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Aetna Insurance: Will the “Cavitat” Case Take The Company Down?…

The American medical system is broken. And, it isn’t worth fixing. Americans know that, and perhaps, without conscious thought, are abandoning it for “alternatives,” in droves. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen The National Science Foundation, a few years ago, issued a report that shocked the medical industry. It said, simply, that 88% of adult … Continue reading Aetna Insurance: Will the “Cavitat” Case Take The Company Down?…

In California:  We know How to Treat “Quackbusters”…

Victory can be so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o sweet…  I’ll tell you about our latest victory in a minute, but first… Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen In California we like to have first rate health care.  The attitude is “we deserve it.”  We’ve got the fifth largest stand-alone economy in the world – and it isn’t by accident.  … Continue reading In California:  We know How to Treat “Quackbusters”…

“Tennessee Medicine” – What Were You Thinking?…  An OPEN Letter to the Tennessee Medical Association

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   Someone forwarded to me an article coming up in your April 2005 issue of “Tennessee Medicine” called “The CAM Controversy: Should Tennessee Embrace Complementary and Alternative Medicine?”  On the whole the article wasn’t too bad, and it portrayed the controversy fairly well EXCEPT FOR your use, as a credible … Continue reading “Tennessee Medicine” – What Were You Thinking?…  An OPEN Letter to the Tennessee Medical Association

Quackbusters “Horse-Whipped” by Missouri Supreme Court…

The North American “quackbuster”  operation is scrambling for survival – because, among other things, the American Court System is “horse-whipping” them. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen I just received word about a new Supreme Court Case Decision involving an attack on an innovative health practitioner, Edward W. McDonagh, D.O., from Missouri, who had the … Continue reading Quackbusters “Horse-Whipped” by Missouri Supreme Court…

The “Quackbuster’s” Attack on Dental Medicine…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   I’m a severe critic of the broken North American Health Care System.  For the most part, so far, I’ve focused my commentaries on the medical world.   I’ve not ignored the dental world – I just haven’t given it all the attention it deserves.  From what I’ve seen, though, … Continue reading The “Quackbuster’s” Attack on Dental Medicine…

Salem “Which” Hunt…   An Open Letter to the Editors of the Salem News…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   Today I was forwarded a copy of your February 28th, 2005 online article titled “The Quack Catcher” by Staff Writer Julie Kirkwood. After my laughter died down – I asked myself “Which Robert Baratz are they talking about?  It couldn’t be the well known hair removal and ear … Continue reading Salem “Which” Hunt…   An Open Letter to the Editors of the Salem News…

Health Freedom:  CHELATION VICTORY in Connecticut…

Chelation therapy is now completely legal in Connecticut. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen The Connecticut Medical Board, on Tuesday February 15th, 2005, was presented with a negotiated settlement in the Connecticut Health Department versus Robban Sica MD case.  The parties recommending this settlement were the Connecticut Department of Health (DOPH), the Connecticut Attorney General, … Continue reading Health Freedom:  CHELATION VICTORY in Connecticut…

FTC Vindicates Hulda Clark…. 

Research Scientist Hulda Clark, quietly this last weekend, attended the American College for Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) meeting in San Diego, California.  I was there also.  It was a superb meeting. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen  If there was a quiet smile on Hulda Clark’s face, and there was, it was for two reasons:  … Continue reading FTC Vindicates Hulda Clark…. 

Medscape – Your Credibility is on the Line…  An Open Letter to MedScape

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   It’s hard to find legitimate resources for health information on the internet, these days.  So much available is just drivel.  The North American Health System is badly broken.  It’s hard for consumers to get information they can trust.  The key to evaluation of information provided is simple.  A … Continue reading Medscape – Your Credibility is on the Line…  An Open Letter to MedScape

Quackbusters Retreat to “Liar For Hire” Tactic in Connecticut?…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   Big Pharma, as the “drug” industry is known, has for years funded, and operated, a covert group commonly known as the “quackbusters” whose purpose is to stomp out competition to “drug therapies.”  The operation is run out of a New York ad agency.  Previously successful, the “quackbuster” operation … Continue reading Quackbusters Retreat to “Liar For Hire” Tactic in Connecticut?…

