The Nurse's Notes

Traditional Nursing Vs. Holistic Nursing

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:30:44 +0000

As more people are searching for ways to be and stay healthy, there has been a growing interest in holistic treatment methods within the healthcare industry. Especially with conditions such as various cancers or where patients need long-term care. Though the actual results and the benefits are often debated by medical professionals, most admit that when a patient is in a good place emotionally, it only enhances their treatment. Thus, the popularity of holistic treatments is growing and there is an increasing demand for holistic medical professionals.

Antibiotics Put 142,000 Into Emergency Rooms Each Year

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:12:27 +0000

(OMNS, October 13, 2008) The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has just released "the first report ever done on adverse reactions to antibiotics in the United States" on 13 Aug, 2008. (1) This is "the first report ever"? How is that possible? Antibiotics have been widely used since the 1940s. It is astounding that it has taken CDC so long to seriously study the side effects of these drugs. It is now apparent that there have been decades of an undeserved presumption of safety.

Antibiotics can put you in the emergency room. Common antibiotics, the ones most frequently prescribed and regarded as safest, cause nearly half of emergencies due to antibiotics.

The "Expensive Urine" Myth; What About Those "Wasted" Vitamins?

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:43:55 +0000

The "Expensive Urine" Myth
What About Those "Wasted" Vitamins?

(OMNS, November 10, 2008) Ever heard this one before? "Your body doesn't absorb extra vitamins. All you get from taking vitamin supplements is expensive urine." Sure you have. And you still will, at websites such as http://www.dietitian.com and http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/67769 . Even the BBC has reported it http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/109881.stm. Some people will tell you that any vitamin consumption higher than the lowly RDA is simply a "waste of money."

"Expensive urine." It is an old saw, and one terrific sound byte. Too bad it is also false.

Censored Access To Nutritional Research...

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:29:20 +0000

(OMNS 17 Jan 2007) The world's largest medical library is biased, say physicians and educators. The US National Library of Medicine indexes most medical journals, and makes them instantly accessible through NLM's electronic Medline database. However, the peer-reviewed Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, continually published for 41 years, remains conspicuous by its absence from the library's listings.

Improvement of Essential Hypertension After EDTA Intravenous Infusion Treatment

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:04:22 +0000

This white male patient was first seen at the Center in 1985 for treatment of angina and essential hypertension. He was 51 years of age with a long history of essential hypertension. He was told at about age 18 that he had "high blood pressure" with a systolic blood pressure of 180 mm/Hg. No treatment was prescribed at that time. The history also revealed that both his mother and father died at age 69 of myocardial infarcton.

Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:42:11 +0000

All inductees, whose seminal work has been influential in the medical and scientific worlds, are pioneers in their respective fields and include the Nobel Prize winner who discovered vitamin C, and numerous advocates of Vitamin C Therapy especially with respect to cancer treatment. The 2005 inductees are: Emanuel Cheraskin, MD, DMD; Max Gerson, MD; David Horrobin, MD, PhD; Josef Issels, MD; Frederick Klenner, MD; Cornelius Moerman, MD; Hugh Desaix Riordan, MD and Nobel Prize Winner Albert Szent-Gyorgi, PhD.

Risky Business

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:28:40 +0000

Off-Label Use of Linezolid Linked to Increased Death Risk

Yael Waknine

March 19, 2007 — Use of linezolid (Zyvox; Pfizer, Inc) to treat patients with catheter-related bloodstream infection may be linked to an increased risk for mortality, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned healthcare professionals Friday.

The warning was based on data from an open-label randomized trial of 726 patients (including those with catheter-site infections) showing that linezolid was linked with an increased risk for death compared with vancomycin, oxacillin, or dicloxacillin, according to an alert from MedWatch, the FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting program. See rest of the story...

2 notices of recalled drugs on the market:

Medscape Drug Alert

Marketing of Zelnor m Suspended;
Drug Linked to Slight Increase in CV Events

Novartis, in compliance with an FDA request, has suspended marketing

and sales of its irritable bowel syndrome/constipation drug Zelnorm,

after an analysis of its clinical database pointed to a higher incidence

of MI, stroke, and unstable angina among patients taking the drug.

Medscape Drug Alert

Pergolide Withdrawn From US Market

With both branded and generic versions being pulled

due to potential for serious heart valve damage, the FDA is urging

clinicians to consider transitioning any Parkinson's disease patients

to other dopamine agonists.

Reported Serious and Fatal Adverse Drug Events More Than Doubled Between 1998 and 2005

Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2007

Real Nursing

Suzan Macco, R.N. — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:19:09 +0000

We all have friends & family that are suffering from some debilitating disease. They look to us for guidance and reassurance that the medications & therapy instructions they are following are appropriate or even safe.

While the Medical Community means well by prescribing these medications, there are increasing numbers of drug reactions as small as a rash, to severe like muscle destruction & memory loss from cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. While some medications are necessary, the nutritional approach is often overlooked in favor of only the drug prescription pad.

My challenge for you is to really study the benefits of proper nutrition & lifestyle & join my team in promoting this. You can start by reading about the vision of Dr Wentz, whose dream is "for a world free from the pain & suffering of degenerative disease". We have him to thank for his expertise in developing those agar test kits in the Medical Facility that you work in. See his idea of a Health Facility like no other. Sanoviv Medical Center, where I went for my treatment of Breast Cancer in June.

This summer, I've had the priviledge of attending the National Wellness Conference at UW Stevens Point. There I had the opportunity to meet Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, our keynote speaker and Author of several books, including, "Quit Digging Your Grave With A Knife And Fork".

Then, I attended The Usana International Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. There I was able to hear Dr. Wentz speak of his vision to prevent disease. I could feel his passion. Other speakers included Olympian Jennifer Azzi; and Balz Frei, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Director, Linus Pauling Institute.

I have been blessed with cutting edge knowledge like I've never been exposed to before.

Wanted: Nurses who have a passion to promote wellness with me, & learn from the most innovative pioneers.