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they looked at medications broken covering medications for example 29 percent of the plans for all probable cause terrors and 60 percent of plans put the cancer medications into a stoplight column it is nationwide issue a study was done in speciality medications in 11 health care plans this is a chart from that report that looktsdz the formulas so the dark blue colors show when messages for hiv may appear in tiers 1, 2, 3 and the other is for tier 4 there are 4 plans that have more than 70 percent of mayor medications for hiv in the highest cost tier it is important to point out here i think that the plans that tend to place those medications in the highest one were smaller carries and represent about 5 percent of the overall enrollment in california and also note those plans include one out listeners listener and the health care has been in contact with the health care to address the issue and have shown a willingness to make changes. >> what's the other 3. >> i don't know. i think that sharp and valley is one - >> (inaudible). >> solly think - southern california. >> here's a true cost ex
they looked at medications broken covering medications for example 29 percent of the plans for all probable cause terrors and 60 percent of plans put the cancer medications into a stoplight column it is nationwide issue a study was done in speciality medications in 11 health care plans this is a chart from that report that looktsdz the formulas so the dark blue colors show when messages for hiv may appear in tiers 1, 2, 3 and the other is for tier 4 there are 4 plans that have more than 70...
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but some people were bringing in medications that weren't the real medication.were bringing capsules that maybe had other substances that were not the actual medication. the dosages were wrong. the prescription bottle wasn't current. it became too much of a liability to accept medications from the outside. >> like jails and prisons across the country, charleston county faces an epidemic of rising health care costs and an ever-increasing number of inmates suffering from mental illness. the problem began decades earlier with the start of a systematic shutdown of psychiatric facilities throughout the nation. over the years, more and more of the mentally ill have found themselves in jails unable to address all their needs. >> how you doing? >> you all right? >> i'm doing all right. everything good with you? good man. >> thanks, man. >> al cannon has been the sheriff of charleston county for more than a quarter of a century. he's witnessed the problem from its early days. >> you go back to the late '60s, early '70s, the psychiatric community was of moving away from i
but some people were bringing in medications that weren't the real medication.were bringing capsules that maybe had other substances that were not the actual medication. the dosages were wrong. the prescription bottle wasn't current. it became too much of a liability to accept medications from the outside. >> like jails and prisons across the country, charleston county faces an epidemic of rising health care costs and an ever-increasing number of inmates suffering from mental illness. the...
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that the va prescribed to him. >> reporter: all told the medical examiner found 13 different medications in jason's system. >> reporter: what was the reason that you were given about why he was prescribed so many different medications? >> he was bipolar supposedly. >> add. >> add. >> there were a list of things which we were surprised because he never had any of those symptoms before any of those diagnosis ever. it was almost like at the end they had him so drugged up he took a drug to get up in the morning and keep him going and then he had to take many drugs to knock him out at night because he couldn't sleep. it was just a vicious circle. >> reporter: jaifn wasjason was one veteran held at a facility that kept its patients. doped up. he got married and had a daughter and joined marv in the family construction business building homes in stevens point wisconsin. but as a result of an injury in service led him to years of treatment in the va. jason text exed his father for help. >> i'm so anxious i couldn't take it anymore. i'm worse than when i came in. he died august 30th on saturday.
that the va prescribed to him. >> reporter: all told the medical examiner found 13 different medications in jason's system. >> reporter: what was the reason that you were given about why he was prescribed so many different medications? >> he was bipolar supposedly. >> add. >> add. >> there were a list of things which we were surprised because he never had any of those symptoms before any of those diagnosis ever. it was almost like at the end they had him so...
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fugh-berman: i got my medical degree at georgetown university medical school. i did a family medicine internship in the bronx in a program called the residency program in social medicine. brian: you still practice? dr. fugh-berman: not in many years. brian: you started an organization in 2006 called pharmedout. what does that mean? dr. fugh-berman: in 2006, all 50 states and washington, d.c. had sued a subsidiary of pfizer for illegal off-label promotion of a drug called neurontin. the attorney general did something interesting, the attorney general of all of the states decided to use some of the settlement money to fund educational initiatives for practitioners and consumers on inappropriate pharmaceutical marketing practices. i got one of those grants and in 2006 we started pharmedout at the georgetown university medical center. what we do is to promote rational prescribing and expose inappropriate marketing tactics. brian: are you for the doctors to use or for the patients to use? dr. fugh-berman: it is for the providers including nurses. but we also have fa
fugh-berman: i got my medical degree at georgetown university medical school. i did a family medicine internship in the bronx in a program called the residency program in social medicine. brian: you still practice? dr. fugh-berman: not in many years. brian: you started an organization in 2006 called pharmedout. what does that mean? dr. fugh-berman: in 2006, all 50 states and washington, d.c. had sued a subsidiary of pfizer for illegal off-label promotion of a drug called neurontin. the attorney...
