The AMA is at it again... They have written two bills that they have had sponsors for to limit your right to have alternative medical treatments.
A article passed around the school my partner attends is references to two bills that will elimate anyone who is a Doctor of: Homeopathy, Naturalpathy, Auredvedic, Chineese, Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine from using the term Doctor and from practicing. Many states license such doctors and allow them to practice like many other traditional doctors.
We need help. The sposors are currently from Oklahoma and other mid-US states. They don't allow alternative medicine to be practiced there anyway. The AMA is afraid that these doctors will help patients in relieving their pain and helping their own bodies to cure minor diseases (nothing major like appendix removal, heart valve problems, etc) like a head cold, minor flu, or aches/pains/sprains. This is the same tactic that they used many years ago to almost wipe out Chiropractic medicine.
Some states allow Naturalpathic doctors to prescribe some medications such as antibiotics, nothing on the DEA restricted list. The amount of training they go thru is like a double medical school. They take the same classes as a traditional medical school (pharmacopia, anatomy, disection, bio-chem, etc) and then alternative classes: herbal (and herbal interactives), Total Chinese Medical, Aurdevic, Acupuncture, massage, etc. And do a residency and take licensing boards just like traditional doctors. And they do it in the same 4 - 6 years like traditional doctors.
Many people are turning to alternative ND's to get help since many antibiotics are no longer effective (or alergic to like I am). And they are treating the poor a lot more than the rich. They don't charge as much for their services as traditonal doctors do, and spend more time with their patients (1-2 hours on the first visit and 30-45 minutes on subsequent visits) and have longer hours to see more people.
Younger traditional doctors are also looking at ND degrees also so they can treat some of their patients if traditional medical care fails.
We need your help!!!