Archives By Month: June 2018
Progressive Income tax
THE PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX HAS CAUSED OUR CURRENT ENTITLEMENT GLUTTONY THIS GLUTTONY CAN BEST BE CURBED BY LIMITING CONGRESS’ ABILITY FOR UNLIMITED TAXATION WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THEIR UNLIMITED SPENDING. Constitution of United States of America 1789 (rev. 1992): AMENDMENT XVI: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever […]
The Big Three entitlements: Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute places these entitlements in perspective America’s Entitlement Crisis Just Keeps Growing By Michael D. Tanner This article appeared on National Review (Online) on June 13, 2018. One problem with living in times as interesting as these is that important news often gets lost amid the swirl of rapidly changing […]
The ATS is a significant leader in Global Health Care
During my formative or education years in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine in the 1960s, I had the good fortune of international exposure. While still in the Air Force, I was able to attend the International Union against Tuberculosis (IUAT) in Amsterdam courtesy of the USAF. Tuberculosis was still a global problem, especially in the […]
Mitochondrial Dysfunction is a Driver Of Chronic Disease
Mitochondria are the chief energy generators within the cell with diverse functions. Cellular function has come a long way just during my 45 years of Medical and Pulmonary practice. At that time, we were studying and reviewing cells, cytoplasm, nuclei, nucleoli and just beginning with early information on DNA. The ATS was preparing for this […]
Clinicians can treat the Health Care Crises
ATS 2018 kicked off with the Opening Ceremony, featuring distinguished physician, educator, and medical scientist Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “It is high time that we exert our leadership for the sake of the people we serve,” said Darrell G. Kirch, MD, “Our patients […]
The June 2018 Issue
Last month’s Postings: In The May Issue Featured Article: Electronic Health Record Software In the News: Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’ International Medicine: The Cost of Waiting for Canadian Medicare Medicare: Rescuing seniors and Part D from Congress Gluttony: The common reference to capitalism in our progressive society Medical Myths: Doctors […]