Reporters Find MD's Failure to Discuss Side Effects

 

Reporters for Just Say ‘Know’ to Prescription Drugs Initiative Find MD’s Failure to Discuss Side Effects ‘Significantly Higher’ Than New Study Stated

UCLA head researcher says, “We were very liberal.” Actual percentage of physicians who fail to discuss risks of prescribed medication are “much higher” than 65 percent reported on Monday.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 28, 2006 -- Today, the Just Say “Know” to Prescription Drugs Campaign, aimed at getting one million people to stop and reevaluate the medications they are taking, reported that the percentage of physicians who failed to explain the potential adverse effects of the medications prescribed to patients was significantly higher than the 65 percent reported in an independent study earlier this week. The study conducted by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, concluded that when initiating new medications, physicians often fail to communicate critical elements of medication use. But today, Derjung M. Tarn, MD, head researcher for the study, told reporters from the “Just Say Know” initiative that the numbers were “significantly” understated. The disparity results from the methodology applied. According to Dr. Tarn, “We were very liberal.” Dr Tarn told the team covering the story that “if the doctor even said, you won’t experience any side affects from the medication, we counted that as a briefing. Otherwise the percentage would have been much higher.”

“These independent findings confirm the concerns that drive this campaign,” said Dr. Laurence Simon, psychologist, co-founder of the Just Say “Know” to Prescription Drugs Campaign and one of the reporters who interviewed Dr. Tarn. “We’re concerned with the findings, but we’re even more concerned that the study was not more broadly and prominently covered in the media,” said Simon.

Dr. Tarn indicated that researchers did not specifically measure how often physicians discussed non-drug alternatives. When asked if they found any significant evidence that non-drug alternatives are being routinely considered or discussed, Dr. Tarn indicated that it wasn’t enough for her to remember. When asked about the Just Say “Know” Campaign Dr. Tarn said, "I just found out about it this morning, but I think it’s a good idea.”

“This report makes it clear why we need to reach one million people, one million parents and get them to take our form to their healthcare providers,” said Dr. Greg Tefft. “The system is fundamentally broken.”

During the month of October, the initiative aims to get one million parents to take a second look at the prescription medications they are giving their children. Parents will be encouraged to download a form that allows them to thoughtfully evaluate the drugs they are consenting to give to their child. The form collects specific information from their prescribing physician, pharmacist or healthcare provider and requests the provider’s signature attesting that they have fully informed the parent of the risks and benefits of the prescribed medication, as well as non-drug alternatives.

The campaign has declared October Just Say “Know” to Prescription Drugs Month and has scheduled a conference in Washington, D.C. on October 7th to officially launch the campaign.

Organizations and individuals who want to participate in the campaign may go to any of the following websites, look for the Just Say “Know” to Prescription Drugs logo, and download the sheet titled "Take This Form and Sign It." Instructions will be provided on each form.

Psych Truth.Org
Laurence Simon Ph.D.
www.psychtruth.org/justsayknow.htm

MESICS Fitness
Jim Manganiello, Ed.D.
http://www.mesicsfitness.com/jsn-news.htm

For more information email us, call 212-861-7400 or visit www.psychtruth.org/justsayknow.htm
http://www.icspp.org

Contact:
Dr. Dominick Riccio
Phone: 212-861-7400

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Postal Mail Managing Online Boosts Productivity

 

Managing Postal Mail Online Provides Significant Boost in Employee Productivity

Remote control mail’s equivalent of anti-spam filters also saves time by instantly filtering out unwanted physical mail.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 27, 2006 -- Document Command, Inc., the company that invented Remote Control Mail™, the world’s first fully online service for management of postal mail, disclosed today unprecedented data about the behavior of postal mail recipients. Advances in Internet and television technology had previously enabled companies to track consumer behavior among users of the Internet and services like TiVo, but until today no equivalent data was available to describe the on-the-spot decisions of people who receive postal mail.

