How the American Medical Association Got Rich

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/05/03/how-the-american-medical-association-got-rich.aspx?source=nl How the American Medical Association Got Rich The American Medical Association (AMA) was dictatorially led for

the first half of the 20th century by Dr. H. and his protégé Dr. Fishbein. and Fishbein both served as general manager of the organization and as editor of its journal, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).In 1899, began a 25-year reign as head of the AMA. At that time, it was a weak organization with little money and little respect from the general public. came up with the idea to transform the AMA into a big business by granting the AMA's "seal of approval" to certain drug companies that placed large and frequent ads in JAMA.Advertising revenue increased substantially, from $34,000 in 1899 to $150,000 in 1909. Critics of the AMA have called their seal-of-approval program nothing but a form of extortion, since the AMA did no testing of any products.In 1924, was forced out of the AMA due to the many scandals swirling around him. One investigation revealed that: had no credible medical credentials He worked primarily as an abortion doctor for many years He had had sex charges brought by some of his patients as well as charges of negligence in the deaths of othersWhen he left, he took home all his personal files and burned them.His replacement, Fishbein, was a specialist in publicity and the media; he was a medical doctor who never practiced medicine. Shortly after he became head of the AMA, he wrote several books sharply critical of medical practices that were not AMA approved. He called chiropractic a "malignant tumor," and he considered osteopathy and homeopathy "cults." Fishbein also extended 's idea for the AMA seal of approval to foods, and by including a significant amount of advertising from food and tobacco companies, he was able to make the AMA and himself even richer. By 1950, the AMA's advertising revenue exceeded $9 million, thanks in great part to

the tobacco companies. Sources: AlterNet April 10, 2008 Dr. Mercola's Comments: This should certainly make you think twice when you see something christened with the AMA’s “seal of approval.” From the very beginning, the people behind the AMA were not about protecting your health; they were interested in gaining power and getting rich.And yet, it wasn’t that long ago that the AMA was still in the minority. People didn’t trust this new conglomeration, because in the 19th century, most

Americans thrived on more natural approaches like homeopathic medicine. Then, in 1847, along comes the AMA. They wanted control and they wanted money, so what did they do? They kept all homeopathic physicians out of their “club,” and proceeded to call all related remedies “quackery.”If you didn’t want to pay to join the club (by advertising in JAMA), anything you recommended would also be criticized.Note that none of this was based on scientific evidence, or even anecdotal evidence of what was really healthy. It was solely about money. If you could buy your way in, your products and your name would be endorsed, end of story.Yet, at this time, people were still questioning the allopathic model that the AMA was touting. If you haven’t yet read Medical Control, Medical Corruption by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., please do, as it goes

into great detail about the sordid events that followed.AMA: A True Medical MonopolyThe AMA claimed that the public did not know what was good for it and that the medical establishment must have total control. And they have since gained just that. “Thanks to this central committee of the medical cartel [the AMA],” Rockwell writes, “the number of medical schools and medical students is drastically restricted, state licensure further obstructs the supply of doctors, fees are largely secret and controlled across the industry, alternative treatments and practitioners are outlawed, pharmacists and nurses are hamstrung, and the mystique of the profession rivals the priesthood, although priests have a somewhat lower income. Meanwhile, the customer pays through the nose, even if he does not go to an otolaryngologist.”To put it simply, they took

control of the medical schools and made it so that only those who graduated from one of them could practice medicine. Well, since they controlled the schools, guess what was largely taught? How to use prescription drugs.“The Rockefeller family had invested heavily in allopathic drug companies and wanted doctors to use their products,” Rockwell writes, and so they also gave grants to the schools that the AMA endorsed.This medical monopoly is largely responsible for the problems that exist in conventional medicine today: Heavy ties to the drug industry Reliance on drugs, surgery and hospital stays No competition, leading to outrageous prices that most Americans cannot afford Calling tried-and-true natural remedies and most all non-medical doctors quacksIf this topic interests you, I would strongly suggest viewing the video about the 1988 book Murder by Injection. It explains how the Rockefeller Syndicate, U.S. government officials and the AMA formed an unholy triumvirate that successfully gained control of America's health care industry in the early part of the 20th century -- control that still continues to this day. Related Articles: American Medical Association’s Secret Pact with the Federal Government The AMA -- Murder by Injection AMA Criticized for Letting Drug Firms Pay for Ethics Campaign

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> How the American Medical Association Got Rich

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> - The American Medical Association (AMA) was dictatorially led for the first

> half of the 20th century by Dr. H. and his protégé Dr.

