Dear Learned and Capable Clinicians, Doctors and Scientists:
The following are a series of ideas. They are not learned extrapolations, they are theories which will be examined.
I thank you! for your time, dedication and hope that these ideas will be a starting point.
Medical concerns, reforms and suggestions:
(Topics are broken down. This is an interdisciplinary approach)
Why can't we reform health care? I'm working on it.(See blogs for more).
Why can't we encourage this personal success and actualization by: making flyers and program information available at schools, voting polling places, libraries, The Post Office and lending instructions?
Disease: Can we create anti-bodies to cancer? A thought well intended, and discussed, I’m sure; there are I've heard theories on immune system's capabilities in cancer research and things like dietary deficiencies, as well as environment, heredity &c.A Case in point: these are two reasons that point to anti-bodies:
They are:
a) external stimuli and internal processing - I.e. acetylcholine re-uptake, and all that. It’s the same concept in theory…what little that I know, and that "little bit of knowledge being dangerous," you see I believe that anti-bodies are the answer: create a pathway through which the cells whereby chemical messengers do identify the foreign growth on abnormal tissue; you ask me,"HOW?" Oh, work with me now...well let’s hypothesize:
a) can we get good cells to attack the rest, so that the body, 'cures itself?' Can we apply medications that create the uptake of the bodies chemicals that are present in the death of cells, inject that into the bad tissues, or easier: make a medication that can be swallowed, dissolved or ingested that does that?
IM NOT SURE BUT, It sounds like “chemo”? It does not? The body is going to replace the abnormal cells with normal cells: how do I know? I don't....it's just a guess.
Can the chemicals present in living-healthy-normal cells be replicated, in the dish-laboratory and used as a medication in a similar way? If not replicated, then generated in the bad cells to re-work their health, or "attack" malignancy. You take the big ones ok?
b) can we get bad cells to be 'tricked' into not growing: to eventually be decayed? Probably. Let's see...hmmm…
Well, look at what makes cells decay: Wear, tear and aging, nutrition and lack of nutrient supply; someday the body just decides it would not like to deliver vitamin c, for instance, to xyz cells anymore.....bear with me...isn't that true? Well, I’m not assuming? Who told that chemical it doesn't have to be delivered? Well, age old cells around it? yeah. Ok...was it my brain? Yeah..it was, well, how do I mess with that? You can't. Unless it is experimentally proven to be sound treatment on humans; no one will go for this.
Can we create a drug to reverse these processes of aging to totally avoid many forms of disease? Perhaps, but testing is very difficult.
How about P.E.T scans, instead of testing drugs?? Rats, mice and vermin, primates, &c...they make for good drug experimentation, but not proof of long term effects. P.E.T scans show actual chemical reactions and electronic axon firing, therefore use them to evaluate and treat disease: most of our functions are broken down to brain level or sub level activity: connectivity, age, chemical uptake and autonomic vs. parasympathetic functions?
So, Neurologist's are you with me? The brain is sitting on the neck, and "The neck bone is, yes, connected to the backbone...&c." I want someone to read this to their children, and please explain it all; for one day they will ask questions, make assertions and hypothesize, too.
Thanks are due to my many talented, gifted and diligent teachers, mentors, friends and family. You are in every line, folks…
REGENERATION OF NERVE TISSUE:
Regeneration of nerve tissue and brain cells are collectively in theory, here alone I guess, the same; perhaps for mere want of my exposure. Anyway, nerves don't regenerate by themselves, and currently as far as I've heard neither do brain cells; these [by not doing so] correlate suggesting a possible answer to both, but this does not mean, of course the same cause; since we have so little, start there...current theory is unacceptable to most: create a spine, for the purpose of destruction, and grow the cells, replicating gestation? No, don't do do that! None of this is necessary, something better must be done. What?
STEM CELL RESEARCH, NOT NECESSARY:
Make ourselves our own donor. At birth tissues from the spine can be stored in case we ever need them. Recently, I thought, why not get cells from us at birth for our use should we need them? (No, your body will probably reject my cells, so I cannot donate to you without a myriad of other research necessary and we haven't completed this data-fact-finding yet).
Question: Simply put: can't the cells in the brain be regenerated by finding our de-generating process' chemicals; we probably already know that because we have drugs to slow Alzheimer's; so where is the aluminum cleansing supplement, the ventricle-shrinking substance [to stop the expansion of the ventricles], the spinal fluid-drain-process? How could something, if excess of fluid is a problem, be non-invasive? and is it necessary for the re-enactment of fetal brain growth, how would we speculate for such a thing?
Nerve tissue is like what? It's a lot like electrical wire. It is wiry and extensive and interconnected. Therefore let's begin with that premise. What makes it re-ignite, re-fire? Re-lacing the wire with solder? We on this premise need to experiment on what could be used from one's own body to reconnect dead tissues to living tissues without disrupting the impulse of stimulus, impulse or connectivity.
Now think of it as a phone wire. A special kind of wire. Phone wire relates sound, vibration and heat by transmitting patterns of muted physical impulse. It turns a vibration into sound then light and heat then back into the same on the other side.
(That's why the game 'telephone' only needs a string and two cups, jocularity).