Remote Control Mail’s online postal mail service allows users, such as corporate employees or people who would otherwise use an offline mail forwarding or P.O. Box service, to have selected mail sent instead to addresses provided by Document Command. Envelopes sent to these addresses are scanned for users and displayed in an online account; users can then see their envelopes from anywhere in the world and make snap decisions, analogous to working through an email account, on what to do with the mail pieces: shred, recycle, open and scan into a PDF file, archive, forward-ship, and more – with simple mouse clicks.

Following a survey of the first “early adopter” users of its groundbreaking product, Document Command announced that nearly 50% of all mail recipients requested deletion or shredding of envelopes on sight – without even asking to look at the contents through opening and scanning. “The analogies to email don’t begin to capture the power of this service,” says Tom Ransom, VP of Marketing for Corefino, Inc. an outsourced accounting firm based in Sunnyvale, CA, that is among Remote Control Mail’s early corporate customers. He adds, “We’re converting all of our client companies to this remarkable service, not only to increase the efficiency with which we can process their accounting documents, but to provide a productivity boost to all of their employees enterprise-wide.”

Cameron Powell, DCI’s VP of Business Development, explains, “Sure, our clients’ employees will save a great deal of time by not having to wade through unwanted postal mail, some of it unsolicited, some of it just not interesting on a particular day. That allows Remote Control Mail’s service to act like an email spam filter. But the real news is that the companies also cut by half the amount of paper they have to receive, deliver, sort, and discard within the company, while employees can more productively plow through their mail while they’re out of the office, just as they’ve been able to remotely manage mobile and email communications for the last decade.”

“The implications of this kind of data for the multi-billion-dollar direct mail marketing industry are staggering,” says Richard Rosen, CEO of AlloyRed, a globally-recognized direct response advertising agency based in Portland, Oregon. Rosen adds, “Companies who send out direct mail never know who they’re really reaching, how repetitively and wastefully, or which direct mail pieces are even opened versus discarded immediately. My expectation is that as Remote Control Mail continues to grow, the company will provide my clients with non-customer-specific data that will let them target their ad spend and refine their ads with the laser focus that advertisers on the Internet have been enjoying for a decade now. I call this strategy ‘untarget marketing’. I think it will trigger the next major inflection point in direct marketing ROI.”

DCI also revealed that 30% of incoming envelopes are ordered to be opened and scanned. “This is double our predictions before we launched earlier this spring, lacking any similar service to compare against”, says Ron Wiener, CEO of Document Command. In addition, even after requesting scanning, only 13% of recipients asked that the original mail piece be forwarded to them or, if it contained a check, deposited in the customer’s bank account; 53% had the piece recycled and 34% had it shredded. “Who prints out their emails?” Wiener asked. “It’s very rare. And so is anyone needing the paper original of their postal mail. So why do companies spend so much money and employee time delivering just that?” Wiener says customers are getting used to the idea of shredding paper originals and keeping only their electronic copies.

Document Command, Inc. (DCI) is headquartered at 5400 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033. The company operates a 60,000 sq ft national archival center in Beaverton, OR, with capacity for 50 million pieces of mail and 300 million documents at a time. DCI is connecting a network of mail presort bureaus in major cities to provide local mail pickup, digital processing and document scanning services for corporations and government agencies that wish to keep mail coming to their current addresses. The Remote Control Mail service is also available to residential customers and small businesses at www.remotecontrolmail.com. Toll-Free 866-892-2048. International: 425-296-7355. Information on the company is available at www.documentcommand.com

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Lawsuit Funding Network Gets Deeper Pockets

 

Lawsuit Funding Network, Inc. Adds Additional Funders

LawsuitFundingNetwork.com (LSFN) announced today it plans to add up to five additional funding sources to meet the needs of its clients.

Morton Grove, IL (PRWEB) September 21, 2006 -- Lawsuit Funding Network (LSFN) announced today it plans to add up to five additional funding sources to meet the needs of its clients.

"We try to get these plaintiffs approved and funded in a timely fashion, offering competitive terms, on a non-recourse basis. By adding these additional funding sources we will maintain our advantage in the industry," observes Al Johnson founder of LSFN.

If a plaintiff applies with one funding source and is not approved they have to start the whole application process all over again. If they apply with Lawsuit Funding Network they only need to apply once and have multiple chances of getting funded. If an underwriter turns an application down we immediately have access to another underwriter which may be assessing the same case using different criteria this in turn gives the plaintiff more options during a very stressful time.