> Fishbein. and Fishbein both served as general manager of the

> organization and as editor of its journal, the Journal of the American Medical

> Association (JAMA).

> - Dana Ullman's book, " The Homeopathic Revolution: Why Famous People and

> Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy " describes how, in 1899, began his

> 25-year reign as head of the AMA. At that time, it was a weak organization

with

> little money and little respect from the general public. came up with

> the idea to transform the AMA into a big business by granting the AMA's

> " seal of approval " to certain drug companies that placed large and frequent

ads

> in JAMA.

> - Advertising revenue increased substantially, from $34,000 in 1899 to

> $150,000 in 1909. Critics of the AMA have called their seal-of-approval

program

> nothing but a form of extortion, since the AMA did no testing of any products.

> - In 1924, was forced out of the AMA due to the many scandals

> swirling around him. One investigation revealed that:

> * had no credible medical credentials

> * He worked primarily as an abortion doctor for many years

> * He had had sex charges brought by some of his patients as well as charges

> of negligence in the deaths of others

> - When he left, he took home all his personal files and burned them.

> - His replacement, Fishbein, was a specialist in publicity and the

> media; he was a medical doctor who never practiced medicine. Shortly after he

> became head of the AMA, he wrote several books sharply critical of medical

> practices that were not AMA approved. He called chiropractic a " malignant

> tumor, " and he considered osteopathy and homeopathy " cults. " Fishbein also

extended

> 's idea for the AMA seal of approval to foods, and by including a

> significant amount of advertising from food and tobacco companies, he was able

> to make the AMA and himself even richer. By 1950, the AMA's advertising

> revenue exceeded $9 million, thanks in great part to the tobacco companies.

> - Sources:

> * AlterNet April 10, 2008

> * The Homeopathic Revolution

> - Dr. Mercola's Comments:

> This should certainly make you think twice when you see something christened

> with the AMA’s “seal of approval.†From the very beginning, the people

> behind the AMA were not about protecting your health; they were interested in

> gaining power and getting rich. And yet, it wasn’t that long ago that the

AMA

> was still in the minority.

> - People didn’t trust this new conglomeration, because in the 19th century,

> most Americans thrived on more natural approaches like homeopathic medicine.

> Then, in 1847, along comes the AMA. They wanted control and they wanted

> money, so what did they do? They kept all homeopathic physicians out of their

“

> club,†and proceeded to call all related remedies “quackery.†If you

didn’t

> want to pay to join the club (by advertising in JAMA), anything you

recommended

> would also be criticized.

> - Note that none of this was based on scientific evidence, or even anecdotal

> evidence of what was really healthy. It was solely about money. If you could

> buy your way in, your products and your name would be endorsed, end of

> story. Yet, at this time, people were still questioning the allopathic model

that

> the AMA was touting. If you haven’t yet read Medical Control, Medical

> Corruption by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., please do, as it goes into great

detail

> about the sordid events that followed.

> - AMA: A True Medical Monopoly

> The AMA claimed that the public did not know what was good for it and that

> the medical establishment must have total control. And they have since gained

> just that. “Thanks to this central committee of the medical cartel [the

AMA],â€

> Rockwell writes, “the number of medical schools and medical students is

> drastically restricted, state licensure further obstructs the supply of

doctors,

> fees are largely secret and controlled across the industry, alternative

> treatments and practitioners are outlawed, pharmacists and nurses are

hamstrung,

> and the mystique of the profession rivals the priesthood, although priests

> have a somewhat lower income. Meanwhile, the customer pays through the nose,

> even if he does not go to an otolaryngologist.â€

> - To put it simply, they took control of the medical schools and made it so

> that only those who graduated from one of them could practice medicine. Well,

> since they controlled the schools, guess what was largely taught? How to use

> prescription drugs. “The Rockefeller family had invested heavily in

> allopathic drug companies and wanted doctors to use their products,â€

Rockwell writes,

> and so they also gave grants to the schools that the AMA endorsed.

