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 {{cquote|I make it a habit to learn something new about history at least 3 or 4 times a week. Wikipedia has really made that much easier for me to do.  For example, this week I learned about the American colonists. That lead me to want to know more about the American revolution,  which made me want to know more bout George Washington.  Some nights I'll sit down, and due to the ability to "link" to other subjects, I'm on Wikipedia for hours.  I credit Wikipedia for inspiring me to want to learn more.  I usually end up buying a book or two based on the articles I read on Wikipedia.  Thank you! }}
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-{{cquote|Although Wiki tends to be politically correct instead of simply stating plain facts and evidence regardless of politics, I find it a quick source of information and can ignore the political slant. I do have to seek other sources for the missing information.
-One glaring example is the entry at Wiki "Health Care" failing to mention that health care is our number one cause of death, though it is not mentioned on death certificates or by our government.
-When doctors go on strike, within less than 10 days, death rates drop in the general population from all causes at all ages from 17%, where there are not many doctors, to 60%,  where there are a lot of doctors. Death rates stay down till the strike ends, and then in less than 10 days, deaths increase 20% to 120% back to where they were before the strike.
-During World War II when virtually all European doctors were drafted, civilian deaths were 20% lower than before the war. When the war ended, doctors resumed seeing civilians and deaths increased 25%, back to the level before the war.
-Israel has had the most doctor strikes, where morticians mediate a quick end to the strike or go out of business.
-This is very important information that should be mentioned whenever health care is the topic.
-Those who seek health care get better about 85% of the time. Those with the same condition who do not get health care get better 90% of the time, but may suffer more in the process. Those who take good care of themselves get better 95% of the time. We each know at least a million times more about our own life and health than any expert could ever know about us.
-Prompt health care in emergencies is very effective in saving lives. But routine health care does more harm than good.
-Harvard in the 1970s found all health professions studied except nursing had a negative correlation with community health. I suspect nurses are underpaid and overworked and cannot get their work done unless they encourage patients do all they can for themselves.
-I did not want to practice medicine if it did more harm than good, so I tried doing the opposite of what other doctors do. I went to see patients instead of their coming to see me. I did self care consultation home visits. My patients each  found unique ways to get better, first by listing and taking maximum advantage of the good influences on their health, and second by each getting numerous spontaneous suggestions from their inner voice and selecting from among these suggestions the most promising next step to take regarding their number one concern at the moment.
-Real life experience after taking that step usually made them healthier. Or when they realized the step they had taken was not working, they knew exactly what step they should have taken instead, and when they took that step, the real life experience often seemed too good to be true, but in time, they realized it was true.
-They could hardly wait to discover and take the next step whether the result was pleasant or not.
-If it worked, they enjoyed it. And if it didn't, they learned something important and benefited even more -- all without any diagnosis or prescribed treatment by me.
-I kept track of them for at least six months, and they all reported doing better. This was confirmed after I'd been making these home visits for three years, billing insurance companies and never getting paid, I got a letter and a check from Wisconsin Blue Cross - Blue Shield. They wrote that the people who call me their doctor used to cost them $thousands every year but now cost nothing. So the check was just to thank me.
-I hope Wiki can come up with the facts from real life that people need to know and be less politically correct in the future. }}
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