How Great is the Canadian Health System - NOT

Tune in to Medicine on Call today at 9:00 AM only on www.americaswebradio.com and listen to Dr. Elaina George, M.D. discuss the terrible health care system in Canada with former Canadian Dr. Lee Kurisko. Dr Kurisko exposes what one goes through in Canada and what we can expect in the US under the stupid ObamaCare plan, it sucks! Sorry no other way to describe it!

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My How Time Takes Wings Except E.D. Hill Stays Young!

Well I guess it's part of getting older but this year and about the last eight or ten have just flown by. I'm never ready for the holidays and yet each year I try to get ready and they're here and gone before I've gone shopping. Which by the way I hate shopping and all those people one has to put up with while trying to figure what to buy.

E.D. Hill always looks young, she just never changes and always has that "youthful" yet authoritative tone in her voice. If I were a women I think I'd like to be just like her! Now, my problem is I think I've always been old and at this point there is sure nothing to be done about it, just enjoy.

That's what we're doing here at America's Web Radio informing and hopefully making life a bit more enjoyable with our programming. Shows like the Sheep and Goat Radio Hour with Ray Bowman for all you full time and part time herdsmen this show is a must listen that's why so many downloads.

For the politically astute we have Our Constitution with Michael Connelly, The Washington Report with WND writer Ellis Washington, Do Facts Matter with Robert D'Agostino, Health Care the Good, the Bad and . . . with Bill Bennett and many more.

Medical shows like Medicine on Call with Dr. Elaina George, Health Hour with Dr. Barry McKernan, Family Medicine with Dr. Bo Kirkwood, For Your Eyes with Dr. Andrew Shatz and more just for you medical buffs.

Then don't "plant it" till you've tuned in to the experts on America's Home Grown Veggies and The Master Gardener's Hour and that's just the start of great programming on America's Web Radio. Cars, entrepreneurs, relationships, books you name it and if we don't have a show about it and you want us to let www.americaswebradio.com know what's on your mind.

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Is Socialized Medicine What You Want?

I can assure you it is not what I want or what the doctors and other host at America's Web Radio want and we're going to fight it, this stupid as dirt Congress, and left wing administration. How?

With programming that ask questions about every thing the government wants to control which is ultimately you and me. We've got to stop them in 2010 and NEVER let them get another grip like they have on us today. How can these supposed representatives pass such a heavy debt burden on us and our children. Every representative that voted for this bill is a self-serving, idiot that does not listen to the people and must be voted out of office. If you're reading this and your representative voted to take 500 billion away from the elderly I hope you'll call your representatives office and let he or she know exactly what's going to happen to them in 2010 at the polls. Any representative that voted for this stupid piece of legislation should be verbally taken to task and voted out of office immediately for acts of terror against us the citizens. Did these representatives not see or hear the voices of the public saying "Kill this Bill"? We must start our fight today and I'm going to. Tell your friends, family and anyone else that will listen to tune in to Radio Sandy Springs, America's Web Radio.com and hear the truth. This bill is a killer for you, your parents and generations to come. IF NOTHING ELSE, the United States can not afford it! No where in the U.S. Constitution does it say that the federal government must provide us health care. WE MUST STAND TOGETHER AND GET RID, VOTE OUT THIS CONGRESS!!! Check each member out and if we can bring them up on criminal charges prior to the 2010 vote do it!

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What Is In The Swine H1N1 Flu Vaccine: A Primer

By Elaina George, MD

There has been a lot of confusion about what ingredients are in the H1N1 Vaccine. In order to distill the information to make it easier for you to make an informed choice, here is a brief synopsis of the information provided by the manufacturers in their package inserts.

There are 4 manufactures who have been approved to sell H1N1 vaccine in the US. They are: Novartis, CSL, Sanofi/Pasteur and MedImmune

1. Novartis makes an injectable vaccine for ages 4 and above
Ingredients: Thimerosal (Mercury) both in the single dose and the multi dose vials
Antibiotics - polymyxin and neomycin (can be neurotoxic)

Manufactured with phenol (the chemical used on skin in cosmetic face peals to remove wrinkles)

Note: They recommend that children ages 4-9 get 2 injections one month apart. This would increase the risk from a reaction to the mercury (e.g, neurological damage such as Gullain-Barre or possibly Autism)

2. CSL makes an injectable vaccine. Only the multi dose vial contains thimerosal

3. Sanofi/Pasteur - Only the multi dose vial contains thimerosal

vaccine is made with polyethelene glycol (antifreeze) and formaldehyde (a chemical used in embalming).

*These three vaccines are grown in chicken embryo cells. So if a person has severe allergies to eggs, they are at risk of having an allergic reaction and should therefore not take the vaccine.

4. MedImmune makes a live attenuated H1N1 vaccine that has an intranasal delivery.

It does not contain thimerosal, but has the food additive MSG (monosodium glutamate) which can cause reactions in some people who are sensitive, it also contains gentamycin (an antibiotic which can be neurotoxic and cause hearing loss)

As per the package inserts from all of the manufacturers:

Note: "Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
Neither FLUVIRIN nor the Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility."

*In other words, NONE of the H1NI vaccines have been evaluated for the possible potential to cause cancer, birth defects or its effect on fertility. This is according to the information from all of the manufacturers.

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It's Your Health!

