NCAHF Newsletter articles from September 1993

NCAHF Newsletter archives from September 1993

RAND scolds chiropractors for misrepresenting its work. (from RAND study on chiropractics)
September 1, 1993... Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, who headed the RAND study, has written a letter to the entire chiropractic profession, which was published in the July, 1993 ACA Journal of chiropractic, stating that the RAND Corporation is "extremely concerned about...

Folic acid supplementation.
September 1, 1993... The media has spread the work that folic acid supplementation is a good idea for pregnant women (or who may become pregnant) to help reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Some have presented these recommendations with a preamble which...

Failure of chiros to properly diagnose. (chiropractors)
September 1, 1993... A 3-yr-old child with a posterior fossa ependymona (tumor of the lining of the brain and central spinal chord canal) was treated for neck pain by a chiropractor. MRI by a medical doctor determine the existence of the tumor. Reporters state...

Chinese herbal weight loss causes kidney failure.
September 1, 1993... Interstitial renal fibrosis found in two young women taking a slimming regimen including Chinese herbs led researchers to conduct an epidemiological survey of dialysis units in Brussels, Belgium. Findings: From Jan. 1, 1989 to June 30, 1992,...

The false "Eastern" versus "Western" dichotomy in science and medicine.
September 1, 1993... Promoters of nonscientific health care sometimes try to intimidate their critics by creating the illusion that differences between scientists and nonscientists are merely cultural, and that to the assert that one way is superior to another is...

Child dies from hydrogen peroxide ingestion.
September 1, 1993... A 2-yr-old child died after ingesting 4-6 ounces of 35% hydrogen peroxide stored in the family refrigerator. The solution was being used as antimicrobial agent to prolong the shelf life of raw milk. (Christensen, et al. Fatal oxygen...