A Weightloss and diet forum. WeightLossBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » WeightLossBanter forum » alt.support.diet newsgroups » Low Carbohydrate Diets
Site Map Home Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

PCRM/PETA turns on doctor who illegally got atkins coroners report



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old February 13th, 2004, 05:39 PM
tcomeau
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default PCRM/PETA turns on doctor who illegally got atkins coroners report

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...s-doctor_x.htm
-------------
Doctor who obtained Atkins data: I never wanted it public
OMAHA (AP) — An Omaha cardiologist accused of inappropriately
obtaining a report on the death of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins said he
never misrepresented his position or intended the information to go to
the media.
The New York City medical examiner's office has said Dr. Richard
Fleming was mistakenly sent a copy of the report after requesting it.
The office said it believes Fleming gave it to Physicians for
Responsible Medicine, which released details of it earlier this week.
Such reports typically are released only to a physician who had
treated the individual.

Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York medical examiner, has
said her office sent a letter to Nebraska health officials claiming
Fleming inappropriately obtained and distributed a copy of its report.
Fleming denied the accusation in a statement on Thursday.

"I clearly stated that I was not a treating physician or family member
of anyone they had done an autopsy on," Fleming said.

Information in the report showed Atkins was at a weight normally
considered obese when he died in 2003. The report also showed the
72-year-old had a history of heart trouble, including congestive heart
failure and high blood pressure.

Fleming said his interest in the report was scientific and he wanted
to gain insight into the health effects of the high-protein,
low-carbohydrate diet Atkins promoted and millions now follow.

In recent weeks, Fleming received numerous calls from the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine asking for copies of the Atkins
report, Fleming said in the statement. He said he never intended for
the information to go public and felt "a sense of betrayal" because
the report had been provided to the group "for research purposes
only."

But Dr. Neal Barnard, who is president of the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine, said it was Fleming who took the initiative to
contact his staff about the report.

"He was well aware that the report was being released to the press,"
Barnard said.

The intention of releasing the information was to stop the promotion
of the diet based on Atkins' health, Barnard said.

The Atkins Physicians Council has defended Atkins' health and said his
cardiomyopathy, or enlarged heart, was due to a viral infection and
not a poor diet. The group has also attributed Atkins' weight gain to
fluid retention in the eight days he spent in a coma before he died
last April.
--------------

Conclusion: Fleming is a thief as well as a liar and PCRM is turning
on him 'cause he got caught.

TC
  #2  
Old February 13th, 2004, 07:52 PM
Cubit
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default PCRM/PETA turns on doctor who illegally got atkins coroners report

This quack needs to have his license pulled for about a month.


"tcomeau" wrote in message
om...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...s-doctor_x.htm
-------------
Doctor who obtained Atkins data: I never wanted it public
OMAHA (AP) - An Omaha cardiologist accused of inappropriately
obtaining a report on the death of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins said he
never misrepresented his position or intended the information to go to
the media.
The New York City medical examiner's office has said Dr. Richard
Fleming was mistakenly sent a copy of the report after requesting it.
The office said it believes Fleming gave it to Physicians for
Responsible Medicine, which released details of it earlier this week.
Such reports typically are released only to a physician who had
treated the individual.

Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York medical examiner, has
said her office sent a letter to Nebraska health officials claiming
Fleming inappropriately obtained and distributed a copy of its report.
Fleming denied the accusation in a statement on Thursday.

"I clearly stated that I was not a treating physician or family member
of anyone they had done an autopsy on," Fleming said.

Information in the report showed Atkins was at a weight normally
considered obese when he died in 2003. The report also showed the
72-year-old had a history of heart trouble, including congestive heart
failure and high blood pressure.

Fleming said his interest in the report was scientific and he wanted
to gain insight into the health effects of the high-protein,
low-carbohydrate diet Atkins promoted and millions now follow.

In recent weeks, Fleming received numerous calls from the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine asking for copies of the Atkins
report, Fleming said in the statement. He said he never intended for
the information to go public and felt "a sense of betrayal" because
the report had been provided to the group "for research purposes
only."

But Dr. Neal Barnard, who is president of the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine, said it was Fleming who took the initiative to
contact his staff about the report.

"He was well aware that the report was being released to the press,"
Barnard said.

The intention of releasing the information was to stop the promotion
of the diet based on Atkins' health, Barnard said.

The Atkins Physicians Council has defended Atkins' health and said his
cardiomyopathy, or enlarged heart, was due to a viral infection and
not a poor diet. The group has also attributed Atkins' weight gain to
fluid retention in the eight days he spent in a coma before he died
last April.
--------------

Conclusion: Fleming is a thief as well as a liar and PCRM is turning
on him 'cause he got caught.

TC



  #3  
Old February 13th, 2004, 08:45 PM
Tee King
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default PCRM/PETA turns on doctor who illegally got atkins coroners report

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:52:26 GMT, "Cubit" tripped the
light fantastic, then quipped:

This quack needs to have his license pulled for about a month.


I doubt that a month is enough time for someone this unscrupulous to
become ethical.

Tee
http://www.geocities.com/tee_king
Remove -no-spam- to email me.
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
WHAT'S THIS? Atkins Revises the Diet! Witchy Way Low Carbohydrate Diets 83 February 14th, 2004 04:25 AM
NYT Atkins Article Untrue - Per Atkins J Costello Low Carbohydrate Diets 11 January 22nd, 2004 04:27 AM
Atkins Group says easy on the sat fat Tabi Kasanari Low Carbohydrate Diets 27 January 21st, 2004 08:47 PM
Atkins Refresher - From Atkins Online Support Ropingirl Low Carbohydrate Diets 1 December 18th, 2003 09:10 PM
Was Atkins Right After All? Ken Kubos Low Carbohydrate Diets 5 November 23rd, 2003 12:01 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 WeightLossBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.