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content that indicate medical illness that document that he had gone to medical doctors concerning the illness. we have found a letter that indicated that he was declared by a medical doctor unfit to work, that were found slashed in the dustbin, so we have reason to believe he hid the illness. >> the prosecutor is saying that the co-pilot had hid the illness and had torn up a note from the doctor. brian todd is in washington look looking at how pilots are actually screened and that is going to be a big question moving forward the screening of this copi-pilot, and the screening of other pilots, brian. >> absolutely it will anderson. and the lufthansa ceo says he is speechless and shocked that the co-pilot could have done this deliberately, but we are finding that the psychological screening for pilots and that in europe and u.s. and elsewhere, it is random and unreliable. >> reporter: lufthansa's ceo says there had been no sip of unreliability in his mental illness and that he had passed a psychological exam when he was hired. after that -- >> once a year we have a medical exam and no o
content that indicate medical illness that document that he had gone to medical doctors concerning the illness. we have found a letter that indicated that he was declared by a medical doctor unfit to work, that were found slashed in the dustbin, so we have reason to believe he hid the illness. >> the prosecutor is saying that the co-pilot had hid the illness and had torn up a note from the doctor. brian todd is in washington look looking at how pilots are actually screened and that is...
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that results in serious ionize and death reducing the access to hiv medication in addition to harming the hiv positive people leads to increased infections because people on medication are less likely to pass on their ill in essence they'll be less healthy and get for sick and today and increased risk of ineffecting other people san francisco strategy to reduce and end hiv infection is in par an hiv people have immediate and consistent access to medication reclassification as so-called specialist drugs directly undermines our city health strategy around hiv and is to the acceptable last month we heard with the kaiser permanente members that are fatiguing 6 hundred monthly co-pay i reached out to kaiser as a number of advocates in the community and met with them within a week kaiser readers itself moves people off the specialist list and grirsz people for the money the issue is not over it is far boarder than kaiser and hiv medication allocate insures have moved drugs into the specialist list this goes beyond hiv tennis irresistance this issue became public i've been contacted we peopl
that results in serious ionize and death reducing the access to hiv medication in addition to harming the hiv positive people leads to increased infections because people on medication are less likely to pass on their ill in essence they'll be less healthy and get for sick and today and increased risk of ineffecting other people san francisco strategy to reduce and end hiv infection is in par an hiv people have immediate and consistent access to medication reclassification as so-called...
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g medical marijuana. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. both the house and senate back in session this week. this week, talking about the budget. you can expect questions on the latest controversy, a drinking incident. net neutrality and the agency's relationship with the obama white house will be fine center. the sunday morning, march 15. last night, the president attending the grid iron dinner. he joked about how the presidency has aged them. in two years, he will join the presence club. involving former presidents, first ladies, and their staff. we will get to your cause and comments on c-span's "washington journal." should taxpayers continue to support former president's? (202) 748-8000 democrats. (202) 748-8001 republicans. if you're an independent, (202) 745-8002. by the way, we will also take your comments on our twitter page, @cspanwj. on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. or send us an e-mail, journal@c
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a medical illness.o found sick notes that were torn to pieces. among the sick notes was one which covered the day of the crash. we assume the deceased kept his illness secret from his employer. >> in another major development, lufthansa, the parent company of germanwings, and other airlines now around the world have adopted a new rule. they now require two people to be in the cockpit at all times. let's get a closer look at the co-pilot's medical condition. with us peter goelz, former managing director of the ntsb also joining us the clinical psychologist, dr. ruth wintersgreen. she also served in the united states air force. ruth, thanks very much for joining us. peter, glad to have you as well. this declaration by a medical doctor unfit to work we're now learning that they're saying in germany he was not suffering from depression. so what else could have caused a doctor let's say, to say he's unfit to work? >> first of all, we don't know if this was a psychiatrist psychologist or -- >> we only know it
a medical illness.o found sick notes that were torn to pieces. among the sick notes was one which covered the day of the crash. we assume the deceased kept his illness secret from his employer. >> in another major development, lufthansa, the parent company of germanwings, and other airlines now around the world have adopted a new rule. they now require two people to be in the cockpit at all times. let's get a closer look at the co-pilot's medical condition. with us peter goelz, former...
