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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) describes itself as "a non-partisan professional association of physicians in all types of practices and specialties across the country. Since 1943, AAPS has been dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine."^[1]

AAPS publishes the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Contents 1 False leprosy claim 2 Political contributions 3 Doctors for Disaster Preparedness 4 Contact information 5 Sourcewatch resources 6 External links 6.1 References 6.2 Articles

False leprosy claim

The Spring 2005 edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons contained an article^[2] by Madeleine Cosman, headlined "Illegal Aliens and American Medicine," claiming, "Suddenly, in the past three years America has more than 7,000 cases of leprosy," citing a 2003 article in the New York Times as a reference. Among news outlets repeating this claim were WorldNetDaily^[3] and CNN anchor Lou Dobbs. In fact, the 7,000 number in the Times article was an apparent reference to all then-current cases of leprosy in the U.S.; according to the National Hansen's Disease Program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there have been just 431 reported cases of Hansen's disease (leprosy) over the "past three years."^[4]

Political contributions

Donations to political candidates by the AAPS' political action committee in 2000 and 2004 skewed rightward, with donations given to candidates registered as Republican, Libertarian or with the Constitution Party.^[5][6]

Doctors for Disaster Preparedness

The website for the group Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) is registered to Jeremy Snavely of AAPS. ^[7] DDP and AAPS also share the same mailing address, in Tucson, Arizona. ^{[8] [9]}

DDP is skeptical of climate change, as the title of their web page on the subject suggests: "Ozone hole, Global warming, and other Environmental Scares." ^[10]

Contact information

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
1601 N. Tucson Blvd. Suite 9
Tucson, AZ 85716-3450

Phone: (800) 635-1196
Website: http://www.aapsonline.org

Sourcewatch resources

• Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
• Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
• Robert J. Cihak
• Nathaniel E. Adamson, Jr.
• Paul Leithart - Former President

External links

References

1. ↑ Home, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, accessed February 4, 2008.
2. ↑ Cosman, Madeleine Pelner, "Illegal Aliens and American Medicine," Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Vol. 10, No. 1, Spring 2005.
3. ↑ Krepel, Terry, "Conservative Medicine," ConWebWatch, April 29, 2005.
4. ↑ "CBS contributor Dobbs defends false leprosy claim after confrontation by CBS' Stahl," Media Matters for America, May 11, 2007.
5. ↑ AAPS-PAC Campaign Contribution Details, '00 Election Cycle, CampaignMoney.com, accessed March 30, 2008.
6. ↑ AAPS-PAC Campaign Contribution Details, '04 Election Cycle, CampaignMoney.com, accessed March 30, 2008.
7. ↑ "WHOIS domain registration for ddponline.org," Network Solutions, accessed March 2008.
8. ↑ Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, DDP website, accessed March 2008.
9. ↑ "Association of American Physicians and Surgeons," AAPS website, accessed March 2008.
10. ↑ "Ozone hole, Global warming, and other Environmental Scares," DDP website, accessed March 2008.

Articles

• Krepel, Terry, "Conservative Medicine", ConWebWatch, April 29, 2005.
• "Strange Bedfellows", Neurodiversity weblog, March 12, 2006.
• "CNS, Fox Business silent on controversial views of medical group," Media Matters for America, June 26, 2009.