When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
| Digital Exclusive"No Benefit from Amoxicillan"
A randomized double blind clinical trial of children ages 3-6 recently released from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), concluded that "there was no benefit from amoxicillan prophylaxis compared to a placebo control in preventing new AOM (acute otitis media) episodes."
Free of AOM (%)
30-90 Days:
Placebo Group:71% Otitis Free
Daily Amoxicillan Group: 65% Otitis Free
Twice Daily Amoxicillan Group: 62% Otitis Free
3 Months or Longer:
Placebo Group:54% Otitis Free
Daily Amoxicillan Group: 63% Otitis Free
Twice Daily Amoxicillan Group: 60% Otitis Free
SOURCE: Berman S. Continuous twice daily or once daily amoxicillan prophylaxis compared to placebo for children with recurrent otitis media. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research grant no.: RO3 HS07283-02.