In a March 19, 2001 issue of the American Medical News appeared an article that dealt with the changes in MD’s practices due to drug companies increased advertising of prescription drugs directly to the consumers. For decades the drug industry predominantly spent all advertising efforts on getting doctors to prescribe their products. However, as of
read moreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on March 22, 2000 pulled the diabetes drug Rezulin off the market. The drug had been used by more than 700,000 patients and been responsible for more than 61 deaths. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, a critic of the FDA for being too slow, said the drug should have been
read moreThe June 10, 2000 issue of the British Medical journal reports on an interesting statistic that has occurred in Israel. It seems that three months ago physicians in public hospitals implemented a program of sanctions in response to a labor dispute over a contract proposal by the government. The article stated that the Israel Medical
read moreWeb MD July 23, 2001, reports on the link between infants who drank cows milk and type 1 diabetes. Finnish researcher Hans K. Akerblom, MD, at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in Philadelphia reported findings from a new study of more than 200 newborns at-risk for type 1 diabetes that suggested that
read moreA study published in the July issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics’s official journal, “Pediatrics”, suggests that over-the-counter cough suppressants may be no more useful for calming a cough in children than simple sugar syrup. The research, performed at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, involved questioning the parents of 100 children with
read moreThe above headline comes from Fox News and is just one of the many stories appearing in the press based on new guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians in the January 2006 issue of their journal Chest. The guidelines were also endorsed by the American Thoracic Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society.
read moreThe October 16, 2004 edition of the USA Today carried a story that exposes the vast conflicts of interest many government doctors have in their capacity of making recommendations that affect the health of the public. The story starts by exposing that a number of the famous doctors who advised the government recently on new
read moreA report released in the January 12, 2007 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published by the centres for Disease Control, (CDC), and reported by numerous news outlets, reports that over-the-counter cough and cold medications can be harmful or even deadly to infants. According to the report, in 2004 and 2005 1,500 children
read moreA story reported in the March 11, 2002 issue of the American Medical News is shaking the Medical profession to its core. The story reported that last month, James F. Graves, MD, a Pace, Fla., pain management specialist, became the first doctor found guilty by a jury of manslaughter in connection with prescribing the pain
read moreThe above headline comes from the February 17, 2004 Associated Press, and offers seniors hope for a vital life. Researchers at the University of Illinois reported that improving fitness can boost the thinking ability of aging adults. The study published in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that adults
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