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Linda Marsa, L.A. Times health writer: "What about chiropractic? As you know, the AMA was behind a decades-long campaign to put chiropractors out of business."

A: "I make a distinction between the theory of chiropractic and the way it is practiced. Many chiropractors have adopted methods of treatment that might ease back pain - and when they stick with that, they're not doing any harm. I do know that a recent study showed that osteopathic manipulation, which is somewhat similar to chiropractic manipulation, relieves back pain as effectively as standard treatment with drugs. And many drugs to treat back pain have unpleasant side effects."

- Dr. George Lundberg, former editor (for nearly 20 years) of the Journal of the American Medical Association, fired by the AMA in 1999 for publishing a sex survey during President Clinton's impeachment hearings.

July 2001
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