On September 27, 2007 the New York Times published an article that questioned the risk to millions who participate in drug trials. The article was based on a report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General on September 28, 2007. The report noted that the federal health officials
read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning June 12, 2000 that the present use of antibiotics is creating a dangerous situation by increasing drug resistant infections. According to the report, which was picked up by the Associated Press and most other news agencies, “drug-resistant infections in rich and developing nations alike are threatening to
read moreIn a Reuters Health, October 31, 2001 release is a warning from the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) against taking antibiotics without any need. In the wake of recent Anthrax reports more people have been taking the popular antibiotic Cipro without any real need for it. The warning is against the blanket use of
read moreThe above headline appeared in USA Today from the April 17, 2006, issue. The story by Robert Davis, starts off by noting that although there have been years of patient-safety efforts, “an increasing number of health care facilities have reported mistakenly removing the wrong limbs or organs, slicing into the wrong side of bodies and
read moreA story by John Dorschner of Knight Ridder News Service and published in the January 30, 2005 issue of the Miami Herald reported on the huge increase of insurance companies covering, what they termed, “Alternative Medicine”. The story reports that this activity is now a $30 billion industry. Some insurance programs, such as Vista Healthplan,
read moreIn the July 14, 2002 issue of the Boston Globe appeared an article with the headline, “Demand for Alternative Medicine Rises – Acupuncturists and Chiropractors Increasingly Sought.” The article defines all forms of healthcare that are not medical as “Alternative Medicine”. Most chiropractors object to the usage of this term since chiropractic care is clearly
read moreThe February 2003 issue of the research journal, The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, (JMPT), published a case study of a 49 year old man who suffered from chest pain. The patient, a music composer, was exercising on a treadmill during part of his regular physical workout routine when he developed a dull and
read moreThe above is the headline of a feature story that appeared in the August 11, 2006 issue of the Post-Crescent, a local news service for the Appleton, Wisconsin area. The article written by their staff writer, Wendy Harris, takes an overview look at the chiropractic profession and interviews two local chiropractors as sources of information.
read moreThe above is a direct quote from a headline that appeared in of all places, the November 17, 2005, Medical News Today. The article, also picked up by UPI news and several other sources, was reporting on a new study published in the October 2005 issue of the scientific journal, The Journal of Manipulative and
read moreFrom the April 4, 2002 issue of the New York Daily News comes a story with a headline that reads, “The Conventional Alternative Once on the fringe, chiropractic joins the medical mainstream.” The story in essence reports that chiropractic care is gaining mainstream acceptance even in the medical community. The story reports on several individuals
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