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only about eighty percent of part b medical costs.is on you. [ male announcer ] consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could really save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so, call now and request this free decision guide. discover how an aarp medicare supplement plan could go long™ for you. do you want to choose your doctors? avoid networks? what about referrals? [ male announcer ] all plans like these let you visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients, with no networks and virtually no referrals needed. so, call now, request your free guide, and explore the range of aarp medicare supplement plans. sixty-five may get all the attention, but now is a good time to start thinking about how you want things to be. [ male announcer ] go long™. >>> at this hour, disturbing new details about the co-pilot's state of mind on the day of the germanwin germanwings' crash. investigators say they now believe ta
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it is true that the aviation medical examiner issues those first class medical certificates. pilots are required to disclose during those investigation -- or during those examinations any sort of problems they've experienced since their prior examination. true it is a self-reporting issue, but most pilots that i'm aware of are very conscientious about that. in most cases, we want to make sure that we're providing the highest level of safety for our passengers and ensuring we're fit to fly is the best way to do that. there can be some repercussions and it can be difficult. most airlines are developing some programs right now that allow pilots to proactively seek treatment that won't affect their employment status. >> peter, obviously this is something that's going to get a lot of attention now moving forward. you just had the german prosecutor there talking about a mental illness. there's a huge range that he could be referring to you know on one side it could be something as severe as schizophrenia or something like that. obviously there's also depression and a whole host of
it is true that the aviation medical examiner issues those first class medical certificates. pilots are required to disclose during those investigation -- or during those examinations any sort of problems they've experienced since their prior examination. true it is a self-reporting issue, but most pilots that i'm aware of are very conscientious about that. in most cases, we want to make sure that we're providing the highest level of safety for our passengers and ensuring we're fit to fly is...
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is 'how long should a doctor prescribe medication?' and, at what point are you doing more harm than good?' >> opioids are very important medications for easing suffering at the end of life. and they're very good at relieving pain on a short-term basis. but if you look at the bulk of the opioid prescribing in the united states, it's for very common chronic conditions like low-back pain... >> doctor andrew kolodny is an addiction specialist who advocates for reform in opioid drug policies. he says the manufacturers of oxycontin encouraged a shift in the medical thinking about opioids. >> there's no need for anyone to suffer in pain anymore. >> this pill that's the time-release pill solves all the problems. >> see what it's like when you're not in pain anymore. take these medications. >> when purdue pharma launched oxycontin, they launched a marketing campaign and an educational campaign to convince the medical community that we had been under-prescribing opioids. >> there's no question that our best strongest medicines are the opioids. >
is 'how long should a doctor prescribe medication?' and, at what point are you doing more harm than good?' >> opioids are very important medications for easing suffering at the end of life. and they're very good at relieving pain on a short-term basis. but if you look at the bulk of the opioid prescribing in the united states, it's for very common chronic conditions like low-back pain... >> doctor andrew kolodny is an addiction specialist who advocates for reform in opioid drug...
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he also lost his medical license. although it seems hard to imagine, the pignataros' problems were far from over. oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable, with walk-in medical care, no appointments needed and most insurance accepted. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. >>> when tony pignataro was released from prison, he had difficulty finding a job since his medical license was revoked and the terms of his parole prevented him from leaving the area. >> for years he had, you know, went to school, done residencies. he had gone quite a few years to do this, and that was taken away from all of us. >> to make matters worse, vandals spray-pain
he also lost his medical license. although it seems hard to imagine, the pignataros' problems were far from over. oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable, with walk-in medical care, no appointments needed and most insurance accepted. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal...
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what the medical outcome of those exposures were in 2014. and some of them resulted in deaths, most of them had a minor effect or a minor effect was expected from the exposure. and the pharmaceutical categories that resulted in these calls, it's right up there. this over lapse the marketplace where my clients sometimes get their drug of abuse. thank you. speaker: thank you very much. any questions, from colleagues. not at this time. okay. so we have just two more presentations. i know we have a lot of anxious people who are here to provide public comment so we'll move on and i would like to invite kerry, the resource recovery manager at the public utilities commission to come forward. speaker: hi, i'm actually laura pagona and i'm the regulatory program manager for the public utility commission. carry would be a delightful person to be here, but she was called away. so i'm delivering remarks on behalf of the sffpuc. because there's no permanent reliable drug disposal option, san francisco residents are left with a choice to throw them in the
what the medical outcome of those exposures were in 2014. and some of them resulted in deaths, most of them had a minor effect or a minor effect was expected from the exposure. and the pharmaceutical categories that resulted in these calls, it's right up there. this over lapse the marketplace where my clients sometimes get their drug of abuse. thank you. speaker: thank you very much. any questions, from colleagues. not at this time. okay. so we have just two more presentations. i know we have a...