ICIM – Alt Med’s “Top Gun” Training Program…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   This October 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2004, I’ll be in Atlanta Georgia, with several hundred of my friends at the annual International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) –  International Congress – and Joint Meeting with the International Oxidative Medicine Association. This year, it will be held at the … Continue reading ICIM – Alt Med’s “Top Gun” Training Program…

Quackbusters Accused of “Racketeering” (RICO) in Colorado…

It happened today. Delicensed MD Stephen Barrett, his dubious website “quackwatch.com,”  Bobbie Baratz, the National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF), and a big chunk of the organized quackbuster conspiracy got themselves named in a lawsuit, in Colorado, for “were and are each employed or associated with an enterprise, and participated and participates in the conduct of … Continue reading Quackbusters Accused of “Racketeering” (RICO) in Colorado…

I’ve Finally Met Stephen Barrett…

   I’ve Finally Met Stephen Barrett…  And, I’m underwhelmed. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   I was in Allentown, PA yesterday at a hearing where delicensed MD Stephen Barrett was testifying.  I was there to testify against him, as an“impeachment” witness, should it be necessary.  Barrett was trying to convince a three judge hearing … Continue reading I’ve Finally Met Stephen Barrett…

The Wisconsin “Suster” Case:  Important to America…

This is a story about “prosecutorial misconduct.”  It outlines the reasons, in graphic detail, why we, as Americans, have to pay close attention to the daily activities of those we delegate certain powers to – prosecutors. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen There has been a lot of attention given in the last few years, … Continue reading The Wisconsin “Suster” Case:  Important to America…

The SF-36 Project…

It’s time for us to get together to beat up the “quackbusters” again. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen As you know, I’ve become an expert on how the REAL “quackbusters” operate.  I know “who” they are, “what” they are, “where” they are, and “when” and “how” they operate.  I’ve carefully researched the “quackbuster’s” Modus … Continue reading The SF-36 Project…

Wisconsin:  Polewski Pummeled Profusely…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   Tuesday, June 8th and Wednesday, June 9th, 2004 were not good days for Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing (DRL) prosecutor James Polewski.  He would have been better off staying home in bed. Polewski was supposed to be, those two days, prosecuting a case against Green Bay Biological … Continue reading Wisconsin:  Polewski Pummeled Profusely…

Wisconsin:  Preparing for the Vander Heyden Case…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   The Administrative hearing set up by the Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing (DRL) in the Vander Heyden matter will begin at 9:00 am Tuesday, June 8th and continue through June 9th, 2004, at the DRL offices – 1400 East Washington, Madison, WI.  Check with the front desk … Continue reading Wisconsin:  Preparing for the Vander Heyden Case…

Homeopaths Now “Own” the Quackbusters…

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen   A few years ago a couple of quackpots strutted into a courtroom (or two) in Los Angeles, California fully intending to “end, for all time, alternative health practices”  in California, by using California’s Business & Professions Code section 17200 (fraud in advertising). Over forty cutting edge supplement companies … Continue reading Homeopaths Now “Own” the Quackbusters…

The Stuart Suster MD Case – the Most Sadistic, Vicious, and Cruel So-Called Prosecution I’ve Ever Seen…

I’m reading court documents involving, and surrounding, a case called “Wisconsin DRL v. Suster.”  I’ve got a file box full of documents at my feet, all of which I’ve read, and I’m, literally, STUNNED at what I’m seeing. Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen This case, I believe, is an example of what can happen … Continue reading The Stuart Suster MD Case – the Most Sadistic, Vicious, and Cruel So-Called Prosecution I’ve Ever Seen…

Top “Non-Drug” Cancer Researcher Under Attack, Again…

Independent Research Scientist Hulda Regehr Clark PhD is the most frightening woman in the world to “Big Pharma.”  Her five best-selling books provide scientific basis, and argument, for significant social change in North American Health Care. Clark severely criticizes current cancer methods.  She says that the whole “War on Cancer” is an expensive, and deadly, … Continue reading Top “Non-Drug” Cancer Researcher Under Attack, Again…