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Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 | 2:02 a.m.
Jon Ralston’s Thursday “Reality Check” column reminded many of us concerned with the health of women about the baffling vote by then-state Sen. Joe Heck — who is running against Rep. Dina Titus — against insurance coverage for the vaccine that protects against viruses that cause cervical cancer.
Ralston writes, “Heck never voted against a vaccine for cervical cancer. He voted against forcing insurance companies to cover a vaccine for HPV ...” However, the Mayo Clinic reports, “Evidence of HPV is found in nearly all cervical cancers.” So in fact, a vote against coverage of the HPV vaccine is a vote against protecting women from cancer.
Furthermore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 80 percent of American women will contract at least one strain of genital HPV by age 50. Every year 1 million of these women will be diagnosed with cervical dysplasia (CD), a precursor to cancer caused by HPV, which is painful and costly to treat.
Additionally, each year 10,000 Americans whose CD was not previously detected will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 3,700 will die of it. For these reasons, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend widespread vaccination.
Requiring insurance companies to cover the vaccine is not inconsequential. The cost of the vaccine is $360, putting it out of the reach of many families if not covered by insurance. Dr. Heck’s vote against vaccine coverage indeed puts women at risk of contracting preventable cancer.
Significantly, Dina Titus authored the bill Heck voted against. While Heck supported the insurance industry, Titus fought to protect the health of women. Consequently, Titus will continue to have my support as well as the support of many women and parents.
The writer is past president of Nevada NOW (Silver State chapter of the National Organization for Women).
Ralston should call his column fantasy check.It's Kind of like Chris Matthews "Hard Ball". He did the standard rich elites bashing of Unions there too ! I guess this is indicative of the state of the first amendment and the "free press".
Yeah, Joe Heck hates woman and wants them all to die. I wonder if this feminazi is the slightest bit concerned about the health care of any man? People like her are what's wrong with this country, it's all about identity politics and getting more government goodies for you and whatever "group" you represent.
RHG said....
"Yeah, Joe Heck hates woman and wants them all to die. I wonder if this feminazi is the slightest bit concerned about the health care of any man? People like her are what's wrong with this country....."
Hmmmmmm....it appears that RHG would love to roll the calendar back to 1901 or so....back when woman could not vote on hold public office....
Back when the female had two places where they were expected to perform.......the kitchen and the bed room...Any place else was off limits!
The rumor on the street is that Joe Heck and Ron Paul are cousins.....they roomed together in college.
"Birds of a feather..."
Meanwhile, the insurance companies voluntarily cover the cost of Viagra, Cialis, etc.
Please google HPV vaccine dangers before you even consider receiving this. This gender-biased insurance coverage decision may be a blessing in disguise. Do not believe everything you hear from the FDA and self-serving medical groups. Gardasil is pretty darn scary, in my opinion. Look it up. There's plenty on the web, including youtube.
Seriously, I just typed "gardasil" into the youtube search - take a look, folks.
This is very informative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msoyRYSoS...
More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Irc8CHK...
Joe Heck is a Doctor of Osteopathy...
Ron Paul is a MD..with a specialty of OBGYN.
What is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)?
If you're like most people, you've been going to physicians
DOs and MDs are alike in many ways:
Both DOs and MDs complete four years of basic medical education.
After medical school, both DOs and MDs obtain graduate medical education through internships, residencies and fellowships. This training lasts three to eight years and prepares DOs and MDs to practice a specialty.
Both DOs and MDs can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine--such as pediatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, surgery or ophthalmology.
DOs and MDs must pass comparable examinations to obtain state licenses.
DOs and MDs both practice in accredited and licensed health care facilities.
Together, DOs and MDs enhance the state of health care available in the U.S.
More Than a Century of Unique Care
Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was started in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with the effectiveness of 19th century medicine. He believed that many of the medications of his day were useless or even harmful. Dr. Still was one of the first in his time to study the attributes of good health so that he could better understand the process of disease.
Dr. Still developed a philosophy of medicine based on ideas that date back to Hippocrates, the father of medicine. That philosophy focuses on the unity of all body parts. Dr. Still identified the musculoskeletal system as a key element of health. He recognized the body's ability to heal itself and stressed preventive medicine, eating properly and keeping fit.
Dr. Still pioneered the concept of "wellness" more than 135 years ago. In today's terms, DOs evaluate each patient's health risks--such as smoking, high blood pressure, excessive cholesterol levels and stress. In concert with prescribing appropriate medical treatment, osteopathic physicians act as teachers to help patients take more responsibility for their well-being and to change unhealthy patterns.
Approximately 60% of practicing osteopathic physicians practice in the primary care specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Many DOs fill a critical need for physicians by practicing in rural and other medically underserved communities.
In addition, these modern-day pioneers practice on the cutting edge of medicine. DOs combine today's medical technology with their ears to listen caringly to their patients, with their eyes to see their patients as whole persons, and with their hands to diagnose and treat patients for injury and illness.
While both men are probably good doctors it is yet to be proven if they are good at politics.
gbigs: Should we cut the funding from the govt's budget for "potters field" burials. If Yes, can we dump a few bodies on your lawn?
NO FREEBIES FOR NO BODY! Get it, no body?
PALIN/WURZELBACHER
Dumb & Plumber!
gbigs for Secretary of Dufus
Where are you Joe?
Jessica.....Great letter, 100% correct.
Joe Heck is another greedy republican who
follows the party line of greed.
Health care comes first, Joe.
John Ralston is also wrong on this.
HELP SAVE OUR STATE AND COUNTRY,
VOTE DINA TITUS.
Look for Dina to win come November.....
She has done a good job representing us in Washington. It's a shame she didn't win the race for governor some four years ago...
I doubt we would be in our current mess if we had sent her to Carson City instead of our present blockhead governor....
Oop's I forgot.....this whole mess is Harry's fault!
gbigs...
We already kicked you greedy, republican hacks
out of the White House.
You're not getting the keys back.
You might be able to get crazy Glen Beck's
keys, if you keep following the crazy teabaggers
We Democrats will keep the House and Senate.
You greedy republicans lose again.
Because ignorant republicans are just too damn
stupid, that's why.
Bush killed over 1 million people over a lie.
That is beyond incompetent.
gbigs said....
"As i have indicated on this site. Las Vegas is going to be the first LARGE Urban ghost town in 20 years.
The city was built on sin, and will die in sin."
Wow! No double Wow! I take it that my little buddy doesn't live in the Las Vegas area....Is that correct gbigs?
Maybe you're nothing more than a carpetbagger, like the carpetbagger from the city of the stinking onion, who posts on this board?
So Las Vegas is going down because it was founded on sin.....Is that something that you were told in Church or did you read that in your Bible?
Maybe George W. Bush told you that after God told George? Maybe God told you directly?
The real you is starting to come out....I'm starting to understand why you blindly follow George W. Bush, Sarah Palin and Nevada's "crazy Lady."
Did your spiritual leader also tell you that Obama shouldn't be president because he wasn't born in this country.
How about your hate for unions? Was that also a directive from your spiritual leader?
Talk to me little guy...don't run away and hide.
I want to know more about the planned demise of Las Vegas....
I may need to liquidate my assets and head out of here before the end comes.....Ha! Ha! Ha!
All issues are in Democrats favor.
Nobody believes lying republican clowns.
gbigs....
Answer the questions that I ask you...