You may not know it, but most of the medications you might take, either prescribed, or over-the-counter, are made in other countries by factories that submitted the lowest bid. This makes higher profits for the drug companies doing the “outsourcing,” but is it good for you? I interviewed William Hubbard, a retired FDA associate commissioner, about whether the FDA is able to adequately inspect drugs manufactured in overseas factories. CLICK to READ MORE or LISTEN to PODCAST if available …
I am not inviting a debate about healthcare reform here on Fitness Rocks, but I think this video, sent to me by a filmmaker friend, is at least entertaining.
I will say a few things about healthcare reform. First, we need it. Second, I’ve had the experience of working as a doctor in two different healthcare systems: the US Army and American private practice. The US Army is a government program. There is no comparison between the quality of medical care I observed firsthand in the government military system and private, for-profit, medical practice. The government run program is better, period. All three of my children were born in Army hospitals. The care was excellent and it cost me – nothing (except a trip to a war zone). There were no lines for service. A 19-year old private was seen and cared for just as fast and just as well as a General. CLICK to READ MORE or LISTEN to PODCAST if available …
