Medical Kidnapping of Seniors: A $273 BILLION Industry

Health Impact News --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Medical Kidnapping of Seniors: A $273 BILLION Industry November 16, 2017 8:19 pm [Sad-Image-of-a-senior-Homeless-300x213] How the Elderly Lose Their Rights: Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. In the United States, a million and a half adults are under the care of guardians, either family members or professionals, who control some two hundred and seventy-three billion dollars in assets, according to an auditor for the guardianship fraud program in Palm Beach County. Little is known about the outcome of these arrangements, because states do not keep complete figures on guardianship cases—statutes vary widely—and, in most jurisdictions, the court records are sealed. A Government Accountability report from 2010 said, “We could not locate a single Web site, federal agency, state or local entity, or any other organization that compiles comprehensive information on this issue.” A study published this year by the American Bar Association found that “an unknown number of adults languish under guardianship” when they no longer need it, or never did. The authors wrote that “guardianship is generally “permanent, leaving no way out—‘until death do us part.’ ” [Read More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Study: Replacements for Hormone-Disrupting BPA May Be Just as Bad November 16, 2017 8:26 pm [Composition with plastic bottles of mineral water. Plastic waste] Replacements for bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical in plastics and food containers, could be just as harmful or even worse than it, according to a new study by the National Toxicology Program. The study of 24 replacement chemicals found that many already in use are structurally and functionally similar to BPA, and, just like BPA, may harm the endocrine system. [Read More...]( 401 Congress Ave. Suite 1540 Austin TX 78701 USA You are receiving this message at this email address as it was used to subscribe for Health Impact News updates. [Unsubscribe from this newsletter](. [.]