Hence, that said, if we could just get 'the wire' to just relate the information, do it's transmitting and create a purpose-pathway for the energy: light/heat, sound and vibration both sensation and impulse might return.
HOW? We've learned to re-grow cartilage? We have dna...cloning is not allowed, nor should it be, but where we are FULL OF CELLS, MADE OF CELLS, ONE COULD HOLD THE ANSWER!
Let's say that one Nerve Cell does hold the answer. Would you, having lost all feeling in one leg, give some nerve tissue to your other leg? 'Transplant it? No? It can't be done? Well, probably not; it would probably get damaged intoto just removing it from it's spot.
Regenerating it, hummnnn, that's still a tough one. Growth hormone, does that generate any nerve conductance or nerve growth: providing we are growing, are we not, our "new-grown up selves" in need of more nerve tissue. Does this imply pituitary involvement; how about the reasonable assertions that the tissue has died because it cannot recognize the stimulus, instead of saying it doesn't have the feeling or ability to conduct it?
Ask then: is nerve conductance tissue problems or conductance of 'impulse &c? both? If one or both, then the regeneration is to revive the impulse reception Let's move on....I.e., It is that chemicals like serotonin shut down the skin when someone is bleeding to clot the blood, serotonin being a chemical messenger in the skin.
What then is the chemical messenger that 'repairs' tissue? Question: What then is there that in anyway repairs tissue? Vitamin C we know helps build cells; what makes tissue grow? Foliate makes certain tissue grow, so what makes tissue regenerate will it possibly be one of these? My knowledge stops me there with nerve conductance and chemical messengers.
Re-create the optimum brain, spinal cord and body we had at some point? We're not too far away. We do have this information: we know that fish is brain food; the world over we know that iodine is golden, Omega 3 is "Amazing 3," (Perhaps an aside, it's called "OMEGA 3" I just had to throw that in there).
I realize I still haven't answered the question, “HOW”? Is it some form of enriched blood that keeps the body young? Yes, anyone would probably agree; the simplest foods, the lack of impurities in our bodies, the least amount of exposure to toxins etc.
Therefore proceed that it is a two part process: a) enriched blood, to deliver nutrients to keep cells alive b) some unknown process to be developed to regenerate cells: consider that ECT kills cells; (I, having seen ECT First hand IN DEMAND, SAY: there should be no messing with the electro-conductance of the brain), it is not necessary, since these theories are not about conductance, or stimulating the chemicals via “electricity”, a process that only delays a later, perhaps worse reaction, loss of function and most of all cells.
If conductance kills then what regenerates? And,so ask yourself, if the opposite of fire is water then what is the opposite of electricity? water? hemoglobin? spinal fluid? Is it the bodies attempt to "hold" onto cells that causes the widening of the ventricles in the brain? Is there any difference in the chemical makeup of this fluid in a say, the hydro cephalic and an Alzheimer’s patient? More importantly can we do (positron emitions tests) “P.E.T’s” on these severe brain diseases to cure them and in so doing create brain, body and life-span longevity? I don't know...I'm just an inquisitor. How convenient!
a) cells are produced in the body’s organs
b) cells die all the time
c) cells grow all the time
d) cells "fix" their 'problems' most of the time.
start there.
e) can we re-work our idea, with all we “know” about what a cell is? Don't tell me it's a,b,c,&C, the building block &C; tell me more, tell everybody. Biology for third grader's has to be more interesting for all kinds of thinkers, folks.
e) Cancer and other diseases are self determined...we interrupt the processes, and effect ~ what we will call "cures"? Preventive medicine is best, Cures are: the best nutrition, clean water, less pollution and exercise.
Onto medical care: Perhaps some ideas have caught on, some issues may already be in reform.
These are intended to be starting points for discovery.
Note:
I am aware that there are programs to do this; this is an idea on how to do it directly and without bureaucracy. It is intended to help all. it is intended to help the most needy first.
Where is "I’m sick, where’s the doctor?" Access?
1) Some doctors don’t take your plan?
OUCH. There should be doctors available who do.
We don’t seem to be able to regulate health care
From birth to hospice, we should be covered, plainly.
2) There is no telling how much doctors pay for health care
Hours. Years &C, but that’s got to change too. Overworked doctors make mistakes, delegate too much and do amazing work for us, but the cost in human capital is enormous; people die, get birth defects &c, naturally and due to causes within and beyond control.
However, I submit that:
a) we need more Doctors, they are being discouraged.
b) hours, scholastic demands and paying dues is unbelievable difficult; conversely, they make a very good living, even luxurious.
c) The hospital system: needs to be systematically reconsidered: Ours are excellent, but there is always room for improvement, quality assurance is built in to any product, tangible or intangible or their is 'failure.'
So what does reform begin with, and what does it look like?
Reform:
1) "medivac:" Customized traveling satellite hospitals to visit the home immediately; an ambulance larger and capable of more facilities.
2) Radio frequency walki talkies to the hospital standard ER for on-site instructions.
3) Transport by car, van/minibus' [that we already have] for doctors to arrive to a disaster.