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he had a medical condition. he was under treatment for that medical condition for a while and he had also received apparently several of these notes saying that he was not fit to go to work. the way this works in germany is you go see your doctor, your doctor evaluates you and it's almost at your doctor's discretion as to how long he says you are not capable of going to work. and also there's several steps that he can take. for instance, he can say there are certain jobs you cannot do but there are certain things you can do. let's listen in to what the prosecutor had to say after the flats were raided and they found these medical records. let's listen in. >> translator: we have found a letter that indicated that he was declared by a medical doctor unfit to work. they were found in a dust bin. so we have reason to believe that he hid his illness. from the company he was working for. >> reporter: ashleigh, there's two more points that are significant in all this. one of them is that germanwings, the company that h
he had a medical condition. he was under treatment for that medical condition for a while and he had also received apparently several of these notes saying that he was not fit to go to work. the way this works in germany is you go see your doctor, your doctor evaluates you and it's almost at your doctor's discretion as to how long he says you are not capable of going to work. and also there's several steps that he can take. for instance, he can say there are certain jobs you cannot do but there...
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he was aware as well as his medical officer of the request by the army medical museum to collect a specimenf morbid anatomy. it required his surgeon to send it forward and the leg was sent in a small box, a coffin of sorts, for -- with compliments a note, where it was prepared by the museum staff and mounted in the fashion that you see here. but the story goes on. he would even visit the museum on the anniversary of his leg's amputation. and would bring his could hertz cohorts and cronies to see the leg on display. there are records of his visit , and there is a record of a visit where he asked to see what was left of his foot. he noted just the light itself had been displayed. the curator responded to the general, general, we didn't preserve that part of the speaks specimen because just this part showed the unique trauma and pathology that we wanted to showcase. according to the legend, sickles didn't take that too well. so he remains here as a central part of the museum's exhibit on civil war medicine. as i said, it is one of the most frequently asked-for objects on display by visitors to
he was aware as well as his medical officer of the request by the army medical museum to collect a specimenf morbid anatomy. it required his surgeon to send it forward and the leg was sent in a small box, a coffin of sorts, for -- with compliments a note, where it was prepared by the museum staff and mounted in the fashion that you see here. but the story goes on. he would even visit the museum on the anniversary of his leg's amputation. and would bring his could hertz cohorts and cronies to...
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this is largely because our medications change often. when we go to the hospital, we're offered new medication in addition to the ones we were regularly taking. those come home with us and clutter up our medicine cabinets. paradox, another effect of the epidemic of opioids abuse is that for people with chronic pain, it's becoming harder for them to be able to get pain medication and i don't have statistics but i have stories of friends of mine, so anything that can be done to reduce this would be good. as far as the opposition from big farma i'm amazed they're willing to show up in san francisco. their outrageous profits and their high prices caused millions of people not to be able to take medicines that they should be. it means that medicare and medicaid, state government and the city of san francisco are burdened with huge cost that they shouldn't be happening. and further more, they don't really own those medicines that they claim because the public actually contributes about 80% of the cost of the research for those drugs. so those
this is largely because our medications change often. when we go to the hospital, we're offered new medication in addition to the ones we were regularly taking. those come home with us and clutter up our medicine cabinets. paradox, another effect of the epidemic of opioids abuse is that for people with chronic pain, it's becoming harder for them to be able to get pain medication and i don't have statistics but i have stories of friends of mine, so anything that can be done to reduce this would...
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>> reporter: i was told that he was taking medication but it was not sort of mind or mood-altering medication that would have impeded him from operating an airplane. so the reason this is important is the investigators do not believe that the decisions that he made inside the cockpit are the result of medication but rather this was -- these were decisions that he made consciously. >> the other reporting we have heard, you just heard from will ripley our reporter who was there in dusseldorf that there's the possibility that maybe he and this girlfriend had broken up, that could have caused some depression. are you hearing anything along those lines? >> reporter: this is one of the big question marks. what we have been trying to do is to establish his state of mind and there are lots of factors that could play into that. the girlfriend and his personal relationships, that is one of those and i have not gotten into that as much as into the medical issues so far. give me time. >> i read your report in the "wall street journal." you wrote that his medical certification was renewed back in july of
>> reporter: i was told that he was taking medication but it was not sort of mind or mood-altering medication that would have impeded him from operating an airplane. so the reason this is important is the investigators do not believe that the decisions that he made inside the cockpit are the result of medication but rather this was -- these were decisions that he made consciously. >> the other reporting we have heard, you just heard from will ripley our reporter who was there in...
