FDA says hCG weight-loss products are nothing but bullshit.

Pic of bottles of HCG.

You wanna lose weight? Try eating less and exercising more.

Well, not literally bullshit, but bullshit as in they-don’t-do-what-they-claim-to-do. I know, I know. A diet program that doesn’t work? That’s unpossible!

HCG weight-loss products are fraudulent, FDA says – USATODAY.com

HCG weight-loss products that promise dramatic results and claim to be homeopathic are sold . . . → Read More: FDA says hCG weight-loss products are nothing but bullshit.

Good news in the U.K. as doctors vote to drop homeopathy funding from the NHS.

The advocates of woo-woo in the U.K. have had a bit of a setback:

In all the furore over cuts to the NHS, doctors have voted to stop one service all by themselves – and unlike what is expected to follow, this is something we should all celebrate. The British Medical Association (BMA) has voted . . . → Read More: Good news in the U.K. as doctors vote to drop homeopathy funding from the NHS.

Daniel Hauser’s father now has leukemia.

Remember Daniel Hauser, the (at the time) 13-year-old illiterate kid out of Minnesota who was ordered by the court to get chemotherapy to treat his cancer over the protests of his alt-med preferring parents? His mother took off with him rather than follow through on the court order, but after a few days they eventually showed up . . . → Read More: Daniel Hauser’s father now has leukemia.

Just 10 days old and already being denied health insurance.

This is why the recently passed Health Care Reform is so badly needed:

10-Day-Old Baby Denied Health Care Coverage – cbs11tv.com.

FORT WORTH  ― Houston Tracy is just 10 days old, but the little boy has already lived through trying times.

“He was born with what’s called transposition of the great arteries.” his father, Doug . . . → Read More: Just 10 days old and already being denied health insurance.

NLM interviews Tea Party Protesters at the final healthcare reform protest.

The guys from New Left Media are at it again exposing the Tea Party Protesters for the ignorant, clueless dolts they really are:

It never ceases to amaze me how many people can be so willing to work against their own self-interests because FOX “News” told them to. These people have nothing . . . → Read More: NLM interviews Tea Party Protesters at the final healthcare reform protest.

A clever PSA reminds you to have a mammogram.

It’s a cute ad with a serious message:

Honk for mammogram awareness.

SEB Mailbag: “You wonder why healthcare is so expensive? It’s not the Doctors or Hospitals.”

I’m probably going to get myself in trouble with this one. There are people of a conservative persuasion in my circle of friends and extended family and most of them have learned not to send me email forwards of any kind because I have a bad habit of hitting Reply To All when I don’t . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: “You wonder why healthcare is so expensive? It’s not the Doctors or Hospitals.”

Keith Olbermann slams Obama and Congress over the Senate HCR bill.

There’s not much here I disagree with:

There are some out there that argue that the bill still accomplishes a lot, but I’m very worried about the provision that mandates everyone has to buy health insurance or face a fine unless they can prove they can’t afford it. Combined with the lack . . . → Read More: Keith Olbermann slams Obama and Congress over the Senate HCR bill.

Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Man dies waiting for God to heal him.

Another in our ongoing series of people who had perhaps a tad too much faith takes us to South Carolina and 33 year-old Mr. Tillman. It seems Tillman tore his ACL back in March and when he went to the doctor’s office to get patched up they told him he’d have to pay $300 upfront . . . → Read More: Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Man dies waiting for God to heal him.

Is public healthcare in Britain really that bad?

Obama’s plans for healthcare reform in the US are far from uncontroversial and many of those on the right side of the political spectrum have been coming up with various facts and figures to undermine his moves to widen access. One of the (perhaps unintended) targets of this has been Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), . . . → Read More: Is public healthcare in Britain really that bad?