Becky Shaw was injured in a fall she had suffered in a famous restaurant chain and was unable to work. She needed an advance to cover her daily living costs and found www.lawsuitfundingnetwork.com while searching the Internet.

"I am happy I chose Lawsuit Funding Network. My attorney only sent out supporting documents to Lawsuit Funding Network instead of sending out the same information out to multiple sources."

"I was told up front that these types of slip and fall cases are tough cases to prove but Lawsuit Funding Network worked with me every step of the way,” Shaw said.

Fortunately for Becky Shaw and many others who experience financial difficulties in the midst of a lawsuit can turn to Lawsuit Funding Network. "They told me they had three separate underwriters look at my case until I was approved for funding. They made the process so easy for me.”

Lawsuit Funding Network works with underwriters who have approved commercial, patent infringement, breach of contract, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death, personal injury and motor vehicle accident cases in the past.

The biggest advantage to a lawsuit advance is the immediate relief of financial pressures to the plaintiff; this should hopefully give the attorney the time to obtain the highest possible recovery for the client.

This type of advance is often referred to as a lawsuit loan but is quite different than a loan- it's risk free. If the lawsuit is lost and the court rules in favor of the defendant (rather than the plaintiff- meaning no financial recovery for the victim) then there is no obligation to pay back the advance.

For additional information regarding lawsuit funding (also referred to as a lawsuit advance, non-recourse funding, or lawsuit loan) you can visit Lawsuit Funding Network Inc. online at www.lawsuitfundingnetwork.com or call 1-866-270-1466.

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New On-line Youth Forum Launched

Teens Get New Internet Forum for Support, Advice, and Friendship

 

Youth Empowerment Center expands reach to cyberspace to offer teens a safe environment and support beyond the limitations of geography and time

 

San Diego, CA - September 20, 2006 - The Eugene Bowman Economic Empowerment Center announced today that it has created a new online message board/Internet forum for teens. Teens that register can access the forum 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and read messages, ask questions, discuss issues, and share information about things that are important to them, but that they may have trouble discussing with current friends or family. There is no fee to use the forum, which is located at: http://forum.empowering-youth.org/

 

“We want to reach out to kids who have access to computers, but may not be able to come to our youth center,” said Lorraine Bowman, president of the EBEEC. “The forum also allows kids to keep their identity confidential if they are in trouble or scared. We want kids to feel safe in getting the help and advice they need.” 

 

Teens do not often get a sounding board for issues that affect them on a daily basis – the goal of the forum is to provide one where feedback and advice is provided not only by peers, but also experienced staff as needed so that youth can benefit from those with age and experience beyond what they may receive on teen-only systems, or public forums were caring adult supervision may not always be available. The staff members do not “police” the forums, but monitor activity and step in when as needed to present a more rounded view of situations, or present other options that may not be suggested by other teens. The staff does constantly watch for any possible forum visitors that may not be who they seem and who communicate or act in an inappropriate manner.

 

About The Eugene Bowman Economic Empowerment Center
The Eugene Bowman Economic Empowerment Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization located in San Diego, California that is dedicated to providing personal support, counseling, and long-term programs to low-income, at-risk youth and families in a compassionate and healing environment.

 

Since May 2003, the Youth Empowerment Center has providing counseling and information to victims of violence. They believe it is important for survivors of all types of violence to regain control of their lives. The Center empowers them to make their own decisions through the recovery process. This includes such decisions as reporting their victimization to the police, and seeking medical services and counseling.

 

With a particular concern for at-risk youth, the EBEEC works to improve the conditions of all youth. Past programs have included Emphasis on Moms, Project Success, Girl Talk, Lasting Family Connections, Young Males United, and many more. Visit http://www.empowering-youth.org/

 

Contact:
The Eugene Bowman Economic Empowerment Center
Jon Gold, Media Coordinator
Lorraine Bowman, President/Founder
4249 Manzanita Drive
San Diego, CA 92105
Phone: (619) 281-3312
Fax: (619) 281-8023

 

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