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the work became known as the medical and history of the rebelion. this is to understand the nature of battlefield medicine at the time of the war, the lessons that were learned. it tabulated the types of injuries, the efforts to repair trauma and disease and documented the work on the bltfield and tracked cases years later after the war. we actually offer part of that for the public to see and the effort that was made to understand military medicine at the time of the civil war that effort was never duplicated in the wars that followed, the spanish-american war. and it's an honor for us to showcase the actual publication itself matched with the carvings, the photographs the illustrations that comprise that remain in the museum's care today. we are often asked what the long-term benefit, what did we learn, what did we understand about military medicine, about medicine in germ because of the lessons learned during the civil war. medicine after the civil war, had a greater understanding about how to deal with huge volumes of patients. there was a bette
the work became known as the medical and history of the rebelion. this is to understand the nature of battlefield medicine at the time of the war, the lessons that were learned. it tabulated the types of injuries, the efforts to repair trauma and disease and documented the work on the bltfield and tracked cases years later after the war. we actually offer part of that for the public to see and the effort that was made to understand military medicine at the time of the civil war that effort was...
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certain medications, changes in diet, or medical conditions may affect the amount of namenda xr in thebody... and may increase side effects. the most common side effects... are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. wvo: all my life, he's protected me. now i am giving back. ask their doctor about adding... once-daily namenda xr. >>> judge ralph van pelt presided over alvin ridley's murder trial and immediately had him evaluated by a psychologist. >> he certainly probably would have qualified for mentally ill under the georgia statute, but that's only if you're found guilty but mentally ill. the report indicated that he was competent to stand trial, could assist his attorney in a defense, and knew right from wrong. >> at the trial, alvin's defense team needed to refute the prosecution's contention that the bruises on virginia ridley's neck were evidence of strangulation. dr. robert goldberg, a forensic pathologist hired by the defense, discovered that an employee in the coroner's office had drawn blood from virginia ridley's neck for a toxicology test, which was a complete break from standa
certain medications, changes in diet, or medical conditions may affect the amount of namenda xr in thebody... and may increase side effects. the most common side effects... are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. wvo: all my life, he's protected me. now i am giving back. ask their doctor about adding... once-daily namenda xr. >>> judge ralph van pelt presided over alvin ridley's murder trial and immediately had him evaluated by a psychologist. >> he certainly probably would have...
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a hidden illness, ripped up medical note. this pilot deemed unfit to work by a medical doctor. not stop 27-year-old andreas lubitz going to work tuesday, co-pilots germanwings flight 9525. investigators blame him for deliberately crashing the plane. i bring in aviation psychologist joining me now and part of the faa member safety team. doc, welcome. >> thank you. >> okay so my first question would be when you hear this medical doctor saying this young man was unfit for duty, what would that mean? what kind of illness, condition could that entail? >> okay. looking at what the faa requires i have a list of medical conditions in which the pilot, if he falls under these or takes certain medications, they are not physically fit to fly. i would presume that the physician psychiatrist whoever saw him, made a determination that his mental or medical status was such that flying the airplane could lead to difficulty and would be unsafe. >> what kind of incentive would a pilot or co-pilot have to let his employer know that he is unfit to fly? that would probably be -- he would be grounded
a hidden illness, ripped up medical note. this pilot deemed unfit to work by a medical doctor. not stop 27-year-old andreas lubitz going to work tuesday, co-pilots germanwings flight 9525. investigators blame him for deliberately crashing the plane. i bring in aviation psychologist joining me now and part of the faa member safety team. doc, welcome. >> thank you. >> okay so my first question would be when you hear this medical doctor saying this young man was unfit for duty, what...