> - This medical monopoly is largely responsible for the problems that exist

> in conventional medicine today:

> * Heavy ties to the drug industry

> * Reliance on drugs, surgery and hospital stays

> * No competition, leading to outrageous prices that most Americans cannot

> afford

> * Calling tried-and-true natural remedies and most all non-medical doctors

> quacks

> - If this topic interests you, I would strongly suggest viewing the video

> about the 1988 book Murder by Injection. It explains how the Rockefeller

> Syndicate, U.S. government officials and the AMA formed an unholy triumvirate

that

> successfully gained control of America's health care industry in the early

> part of the 20th century -- control that still continues to this day.

> - Related Articles:

> American Medical Association’s Secret Pact with the Federal Government

> The AMA -- Murder by Injection

> AMA Criticized for Letting Drug Firms Pay for Ethics Campaign

> - Community Comments

> Dr

> In October 1976, Chester Wilk, D.C. and four other chiropractors (one later

> dropped out) filed suit against the AMA. The Wilk suit also named many of the

> nation's other most prominenet medical groups as codefendants - groups such

> as the American Hospital Association, the American College of Surgeons, the

> American College of Physicians, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of

> Hospitals. In 1987 (1) , following 11 years of legal action, a federal

> appellate court judge ruled that the AMA had engaged in a “lengthy,

systematic,

> successful and unlawful boycott†designed to restrict cooperation between

MDs and

> chiropractors in order to eliminate the profession of chiropractic as a

> competitor in the United States health care system. On August 24, 1987, after

> endless wrangling in the courts, U.S. District Court judge Getzendanner

> ruled that the AMA and its officials were guilty, as charged, of attempting to

> eliminate the chiropractic profession. During the preceedings it

> was shown that the AMA attempted to:

> • Undermine Chiropractic schools

> • Undercut insurance programs for Chiropractic patients

> • Conceal evidence of the effectiveness of Chiropractic care

> • Subvert government inquires into the effectiveness of Chiropractic

> • Promote other activities that would control the monopoly that the AMA had

> on health care (This was upheld by the 7th United States Circuit Court of

> Appeals.)

> - The AMA offered a patient care defense; however, data from Workmen's

> Compensation Bureau studies served to validate chiropractic care.

Specifically,

> studies comparing chiropractic care to care by a medical physician were

> presented which showed that chiropractors were “twice as effective as

medical

> physicians, for comparable injuries, in returning injured workers to work at

every

> level of injury severity.†In short, the AMA was found guilty of Federal

> Crimes (sherman anti-trust laws) against the chiropractic profession.

> - Tondelaya

> I have released myself from the mindset that I need physicians. Have not

> been to one in years. I am my own best caretaker.

> - Joan Courtenay

> Excellent advice. A scientist and medical doctor whom I greatly respect once

> told me that conventional medicine, as it is being practiced in North

> America, is not a science but a religion. I would highly recommend a one hour

PBS

> special I saw a couple weeks ago called Sick Around the World. A journalist

> from the Washington Post visited half a dozen countries around the world to

see

> how their health care system worked compared to that in the U.S. You can

> check it out at pbs.org where you can buy the DVD or find full transcripts of

> the interviews he did with experts and ordinary citizens in these countries.

It

> will astonish you and give you some ideas about how we in North American are

> being hoodwinked about " how it's too complicated and impossible to change

> our health care system. "

> - It opened my eyes and I thought I knew about a lot about how other

> countries medical systems worked. For example, several of the countries have

taken

> legislated steps to prevent doctors from being gate-keepers. In other words

> you can see any doctor or specialist you want simply by making an appointment

> with them directly. No referral needed. Taiwan is one such country. Taiwan

> also has a state-of-the-art electonic health care card, their health care is

> universally provided to all, etc. etc. Other countries have various versions

of

> the same thing. These countries are leading the way and we are falling

> further and further into decay. We need people to wake up. This PBS program

did it

> for me.

> - HealthCoachG

> It gets worse. In the book " When Healing Becomes a Crime " a detailed

> description of how the AMA had a vandetta against natural therapies that they

could

> not purchase and patent. Hoxsey had a better record of healing skin cancer

> than meds or radiation, won any case brought against him, but still have a

> 30-40 year battle with the power of the AMA, was eventually driven out of the

> country.

