Sunday, June 20, 2004

"I WANT TO PROVE DR. ATKINS WAS RIGHT!" Veronica Atkins, Dr. Atkins' 66-year old widow, is stepping forward with her considerable financial resources to provide scientific credibility to her husband's life-work.  Research supported by the foundation she heads will be focused on obesity, diabetes, and the benefits of cutting carbohydrates.  http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/040618/nf200406185434_db061_1.html 9:53:50 PM    comment [] WE'RE MAKING PROGRES - TRUTH IN DRUG TRIAL REPORTING IS GAINING SUPPORT. Reporting all trial results would ensure that patients know how well drugs actually work, as opposed to how well commercials imply that they work. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/opinion/20SUN3.html?ex=1403064000&;en=c7c6c01941df590d&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 5:02:41 PM    comment [] HAMPTON STYLE HEALTH CARE   - IS IT COMING TO AN  UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR YOU? THE latest status symbol on the East End of Long Island is as revealing as it is outrageous: priority medical treatment at Southampton Hospital for 50 wealthy families in return for a "membership" fee. The 95-year-old financially ailing Southampton Hospital - the only serious medical emergency center on the South Fork - is offering a plan aimed at wealthy summer visitors whose primary doctors are back in Manhattan and out of reach, presumably along with the hospital's sense of propriety. For $6,000 per family, or $3,800 for individuals, not including doctors' fees, cardholders in the Southampton PLUS plan are entitled to "priority access" to medical care at the hospital from May 28 to Sept. 26. A brochure about the plan was mailed to several thousand summer homeowners from a mailing list the hospital purchased from a source it declined to identify. HERE'S THE REST OF THE STORY: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/opinion/opinionspecial/20LIGaines.html?ex=1403064000&;en=ded04b552eb4f5dc&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:58:48 PM    comment []

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