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Relevant Links
on western and alternative
medicine
Western medicine (drugs & diagnosis)
The manufacturer of arthritis drug Vioxx (rofecoxib),
announced the voluntary, worldwide recall of Vioxx after a
recent clinical trial confirmed previous studies linking Vioxx
to serious cardiovascular problems, including heart attack and
stroke.
http://www.vioxxnews.com/
Daily aspirin use linked with pancreatic cancer.
CNN news
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/10/27/cancer.aspirin.reut/index.html
Does diagnosing controversial conditions help patients—or are drug
companies the only beneficiaries?
MSN web site.
Drugs, Dollars and diagnosis
New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most
patients, research suggests.
BBC news.
All antidepressants drugs of little benefit
Approved by the FDA—but are your meds safe?
An investigative report
from BBC news.
MSN web site.
10 Deadliest Drugs
Medical Steroid's Baffling Connection To
Osteoporosis Becomes Clearer
Science Daily magazine
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060730140408.htm
Medical schools & research
Two-thirds of academic leaders have financial links
to industry, study says.
MSNBC report.
Drug company ties common in med schools
http://www.the-insight.com
Eastern medicine
The Kushi institute, a macrobiotics teaching and counseling
foundation official website
http://kushiinstitute.org
A provocative look at macrobiotics and alternative medicine. An
article by nutrition consultant Raed Tolaymat hosted at a
British macrobiotics association.
http://macrobiotics.co.uk/whatsinaname.htm
Eastern medicine in Syria
A new application of far eastern medicine in Damascus, Syria.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/001220/2000122041.html
Miscellaneous
Alternative-medicine Resources, news, books and web resources
http://www.utyx.com/alternative-medicine
A macrobiotics chat web site
http://www.cybermacro.com
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