> - Coconut123

> I had and now have a back injury so I went to a paid worker's comp doctor.

> This was 1999. His report was not truthful but his assistant doctor wrote a

> more truthful report of what actually was wrong with my back. I also never got

> an MRI from him. He just read from a general x-ray. I had so much edvidence

> against him that I decided to report him to the AMA. Well, I phoned the AMA

> and I asked about this doctor and I was told he was the President of the local

> board in this area. I gave up of course. I knew it was a waste of time.

> Later, I went to a presurgical doctor and I was told that this worker comp

doctor

> was paid $3,000 to 4,0000 in fees not to treat me so I would go away. I got a

> lawyer and I am now with disabilities of 40%. Also, this presurgical doctor

> I saw for 6 visits told me that she would think of something to get me 6 more

> appointments, which I didn't want. You can't trust worker's comp. I can tell

> you more stories about worker's comp. Nightmare!

> - EQ

> Bummer about the worker's comp nightmare. I had to go to a worker's comp doc

> about 2.5 years ago. I got really lucky. She was a very cool, and very open

> minded D.O. She was so amazed at how quickly I healed that she asked me to

> refer her to the other techniques I was learning. Amazing when a health

> professional is human & humble enough to learn from their patients at the same

time

> they are trying to help. I wish there were more doctors like her.

> - TCarmichall

> I too suffered from a work related injury a few years back. Upon talking

> with my chiropractor I decided to let him treat it. When I spoke to the gal in

> Human Resources for my company, she told me quote " Chiropractors aren't real

> doctors " and that they wouldn't allow me to use one for my treatment. Upset

> and discouraged I told my chiropractor this and he responded with " Who is your

> company's Worker's Comp insurer? " When I told him the name he told me he was

> a preferred provider for them. So I called the Insurance Agency myself and

> needless to say they were more than happy to let my chiropractor treat me!!! I

> am so glad I did this. I know so much more about being healthy now, I'm glad

> I didn't go to some allopathic doctor who would have just drugged me! I am

> 100% " healed " through adjustments, massage and ultrasound therapy. Amen.

> - trishaspring50

> My Mother had a saying after living 14 years, by refusing conventional

> slash/burn/poison for lung cancer: " You go to a Allopathic Doctor, You get

what

> you deserve. " That was after she was given 2-6 months to live and went to a

> " homeopathy cult " who cared truly for her.

> - Avery Marie

> A chiropractor was able to do to my arm what no doctor could. As far as

> homeopaths, although my physician told me that I will have a thyroid problem

for

> the rest of my life and that there is no cure, four days after receiving a

> remedy from a homeopathic physician, much to my surprise, I am experiencing

> changes indicating that reversal is taking place.

> - KelleyEidem

> Fishbein played a central role in destroying the reputation of Dr.

> Emanuel Revici. The story is told in the book " The Doctor Who Cures Cancer. "

> Fishbein singled out Revici in a famous speech he gave when he said, " Of all

> the ghouls who feed on the bodies of the dead and dying, the cancer quacks are

> the most heartless. Heaven speed the day when the advances of medical science

> against cancer, most dreaded of diseases, will deprive these ghouls of the

> sad soil on which they nourish themselves. " Fishbein bragged about enlisting

> the aid of the IRS whenever he wanted to destroy one of his targets. Few

> people are more responsible for the suffering cancer patients have faced in

the

> last 50 to 60 years than Fishbein.

> - herbprof

> If you combine the AMA with the FDA you have a real two headed monster

> loose. Here is a huge tragedy dropped on the American public by this monster

that

> few people know about. The 3M Company developed Tambocor an antiarrhythmic

> heart drug in 1989. A great deal of money and pressure was applied and this

> drug was pushed through quickly and released on the market. Within less than 2

> years over 50,000 Americans were dead before the drug was pulled. That is

> equal to all the war dead in Vietnam. You would think that this would be

enough

> to destroy or change this monster or at least get a legal handle on it. But

> the whole horrible mess was swept under the political rug. It was hushed up

and

> the American public is unaware that this ever happened. Read the book Deadly

> Medicine, by J. .