6 Ways Your Health Insurance Company Makes It Hard For Your Doctor To Take Care Of You

By: Dr. Elaina George

There is a major misconception about the reasons for the rise in the cost of healthcare. Procedures and the practice of defensive medicine have been described as the main reasons for the exponential rise. However, the reality could not be farther from what is portrayed on TV series like Nip/Tuck. The medical insurance industry has fueled the campaign of misinformation to enhance their divide and conquer strategy. As long as people spend their energy on blaming doctors, they have less energy to pay attention to rising deductibles, premiums and co-insurance. In short, the insurance companies benefit by keeping doctors and patients at odds. In reality when a doctor charges for a procedure or performs a surgery what is paid is no where near the amount that was charged. In short, the increase in patient premiums, deductibles etc… have gone to pay administrative costs and CEO salaries.

These are 6 things you need to know so you can understand the barriers your doctor has to navigate to take good care of you:

1. Insurance companies change what they will pay for

Through the pre-certification process, insurance companies will change what services they will reimburse. This list can change yearly. It is driven by insurance company costs and not by medical necessity as determined by the doctor and the patient.

2. Insurance companies have gatekeepers that look for reasons to deny recommended services

Insurance companies have physicians and/or nurses on staff that can deny services. The person that reviews the procedure may not even be someone familiar with the medical procedure (for example, a psychiatrist reviewing the records of a surgeon).

3. Insurance gatekeepers get bonus compensation when they save the company money

This is pretty self explanatory – it pays to deny care.

4. Insurance companies discount payments for surgery and other procedures.

This is a process called bundling. If the procedure has a left and right side like knee surgery or has several steps. like sinus surgery, the surgeon will be paid a steeply discounted rate that can be as high as an 80% discount. For example, a surgeon will be paid the discounted insurance allowed amount for the 1^st side and 50% for the second side. If it is a multi-step procedure, the surgeon will be paid the allowed amount for the 1^st step, 50% for the second step and 25% for 3-5^th step then nothing for anything beyond the 5^th step.

5. Insurance companies make a bigger profit by delaying payment to doctors

A study showed that an insurance company can make as much as $84,000 in bank interest rates each day they pay

a claim late. By law an average clean claim (with no errors) should be paid from 14-30 days after it is submitted

by a doctor’s office. The average claim is paid anywhere from 30-45 days. Some claims, after multiple appeals,

can take up to a year to be paid after the service was given.

6. Insurance companies can ask the doctor for reimbursement of paid claims indefinitely.

A doctor has 120 days to submit a claim, after that time he/she may not submit a charge or charge the patient. However, an insurance company can ask for reimbursement with no time limit.

Get Sick Read Health Care Bill

We've all heard of a "crock" well here it is http://www.thefoxnation.com/health-care-bill/2009/08/13/shocked-read-what-heath-care-bill-actually-says
This is from FOX and it "is what it is" a CROCK and OUR congresspersons wrote this BS that first is so misleading, hard to read, and with so many hidden or "to be interpreted" sentences it makes it unbelievable. How can we keep any of OUR "so called" representatives? They sure don't seem to represent me and I doubt you.

WE the PEOPLE must get representatives that will live under the same laws, rules and policies that they want us to. There is NO one in any public office that would want this "CROCK" of health care plan and have to live with it OR maybe I should say DIE with it. You're not going to see my representative begging to go under this plan but he'll say it's good enough for you, me and our families. I say if a person running for public office, particularly federal, won't sign a pledge to eat off the same plate they want to serve us then WE should NOT support the hypocrite. Do you honestly think Pelosi or Reed would stoup so low as to go under this so called health care plan?

Please ONLY support the candidate that will pledge to live like you and me!

These are the views of Radio Sandy Springs and America's Web Radio we invite you to comment AFTER you've read the bill.

Radio Sandy Springs Programming

Blogging is still sort of foreign to me but I just have to take this opportunity to mention the great programming on Radio Sandy Springs and America's Web Radio all .com!

Today we started with E.D. Hill re-play but she's so good who cares. Then we have Dr. Elaina George and Medicine on Call, followed by Chris Ballard Century 21 Click It all about real estate in Georgia, the David Rosengarten the internationally known food critic hosting Taste Buds, Margot Swan and Divorce Resource, Women's Spririt, Education Forum, the Steve Gross and Gross Reality all about the current economy, then Jean Creech and Bold Ventures with her guest discussing being an entrepreneur, followed by Dr. Scot Bay and Psychiatry Today and then Dan and Instant Replay all about sports. Now is that a great line up or what?

The only thing America's Web Radio is missing in programming is an Indian Chief and we're working on that with many new shows coming soon that are all of interest to you. Keep checking and listening to the best in Chat Radio - www.americaswebradio.com and www.radiosandysprings.com

Health Care Heating Up

As the health care issue continues to heat up we continue to present different sides of the story with our host interviewing interesting folks from around the country in one way or another involved in the discussion. And, we'd like to hear from you.

Medicine on Call with Dr. Elaina George has Jason Rosenbaum, Editor of the Seminal and contributor to the Huffington Post as her guest today. Tune in to Dr. George as frankly many direct question will be presented for discussion and issues concerning the potential Universal Health Care Program will be addressed like funding.

twitter Dr. George @medicineoncall and always listen to her show at 9 AM EST only on www.americaswebradio.com and www.radiosandysprings.com your chat radio station. Email questions welcomed at drgeorge@radiosandysprings.com or gm@radiosandysprings.com.

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