A February 28th report from Associated Press states that cases of drug-resistant “super bacteria” are on the rise in Los Angeles and have began infecting “healthy” people which is baffling medical doctors. The AP report mentions that although bacteria do develop a resistance to antibiotic treatment over time, overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics has
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an apology in this week’s issue, admitting to violating its own conflict-of-interest policy. According to the journal, they have violated their own conflict-of-interest policy 19 times over the past three years. The journal is considered one of the most prestigious of medical publications. A review of the
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.
A new book has recently been published titled Pills a Go Go : Fiendish Investigation into Pill Marketing, Art, History, and Consumption by Jim Hogshire. This is posted here as a news article so that we could bring it to your attention for the reasons mentioned below.
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is
A February 28th report from Associated Press states that cases of drug-resistant “super bacteria” are on the rise in Los Angeles and have began infecting “healthy” people which is baffling medical doctors. The AP report mentions that although bacteria do develop a resistance to antibiotic treatment over time, overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics has
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an apology in this week’s issue, admitting to violating its own conflict-of-interest policy. According to the journal, they have violated their own conflict-of-interest policy 19 times over the past three years. The journal is considered one of the most prestigious of medical publications. A review of the
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.
A new book has recently been published titled Pills a Go Go : Fiendish Investigation into Pill Marketing, Art, History, and Consumption by Jim Hogshire. This is posted here as a news article so that we could bring it to your attention for the reasons mentioned below.
According to recent reports, the controversial drug Ritalin is beginning to be phased out of the marketplace in favor of a powerful blend of amphetamines known as Adderall. Adderall is reported to be twice as potent as Ritalin (like crack is to cocaine?) and was originally marketed as an obesity drug in Canada. Adderall is