4) Contracted services ordered before hand: no enormous endless 'black hole' of expenses out of control. Negotiate for Estimates, Plans and agree to have no increases for x number of years, contract employment for the: medivac, the walki talkies and minibus' would be most helpful.
5) Health care:
a) Why are supplies so expensive? Medications sometimes out of reach? Who is responsible? This is not a business, this is life and death, is it not? Profit before People should be illegal. How dare you extinguish life. Life is good. aren’t you, sir, madam CEO?
Pharmacies can contract for certain types of supplies: I.E. CVS can be a cancer care pharmacy, and then they can deliver on lower health care costs for that health item. Call it a “Cooperative” Manufacturer's can supply the pharmacies at a lower rate, and the lower rate can and would help lower overall health-care costs
There are certainly enough illness' to be re-examined.
There are certainly high priced care items; this is an attempt to offer lower costs for everyone involved, The Pharmaceutical Company, The Pharmacy and the recipient themselves.
First we need to address “Man Hours” and how medical treatment can be more affordable. Overall, the effort is to eliminate “non-value added tasks,” and still deliver the highest quality care. Admittedly, no easy task, but let's continue...
Plainly, supplies should be cheaper. Why are the suppliers not cooperating? Whose buying that stuff? Vendors have to have partnerships with buyers not a hostile relationship, one of understanding that: YOU DO HAVE MY BUSINESS FOR X TIME X AMOUNT, X DELIVERY DATE AND I NEED THE FREIGHT TO BE FREE.
You don’t want to hear: “I’m sorry, we decided to buy our medications from Canada.”
Canada has decided to exchange doctors with us, and we have decided to ask them if we can exchange patients with them. If their facilities are cheaper, ours have to compete. That is AS CLOSE TO BEING A BUSINESS AS WE SHOULD EVER BE IN HEALTH-CARE.
Let’s have health care be more profitable by consulting foreign countries on health care; call it “A Heath Symposium”; doctors can go and extend health services with or without even leaving here; state by state we can do this, let’s start here with the UN.
Stated purpose:
1) Stop, impede or control preventable and unpreventable disease in foreign countries: Africa?
2) Social upheaval is due to personal violations, human cruelty and orientations that are stringent.
3) Abstinence, social reform.
4) Education
5) Removal from the home by the government - if violated by someone at home. Transport to another place and placement services so that the individual is not running with a naked child in the brush.
7) Doctors can exchange their services for education in foreign countries; this is a way for them to 'pay their dues' but the time, in hours and years spent would be less with more exposure to varieties and specialties.
I’m so nasty here because otherwise people die. They die young, their sick, they don’t feel well, they don’t have access, they are depressed. Life is good. Keep it that way.oooh. My mistake? (Sorry! For the abrupt manner…)
Why are the hospitals becoming like Home Depot? No.....that’s a biggie. No good. You can’t make hospitals a conglomerate, laying people off and consolidating; our services need to expand and there is a better way:
1) It is understandable, in all seriousness to cut costs, but in human capital there are limits to what you can do, unfortunately, there has to be a better way
a) Transport and fill all hospital beds.
b) Cost per bed should be cheaper then. This is a service, not a business-service.
c) Send staff where they are needed also. Their time should not and is never-ever to
be wasted; it is critical. The network of hospitals should coordinate the efforts of employees in such a way as to draw employees temporarily from one hospital to another; even if this is only for a matter of hours only; those would be optimal hours; there would ultimately be less lay-offs.
2) Create a new network: kind of like "air traffic control"
Similar to what you have now, but have agencies used to do services that take too much of nurses time.
In other words call in a nurse’s aid, hha &C. All hospitals should be overstaffed, not understaffed. How? Well....paperwork is a waste of time. All transactions can be automated with more use of Dictaphone, Professional Stenographers and fast longhand dictation methods.
a) Let that stuff be contracted out. People need jobs, these are people who are professional record keepers, masters at their trade. Give them a job that ties the Nurse & Doctor up. Medical records should be on disk/cd. They should be on automated-database file for the future.
Some words on ~ TEATMENT:
Quality of Care:
1) ER, Recovery, Social Services for each pt. Your doing an excellent job,thanx.
OVERVIEW OF SCHEME, METHODS ETC:
We address the most needy first, of course:
I.E. If the homeless/mentally ill were shifted to whatever level they wish to be at; to make all the resources that are available to them to launch them to things like: work-immediately, housing, home ownership? or self-employment?
Fulfill the idea that we are to house, counsel, medicate, apply medical coverage, get work for them - that they wish to do, and help them to see that there is someone who cares, someone who will see them through, someone who has come to "lift them up..."
America has collectively provided a doorway to a new future and every service is available to such persons, providing they use them properly and in a timely manner....fulfillment of The American Life Style.
I.E. If the poverty level were "Lifted UP" with:
a) a pmt of all debts, or counseling to recover integrity of credit.
b) a downpmt of a home
c) a free vehicle
d) *daycare
e) a home
f) job counseling and placement
g) consideration of self-employment, "become an Avon Lady?"
Etc Etc....
Let's get back to basics again:
Thanks are due to my many talented, gifted and diligent teachers, mentors, friends and family. You are in every line, folks…