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the work became known as the medical and history of the rebellion.his is to understand the nature of battlefield medicine at the time of the war, the lessons that were learned. it tabulated the types of injuries, the efforts to repair trauma and disease and documented the work on the battlefield and tracked cases years later after the war. we actually offer part of that for the public to see and the effort that was made to understand military medicine at the time of the civil war, that effort was never duplicated in the wars that followed, the spanish-american war. and it's an honor for us to showcase the actual publication itself matched with the carvings, the photographs, the illustrations that comprise that remain in the museum's care today. we are often asked what the long-term benefit, what did we learn, what did we understand about military medicine, about medicine in germany because of the lessons learned during the civil war. medicine after the civil war had a greater understanding about how to deal with huge volumes of patients. there was a
the work became known as the medical and history of the rebellion.his is to understand the nature of battlefield medicine at the time of the war, the lessons that were learned. it tabulated the types of injuries, the efforts to repair trauma and disease and documented the work on the battlefield and tracked cases years later after the war. we actually offer part of that for the public to see and the effort that was made to understand military medicine at the time of the civil war, that effort...
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lufthansa said it was not aware of any medical issues. >> pam, this medical exam he took last year do we know if that would have picked up if he had any specific vision problems? >> reporter: only if they were physical problems wolf. not necessarily psychosomatic. however, as we know he had to fill out this questionnaire. one question was whether he had any vision problems. he essentially would have had to self-report that kind of thing. if he did self-report anything that was alarming or a red flag the aviation doctor would have to then tell lufthansa. otherwise it would be up to lubitz to tell the employer. as we know lufthansa is saying they didn't get any indication he had any issues. and lufthansa tells us that his co-workers never came to management with any sort of concerns or complaints about lubitz despite his mental health history that we're learning about, wolf. >> pamela brown, thanks very much. medical perspective now on what appears to be a long list of issues that this pilot had. joining us for that our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay there are rep
lufthansa said it was not aware of any medical issues. >> pam, this medical exam he took last year do we know if that would have picked up if he had any specific vision problems? >> reporter: only if they were physical problems wolf. not necessarily psychosomatic. however, as we know he had to fill out this questionnaire. one question was whether he had any vision problems. he essentially would have had to self-report that kind of thing. if he did self-report anything that was...
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is a powerful medication. it may be given, but that's sort of the most common thing. it can be effective. could he have received they injectionses five years ago and had significant benefit? yes, but i think more than anything if this is true it sort of reads into the severity of just how bad the psychosis was, at least at one point in his life. that brings everyone to the question is if if that's the case how could he have been operating in such a seemingly normal way, by all accounts, and then have this happen ? could he have had a psychotic break at that moment? >> it's hard to know for sure obviously. you also have this cockpit recording, where he's not saying anything. he doesn't appear to be actively hallucinating in terms of what he's expressing. he's not in a manic sort of phase. he's just breathing in a controlled fashion, but you can have a situation where essentially your mind is racing you're having all these different things going on some of them in a psychotic sort of frame of mind but not expres
is a powerful medication. it may be given, but that's sort of the most common thing. it can be effective. could he have received they injectionses five years ago and had significant benefit? yes, but i think more than anything if this is true it sort of reads into the severity of just how bad the psychosis was, at least at one point in his life. that brings everyone to the question is if if that's the case how could he have been operating in such a seemingly normal way, by all accounts, and...
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and some of the medications he was taking some of the side effects of that medication can be blurredans the mind is making up an illness that does not exist. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> what happened here raises all questions about the system for screening pilots around the world and right here at home. dr. drew pinsky is joining us. the host of "dr. drew on call." also joining us the faa's person in charge of medical certification and the afeivation and attorney. >> the screening process for pilots it's largely an honor system it's up to the pilots to report problems with their health that might affect their ability to fly. what has the faa done to try to address this? >> well basically, what they've done is first of all, at every course when an aviation medical examiner begins their training they get several hours worth of psychological training in aviation medicine training in drugs and alcohol, and then they also have to have regular updated training. and there's psych training with that too. >> it's basically questions on the exam and the pilot's got to be truthful abou
and some of the medications he was taking some of the side effects of that medication can be blurredans the mind is making up an illness that does not exist. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> what happened here raises all questions about the system for screening pilots around the world and right here at home. dr. drew pinsky is joining us. the host of "dr. drew on call." also joining us the faa's person in charge of medical certification and the afeivation and...
