment at the Jan. 9 U. S. Senate Confirmation Hearing: I think we need to change the paradigm in this country on health. It starts with the big picture belief. The paradigm needs to be changed from illness to health.
We respectfully suggest to TD that a great deal of highly respected professional support will be required to accomplish this shift, and it's high time that it be applied in the best interests of this nation.
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I'm tired of having my RFD Mailbox loaded with junk mail, but this one takes the cake - a 20 page whopper which features Hugh Downs and the "Greatest Medical Team Ever Assembled" and the medical institutions with which they are affiliated. NO! I'll not advertise the books they are touting, but I consider this tasteless YP.
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We can hope that with new leadership in this country there will be a general loosening up of old, stale, profit-driven ways of thinking about health and healthcare. I wonder how long it would take to 'filter down" to our local doctors, if medical schools and insurance companies started emphasizing prevention and a basic healthy diet of non-processed and pesticide-free foods.
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