39% less deaths with doctors on strike! I received the following fact-based article about the doctor's strike in Israel from my friend Dr. Martin Dixon, in England. I'm forwarding the article to you along with his comment. This article tells you what I've been trying to say and does a much better job of it. DEAR Darel I received this from a company over here. WOW! Your Friend Martin   Those who sent it to Martin said this: We thought this would be something you would want to copy and put in your reception area for your patients to read. We received permission from the author to reproduce it and send it out. We feel it speaks volumes! Doctor's Strike in Israel Good for Health As if to reinforce the point, an ongoing strike by medical doctors in Israel has put a severe economic strain on the funeral business in that country. The dramatic decline in the death rate is prompting the burial association to ask the Government to approve an increase in doctors' pay. According to the newspaper the Jerusalem Sun, industrial action by doctors in Israel seems to be good for their patients' health. Death rates have dropped considerably in most of the country since physicians in public hospitals implemented a program of sanctions three months ago, according to a survey of burial societies. "The number of funerals we have performed has fallen drastically," said Hananya Shahor, the veteran director of Jerusalem's Kehilat Yerushalayim. burial society. "This month, there were only 93 funerals compared with 153 in May 1999, 133 in the same month in 1998, and 139 in May 1997,"he said. The society handles 55% of all deaths in the Jerusalem metropolitan area. Last April, there were only 130 deaths compared with 150 or more in previous Aprils. "I can't explain why," said Mr. Shahor, Meir Adler, manager of the Shaingar Funeral Parlour, which buries most other residents of Jerusalem, declared with much more certainty: "There definitely is a connection between the doctors' sanctions and fewer deaths. We saw the same thing in 1983 (when the Israel Medical Association applied sanctions for four and a half months)." Sources tell this author that the same phenomenon occurred in British Columbia during a doctors' strike in Canada. A recent study, by Dr. Bruce H. Pomeranz, the principal investigator and neuro-science professor at the University of Toronto, sheds light on this phenomenon. Dr. Pomeranz estimated that bad reactions to prescription and over-the-counter medicines kill more than 100,000 (76,000 to 137,000) Americans and seriously injure an additional 2.1 million of us every year. Such reactions, which do not include prescribing errors or drug abuse, rank between fourth and sixth among causes of death. His study was published in the April 15, 1998 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) but garnered little publicity. AMA Explains Why One month later the same American Medical Association explained why Americans are following the Japanese lead and have turned in massive numbers to so-called Alternative Medicine. The surprising answer? People think it works better! (We're not making this up.) The surprising study appeared in the May 20, 1998 JAMA entitled "Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine" (p. 1548-1553). Stanford researchers, on the basis of a National study, estimate that Americans made 425 million visits to alternative health care providers in 1990, a figure that exceeded the number of visits to allopathic primary care physicians during the same period by almost 100 million visits! (Forty seven (47) percent of these physicians also reported using alternative therapies themselves, while 23% incorporated them into their practices.) Reasons people gave surprising The reasons people gave for using Alternative medicine are surprising. According to the JAMA article, the two most frequently endorsed benefits are: "I get relief for my symptoms, the pain or discomfort is less or goes away, I feel better," and "The treatment works better for my particular health problem than standard medicine's." According to the study author, these responses were unexpected and suggest that the most influential or salient factor in people's decision to use alternative health care may be its perceived efficacy. So where's the catch? Drugs kill. Vitamins, amino acids, herbs and minerals are not only safe, easy to obtain, and far less expensive than prescription drugs, they seem to promote health and make many pharmaceuticals unnecessary. The clinical experience of medical doctor Robert C. Atkins in his recent book Vita-Nutrient Solution confirms the Stanford survey. Many vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids and various other non-toxic "vital" substances are more therapeutically effective at high enough dosages than dangerous drug counterparts! Comparative Causes of Death Annual Average in the US Adverse Drug Reactions ..100,000 to 140,000 Automobile Accidents ..39,325 Food Contamination ...9,100 Boating Accidents ...2,064 Household Cleaners .74 Acute Pesticide Poisoning 12 All Vitamins 0 Amino acids 0 Herbal Products ..0 -Sources Data as of 1995 from American Association of Poison Control Centers, National Center for Health Statistics, Journal of the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, March of Dimes, Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA Reports. Survival of two industries at stake! We now know why the pharmaceutical industry feels compelled to spend massive amounts of money on drug advertising aimed at our children. The future survival of two industries are at stake! Funeral parlors and pharmaceuticals!

Israel-Doctor Strike

13.7.2000 22:03:00 AP US & World


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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli doctors ended a crippling 127-day strike Thursday after reaching an agreement with the government that will lead to higher wages and other benefits.

The strike had shut down all but emergency services in the country's public hospitals, and was blamed for several deaths caused by canceled and delayed operations.

The doctors had sought substantial raises in their monthly salaries, which average $2,750. In the agreement signed with the Finance Ministry, they settled for raises of anywhere from $675 to $950 a month, depending on experience.

The doctors also strengthened their pension plans and reached new limits on consecutive work hours. They agreed to a strike moratorium until 2010.

Prime Minister Ehud Barak, in a statement issued from the United States, where he is attending a peace summit, congratulated the doctors on accepting the agreement. Barak had appointed two of his top aides to broker the deal.

"The Prime Minister is sorry for the suffering caused so many patients by the extended strike, but praises the doctors for behaving, after all, with great responsibility by stopping short of an absolute strike," said the statement.

In recent weeks, some doctors had called for shutdowns of emergency services, but most rejected that tactic.

"We could have received more if we were tougher, but of course we couldn't be tougher," Pinchas Halperin, a doctor famed for his emergency work after devastating earthquakes in Turkey last year, told Channel Two television.

Israeli doctors may supplement their income through private practice, but private fees are beyond the means of most Israelis. The strike was over salaries paid through the four national health funds.

End seen near to doctor's strike

News in Brief
By Jerusalem Post Staff and Itim

(July 4, 2000)

The two sides were "guardedly optimistic" last night that a "document of understanding" between the Treasury and the Israel Medical Association could be worked out, bringing an end to the four-month-long doctors' strike. However, Treasury wage chief Yuval Rachlevsky was due to arrive at the talks only around midnight, so it was not clear whether a temporary agreement would be reached. Even if an agreement is initialed, it still must be brought before the IMA central committee for approval. If the strike continues, the general, geriatric, psychiatric, and rehabilitation hospitals will be run on a reduced Shabbat schedule today.

The Treasury is reportedly willing to raise wages and pensions by an average of 13 percent; the IMA has been demanding a 60% hike. Judy Siegel

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