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world places in the american buy yee medical product industry. together, we can build on the progress that has been made in recent years to further advance biomedical science and improve the lives of patients. and there are some areas from the fda perspective that i believe we can all agree need to be improved. first, patients are uniquely positioned to inform medical product development. treatments can better meet their needs if we can capture science-based disease specific patient input to incorporate in the development and review process. second, more attention needs to be given to the development of biomarkers and surrogate end points. these can help scientists identify and target successful medical treatments and shorten drug development times as dr. collins was noting in his remarks. fda has accepted hundreds of biomarkers and surrogates such as blood pressure changes, blood sugar reduction and tumor shrinkage yet biomarkers are still lacking for many diseases such as alzheimer's. the biggest obstacle is that scientists do not sufficiently
world places in the american buy yee medical product industry. together, we can build on the progress that has been made in recent years to further advance biomedical science and improve the lives of patients. and there are some areas from the fda perspective that i believe we can all agree need to be improved. first, patients are uniquely positioned to inform medical product development. treatments can better meet their needs if we can capture science-based disease specific patient input to...
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>> there's a whole range of disorders, medical conditions that would be disqualified or medications that you might be prescribed that would make you disqualified to fly. there's things beside his mental condition. there may have been some other medical condition. we can't tell from what's shared so far. >> we would have no idea. >> richard, one of the medical leave notes that we know about today that said he shouldn't have been working was for a period of time that included the day of the crash and it included that day this week. how serious would an illness have been or a mental condition have been to get a letter saying you're unfit for duty. >> did the person who wrote the note know what the job was? was it an aviation doctor or was it his general -- >> was it someone like gary kay or just another doctor. >> i suspect any doctor who says you're unfit for an office job would say you're unfit for a plane job. the difficulty with this whole sick note, this whole medical issue is i don't know what you do about it when you're talking about going to your g.p. >> your general practitioner. >
>> there's a whole range of disorders, medical conditions that would be disqualified or medications that you might be prescribed that would make you disqualified to fly. there's things beside his mental condition. there may have been some other medical condition. we can't tell from what's shared so far. >> we would have no idea. >> richard, one of the medical leave notes that we know about today that said he shouldn't have been working was for a period of time that included...
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on the american medical byproduct industry. we must move forward, not backward as a nation. and embrace the opportunities of cutting-edge medical advances and the promises they hold for public health. i want to talk about one other important issue, it's been a priority, globalization. when fda was first established are related industries were predominantly local and the volume of imported products was very low. today, however, other nations increasingly produce in whole or in part, the food and medical products that american consumers and patients use in their daily lives. nearly 40% of finish drugs americans consume today are made elsewhere, and 80% of the active pharmaceuticals in those drugs are manufactured outside our borders. for the food supply, the numbers are equally startling. more than 85% of seafood that the new here comes from other countries. about 50% of our fresh food and 20% of our fresh vegetables, and these changing dynamics off lucy -- obviously introduce new complexities, new risks for american consumers, a
on the american medical byproduct industry. we must move forward, not backward as a nation. and embrace the opportunities of cutting-edge medical advances and the promises they hold for public health. i want to talk about one other important issue, it's been a priority, globalization. when fda was first established are related industries were predominantly local and the volume of imported products was very low. today, however, other nations increasingly produce in whole or in part, the food and...
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the medication you are ob is a medication available for a number of years. it replenishs the brain's doping levels that parkinson's causes. >> we have a lot more to talk about. coming up in just a missouri we will be talking about the ground breaking treatment of parkinson's disease, why support is so important. ♪ ♪ the goodness of nature in your bowl. 5 unique whole grains... ...with just enough sweetness. ...multi grain cheerios. [chris]still smoking up a storm? [tom]yeah.pathetic,isn't it? [chris] ever try to... [tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. the worst was ...uh...23.4 seconds. [chris] so can i ask you... [chris & tom] why are you still smoking? [tom] [sarcastic] "it's so much fun." [chris]why not call the smokers' helpline? the program's free,and... [tom]and they'll tell me..."you oughta quit." [chris] not so. just tell them you're ready to quit. then,they'll tell you how. [tom] really? you wouldn't have that number on you,would you? ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new f
the medication you are ob is a medication available for a number of years. it replenishs the brain's doping levels that parkinson's causes. >> we have a lot more to talk about. coming up in just a missouri we will be talking about the ground breaking treatment of parkinson's disease, why support is so important. ♪ ♪ the goodness of nature in your bowl. 5 unique whole grains... ...with just enough sweetness. ...multi grain cheerios. [chris]still smoking up a storm?...
