#58 July/August 2002
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Fights Censorship, Gets Scholarship
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Can We Afford So Many Americans?
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AIDS, Hunger, Race, Income
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Was There Prior Knowledge of the 9/11 Attacks?
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Castro Replies to Bush Hysteria

Cloaks and Daggers
The "AFL-CIA" and the Venezuelan coup
By Jamie Newman and Charles Walker

Either Way, Transportation is Taxing
opinion by John C. Flavin

Exposures, Failures Hurt Frankenfood Industry
Despite complicity of the mainstream press
by Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association

Fifteen Days in Palestine
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Illegal Rights
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Profound Disconnection
US plan on global warming: learn to live with it
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AUSTRALIA WON'T RATIFY KYOTO

JAPAN RATIFIES KYOTO PROTOCOL

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EVEREST GLACIER MELTING

Rising Sea Level Forces island Evacuation

No Compensation or Disability for Injured Boeing Worker
personal account by Brian F. Teitzel

MONORAIL GETTING CLOSER

God Bless the American Family Vehicle!
by Glenn Reed

Putting the Horse Before the Cart
BusHealth follows legal strategy to improve compensation for job-related ailments
by Jamie Newman

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE: MORE CARS AND HIGHWAYS, NOT ENOUGH PUBLIC TRANSIT

Seattle Schools Win Ad Slam Award
School board president receives $5000 prize
from Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools

Canadian Starbucks UnStrike for Justice
from the Canadian Auto Workers

The US Role in the Venezuelan Coup
by Bill Vann

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Medical opinion by John F. Ruhland, ND

Do you have health-related questions for Dr. John, the Naturopathic Doctor? Send them to the Free Press at 1463 E Republican #178, Seattle WA 98112, or email to WAfreepress@gmail.com. Please keep questions short. The opinions expressed below are on general issues of health. They should not be construed as personal medical advice. Readers should seek a variety of information about any health concern before deciding on a treatment from a personal physician.

Dear Dr. John: What exactly is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic Medicine is a comprehensive body of knowledge derived from the latest scientific understanding of the human body and from long-standing traditional systems of healing. Over thousands of years, successful treatments have been improved, and unsuccessful treatments have been discontinued. Naturopathy blends the experience of thousands of years, current science and the art of healing.

Five Guiding Principles

1. First, do no harm.

2. Treat the whole person.

3. Identify and treat the cause of illness.

4. Remove obstacles to healing and health, and allow the healing power of nature to act.

5. The word doctor means teacher; the physician should educate the patient, emphasizing self-responsibility.

Naturopathic physicians are trained as general medical practitioners with the ability to provide comprehensive primary care. Naturopathic universities are four-year postgraduate schools which train students in the medical sciences including immunology, pharmacology, cardiology, dermatology, neurology, gynecology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, psychology, oncology, clinical nutrition and physical and clinical diagnosis.

Naturopathic education includes two years of clinical training and additional training in specialized natural therapies including: homeopathy, botanical medicine, therapeutic nutrition, counseling, stress management, hydrotherapy and soft-tissue therapies. Thus, our background is similar to a conventional medical doctor, with the addition of all of the above therapies, and with much less emphasis on pharmaceutical drugs and the most invasive therapies such as radiation therapy and surgery.

Seattle has one of four nationally accredited colleges or universities of Naturopathic Medicine. Oregon, Arizona, and Connecticut also have accredited naturopathic colleges.


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