Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
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It used to be drug companies were five or 10 years ahead of these (antibiotic) resistant organisms, but now (the bacteria) are catching up. It's conceivable they'll get ahead of us in the next two or three years.
Dr. Lee W. Riley, noted researcher and microbiologist. USA Today, Friday, November 22, 1996.