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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tainted Eggs and Scrambled Tubes

August 27, 2010

Tainted Eggs and Scrambled Tubes Two recent news stories caught my eye. Both are fairly common stories of public health hazards, but the results and reaction to both are stunningly different. Where do the real dangers lie? You decide. Headline #1: AP:Associated Press, updated 8/20/2010 Recall expands to more than half a billion eggs “Investigation...

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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: adverse events, AMA, FDA, iatrogenic deaths, medical device manufacturers, salmonella

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Redefining Quackery

August 10, 2010

Redefining Quackery “Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.” A noble standard, if only it was true. Medicine, like so much in our society, has lost its way. And, in its wake, like...

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