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September 9, 2010

Ten Years After: Reflecting on Holistic Primary Care’s First Decade

By Erik L. Goldman - Vol. 11, No. 3. Fall, 2010

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We started this publication ten years ago with a simple “mission:” to provide the primary care community with lively, balanced coverage of the emerging field of holistic or “alternative” medicine as it converges with mainstream practice. The basic premise was that physicians --and their patients--would benefit from a better understanding of the principles and practices of holistic medicine.

The need seemed obvious enough: the fragmentation and hyper-specialization of health care was escalating costs yet doing little to stem the tide of chronic diseases crippling and bankrupting the country. Millions of Americans were experimenting with alternative approaches about which their physicians knew little. Healing disciplines long marginalized by mainstream medicine--naturopathy, homeopathy, midwifery, nutrition counseling, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda and others—were asserting their worth, bolstered by growing public interest.

With Holistic Primary Care, we hoped to build an information bridge between the medical mainstream and these holistic disciplines in the interest of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and, ultimately, a more health-centric approach to health care.

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Healthcare Reform Makes Primary Care a Prime Focus...But Don't Expect a Raise

Written by Erik Goldman

Mr. Gerry Sikorski and his team of 85 health care attorneys at Holland & Knight, a DC-based law firm, have plumbed the depths of the new health care reform bill. They’re uniquely qualified to advise doctors on what to expect. Their bottom line? While the reform plan considers primary care and preventive medicine as essential, it isn’t putting much money on the table for primary care doctors, and it isn’t going to make it any easier for solo & small group practices to survive.

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Wellbutrin for Mommy, ADHD for Baby?

Written by August West | Contributing Writer

Analysis of data from more than 38,000 families suggests that maternal use of the popular antidepressant, Wellbutrin (bupropion), during pregnancy correlates with a 3-fold greater risk of ADHD in children exposed to the drug in utero. This study should not be taken as proof that bupropion causes ADHD. But author Dr. Roberto Figueroa says doctors need to be a lot more cautious with this, and any other drug that crosses the placenta.

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