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the medication you are ob is a medication available for a number of years. it replenishs the brain's doping levels that parkinson's causes. >> we have a lot more to talk about. coming up in just a missouri we will be talking about the ground breaking treatment of parkinson's disease, why support is so important. [panting] [tap tap] meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.org. [thunk, glass squeaks] adopt. . >> welcome back to "beyond the headlines." we are talking about parkinsons with radio show host ron owens, his wife is here and his doctor. we want to get back to this book you edited on deep brain stimulation management. this is a long term. ron was talking about the medication he is on. for folks who get to a certain point, they might want to consider this, but take me back to the medication you were using earlier. has it changed? >> right. once we learned parkinson's causes a key chemical in the brain dopamine, we found a medication that can be used to replace those levels. fortunately, there have been a lot of advancements since the 1960s. the medi
the medication you are ob is a medication available for a number of years. it replenishs the brain's doping levels that parkinson's causes. >> we have a lot more to talk about. coming up in just a missouri we will be talking about the ground breaking treatment of parkinson's disease, why support is so important. [panting] [tap tap] meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.org. [thunk, glass squeaks] adopt. . >> welcome back to "beyond the headlines." we are talking about...
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for years if you took medications you had to surrender your medical certificate. they don't take your license. you cannot fly. in the u.s. it's different. >> could it be anything from learning you have lung cancer to much smaller medical diagnosis to anything in between? does a lot fall under the unfit to fly category? >> sure. we categorize a lot of health problems by organ systems. in this case we don't know what he was suffering from. relationship difficulties alcohol, stress, post-traumatic stress anxiety depression. there's a wide range of mental health issues that can can affect the performance of a pilot. it depends on the pilot's willingness to disclose to the health care professional and the health care professional themselves to see someone is in difficulty. >> as a pilot it's your responsibility to disclose this to your employer and airline. the risk is you're grounded not getting paid for flying planes. i wonder if a lot of pilots captains and co-pilots, keep this to him or herself because you want to continue working. >> well you hit a good point. as
for years if you took medications you had to surrender your medical certificate. they don't take your license. you cannot fly. in the u.s. it's different. >> could it be anything from learning you have lung cancer to much smaller medical diagnosis to anything in between? does a lot fall under the unfit to fly category? >> sure. we categorize a lot of health problems by organ systems. in this case we don't know what he was suffering from. relationship difficulties alcohol, stress,...
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faa first class medical certificate. generally they go to one doctor for that and then they have a personal doctor for the rest of their medical requirements and there's not communication necessarily between those two doctors. there's sort of two paths that go on. pilots are reluctant to self-report a lot of conditions because ultimately it can ground
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we have found medical documentation that show no organic medical illness. the co-pilot has been -- before he got his pilot's license, being in psychotherapy -- >> psychotherapy. >> psychother putical. >> has been in a psychother pu putical with a doctor about that. he had been -- he had at that time been in treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicideal at that time. in the following time up to now, right until he took the plane there have been several visits at medical doctors and we have found, as we have already communicated evidence that his doctors documented him to be unable to work and tofly. but these documents don't show any hint of being suicideal or being aggressive against other people. that's what we have and can say right now. thank you. >> what about vision problems that's been reported? >> this is speculation and i told you we don't have any history about organic illness. what you asked me about having problems with his sight, there isn't anything regarding his sight that is organic. okay. but i tell you this
we have found medical documentation that show no organic medical illness. the co-pilot has been -- before he got his pilot's license, being in psychotherapy -- >> psychotherapy. >> psychother putical. >> has been in a psychother pu putical with a doctor about that. he had been -- he had at that time been in treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicideal at that time. in the following time up to now, right until he took the plane there have been...
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to determine the viability of the raw oil. >> none of the stanley brothers have a medical degree.or to this several works in the oil fields of texas. jesse stanley says they've determined proper dosing through trial and error. >> how do you know you're getting too much, you need to dial it back? >> it's the point of finding what works. it's not going ocause any effect like drowsiness or something like that that. it's can strictly, their body will get rid of it. >> when i drink six cups of coffee i know i've had too much caffeine. >> the effectiveness of marijuana is through the roof but we're very safe. because of charlotte's web we have been able to collect data and help dosing for others who are on the medicine. >> mostly epileptics who have exhausted all medications and treatments without success. >> as bad as i feel telling people they have to come to colorado and leave everything behind i feel good that there's a community waiting here for them. >> many on the list come from other states where medical marijuana is illegal. >> i think for some people giving any type of marijua
to determine the viability of the raw oil. >> none of the stanley brothers have a medical degree.or to this several works in the oil fields of texas. jesse stanley says they've determined proper dosing through trial and error. >> how do you know you're getting too much, you need to dial it back? >> it's the point of finding what works. it's not going ocause any effect like drowsiness or something like that that. it's can strictly, their body will get rid of it. >> when i...