tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post4811273938748324226..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: The anthrax vaccine boondoggleSteven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-48855699597253395692011-11-15T14:05:14.878-08:002011-11-15T14:05:14.878-08:00They award a degree called a "D.C" or &q...They award a degree called a "D.C" or "doctor of chiropractic." They do call themselves doctors, and the American Medical Association has tried to fight this - they called chiropractic "an unscientific cult" for years, but the chiropractors association sued them in 1987 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic) and won, so now the AMA has to keep quiet.<br /><br />Insurance companies cover chiropractic in most states because the states require it - which is a result of continual lobbying by chiros over the years. Just shows how effective lobbying and marketing can be.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-62753476638202234522011-11-15T11:55:43.645-08:002011-11-15T11:55:43.645-08:00Why do we even allow chiropractic "colleges&q...Why do we even allow chiropractic "colleges" to award so-called "doctorates"? This only allows the ill-informed to think that these quacks are just another kind of doctor (of medicine). And how did they ever get the stingy insurance companies to reimburse for chiropractic? <br /><br />Do you know anything about the history of these developments?Janet Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645361065385918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-12185357687393205392011-10-30T18:45:30.505-07:002011-10-30T18:45:30.505-07:00Yes, indeed they are. Here is the list of members...Yes, indeed they are. Here is the list of members:<br />http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/nbsb/Documents/2011roster.pdf<br />It includes academics and several industry representatives including someone from Merck and someone from SAIC, a very large government contractor.<br /><br />But the academics on the board also benefit from continued funding of anthrax research.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-29191223851671176832011-10-30T16:45:25.525-07:002011-10-30T16:45:25.525-07:00Steve, are any members of the NBSB from the pharma...Steve, are any members of the NBSB from the pharmaceutical industry? <br /><br />If the board has a member or members from an industry that would likely benefit from selling of a vaccine, this may explain the report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com