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…PlanetRX, DrKoop.com, Drugstore.com and others. These multi-billion dollar “health care” companies have been backed by major players such as Microsoft, Amazon.com and America Online, as well as several others. What…

…the globe read as follows… Drug mistakes injure millions in US Medication Errors Harming Millions, Report Says Medical Mistakes Plague 1.5M Americans a Year Report: Drug errors common, at times…

…posture.OSHA reports that 1.8 million workers have musculoskeletal injuries related to ergonomic factors and 600,000 people miss some work because of them.Injuries to muscles, nerves, ligaments and tendons include such…

…of having to provide health care for drug related injuries occurring in hospitals alone was given a conservative estimate of $3.5 billion a year. At the root of these findings…

…major categories of drug studies, researchers were unable to find a single example in where reporting of safety issues could be deemed “satisfactory.” The researchers looked at 192 drug studies…

…from PROPERLY prescribed medications by MD’s, imagine what could happen if 90,000 Doctors of Chiropractic were allowed to dispense drugs. The Chiropractic profession has, for over 100 years, stood as…

…opens with a story… a woman who had “tried more than a dozen drugs” to treat depression. The drugs did not work and she could not hold a steady job….

…ineffective drugs and potentially life-threatening drugs. According to the article, the public, particularly the parents of young children, need to be educated about antibiotics. Once again we see an article…

…diabetes pill Rezulin was at risk of sudden liver failure and no reliable way existed to protect them” by their own experts, the FDA decided to keep the deadly drug…

From Dayton, Ohio comes a commentary on drugs in America titled, “Rx for America’s Drug Issues Is Not in A Pill.” This is certainly an article you will want to…

…contradictions such as ownership of drug stocks, charging consulting fees, or receiving $$ from drug company research grants. The article stated that the FDA is “generally” prohibited from using “experts”…

…these drugs available without a prescription would be “inappropriate and potentially adverse to human safety”, according to the ABC report. Are the drugs safe/unsafe? Do they have less side-effects when…

…NVIC, people at high risk for getting hepatitis B disease (which is transmitted by coming into direct contact with an infected person’s body fluids) are IV drug users, prostitutes, prisoners,…

…once a “fortnight.” (fortnight: fourteen nights or a period of fourteen consecutive days) According to the study, the medications are often not prescription drugs but common over-the-counter medications bought by…

ATLANTA – Federal health officials are worried that drug-resistant strains of staph bacteria may be spreading, after four Midwestern children died from infections. Drug-resistant staph was once largely confined to…

…himself and three others after taking the drug. Paxil is made by SmithKline Beecham and the $8 million award damages were the result of a wrongful death civil suit. According…

…the drugs, have faced the wrath of Child Protective Services and are being charged with neglect. According to the article, it is estimated that millions of Americans are receiving pressure…

…Charges Drug Co. Conspiracy on Ritalin Are Ritalin prescriptions to children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder really part of a conspiracy between drug companies and doctors? Drugs are drugs whether pushed…

…loads of money, but the FDA has definite priorities. Do you realize how expensive it is to fast track poorly tested and truly dangerous new drugs so the drug companies…

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Last week the Los Angeles Times reported that AIDS researchers are finding that gaps in drug therapy have helped some AIDS patients. The approach is called…

…according to reports. Below is a list of PPA related links that you may have missed during the past week. USA Today: Drugmakers, stores move on FDA ban MSNBC: Drugstores…

…late Saturday night when I noticed the first 50 or so articles appearing on Google News, related to hearings that began on Monday, involving parents of autistic children that believe…

…people I meet thinking about a career in chiropractic.   I am not operating a chiropractor college, and I don’t have all the details related to today’s educational requirements for…

…well as topics related to autism. Some of the more popular articles include posts related to Autism in Court (the ABC show may have been modeled off of this), mercury…

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Not too many years ago, the search for employment as a chiropractor typically required contacting local chiropractic colleges for job postings, checking quarterly industry related health…

…topic of your local news “medical minute”, not to mention the drug company advertising that follows during the commercial break. For example, a recent review of reports related to non-steroidal…