> - tomalex

> We need to educate our neighbors. The more people on our side, the larger

> the bulwark against this monstrosity. Unfortunately, many people want to be

> ignorantly bliss and are a large reason for the success of the ama and the

> system surrounding it. It's a battle for the minds of the people and

unfortunately

> the people are losing miserably. Even when we want to do the right thing

> it's very difficult in the world we live in. For the dolts who don't even

care,

> it's impossible unless the system is completely overhauled.

> - Dana Ullman

> I am truly honored that mercola.com choose to excerpt from my writing (I

> really love this site and respect Dr. Mercola). For people interested, the

above

> article is a shortened version of the one at

> http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81659, and this is an excerpt from my

new book, " The Homeopathic

> Revolution: Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy " . More

info

> about the book is at: www.homeopathic.com, www.HomeopathicRevolution.com

> - imahomeopath

> Homeopathy is not a cult, rather a scientific system with a 200+ year

> history, well proven in clinical practice and trials. The evidence is readily

> available, although one must be careful not to be misled by those who would

have

> us believe otherwise.

> - MITCHIND

> WHEN ARE YOU PEOPLE IN THE USA GOING TO START USING THE " DEMOCRACY " YOU

> PrIDE YOURSLEVES ON. DO A CALIFORNIA RECALL AND GET RID OF FEW SENATORS,

> CONGRESS PEOPLE, ETC. THEY WILL START TO HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOU. INUDATE THEM

WITH

> MAIL SO THEY KNOW THE GAME IS UP. IN AUSTRLIA THEY HAVE TO WRITE A REPLY.

SPEND

> YOUR MONEY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE WITH THESE PEOPLE. IF YOU TRAVEL BUY YOUR

> DRUGS WHSILT OVERSEAS. TAKE UP A BETTER LIFESTYLE AND DOnt GET AS SICK AND

> SCREW THEM BY DEFAULT. YOUR MOST IMPORTANT VOTE IS WITH WHOM AND HOW YOU SPEND

> YOUR MONEY

> - health nut

> Dr Fishbein's name has been read of before in a book titled " You 'Don't Have

> to Die " . What a shame that one person could have such power that he awarded

> himself. My husband went to Tijuana, Mexico 20 years ago and was treated for

> melanoma cancer at the Bio Medical by Mildred with the Hoxsey

> treatment. The doctors here, in the US, told us if he had surgery and a skin

graft

> and even IF they got it all that it would be back in 3 years and he probably

> would not be here in 5 years. Thanks to being told of Mildred taking this

> treatment to Mexico in the 60's we were able to travel there for treatment. My

> husband has never had surgery, chemo, radiation nor has he EVER been sick. We

go

> back every year for check-ups and he has not had a recurrence since that

> time. How sad it is that everyone cannot know of the success of this treatment

> available at the Bio Medical Center today!

> - saynotoquacks

> This reminds me of how the American Psychiatric Association's very first

> chairman, Ewan Cameron, presided over MKULTRA, the CIA's Cold War brainwashing

> project. Very evil stuff.

> - dar/

> Fishbein was instrumental in ruining Royal Rife and his machine to

> cure cancer which was filmed and documented killing cancer. Fishbein wanted a

> financial interest and Royal Rife who had been supported by interested parties

> who supported his research could not sell any interests in his machine. Per

> usual he was impoverish from litigation of the AMA. The Rife story is well

> documented in a video showing this remarkable machine as well as results using

> this machine.

> - laurellee

> Forbidden Cures http://www.wovoca.com/controversies-forbidden-cures.htm

> These wonderful notes are a clear statement as to why people need to know

> their history. There is so much more that is tied into these notes. The

history

> of women in medicine, also connected intimitately with homeopathy, reveals

> the same types of efforts to eliminate the numerous women's medical colleges

> and women in medicine.

>

> By the 1950's there were hardly any women in medicine and the feminist

> movement of the 1960-70's fought hard to get medical schools to admit women.

Of

> course, only

> allopathic schools were available.

>

> And the Rockefellers' efforts at power and control are so rampant in the

> later 19c-early 20c history with a heavy focus on chemicals, and munitions.

They

> were the role models for the industrial conglomerate, IG Farben that

> supported the Nazi regime and military needs. They also were in business with

this

> conglomerate around patents and production. This held before, throughout and

> after the world wars.

>

> These wealthy corporate moguls lived by an organic and holistic standard for

> themselves but pushed toxic chemicals and adulterated food on the public.

>

>

>

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