For our Canadian and international readers, this just gives you one more reason to point fingers at those of us in the U.S. It was reported today that retail pharmaceutical sales were up 10% worldwide for 1999, driven by a rise in drug use in the United States. To top that off, the fastest growing

Associated Press reported yesterday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have changed their policy on a vaccine given to treat ear infections. It is interesting to see the level of press that the vaccine issue is getting. One may wonder if the CDC would be making public reports of changes in vaccine policy

Associated Press reports today on the military’s program to vaccinate all troops in the U.S. against anthrax. The policy has come into question from a house panel and there has been a request to suspend the program. We have all been following the news on the anthrax debate for several months now, and it is interesting to see what an impact has resulted from it. There should be a lot more news to come.