Show I 1 00 WORK OF THE MEDICAL about six aix ears eara avo apo the medical Ald ical Asso association cindon established a chemical laboratory at its head in chicago competent chemists began a systematic investigation of drug preparations matte made by bv arp pile tary houss and bold to druggists to be used by physicians the re suits stilts of ahse investigations were made public from time to time many frauds ind and dishonest ineth methods exposed these investigations lionized the medicine business and have greatly diminished tho the profits of dishonest firms this explains the antagonism of those pro pra etar medicine firms which meic found to be employing dl dishonest honest and fraudulent methods fraude in patent medicines the laboratory later took up tip the investigation of ha called patent medicines i P those sold directly to the public bubile exposing man frauds by which the sick alck are swindled this explains the antigon ism of the patent medicine interests frauds in manufacture and sate sale of foods I 1 lie ive years ago after years of of ef foit coit congress pissed passed a federal pure food law lain the national rood and drugs act rile phe association had agitated tills this question foi many y deaia eais and was nas acthen lit in seeming the pas pa s aai of the bill sine since the law became effective th the ashoo lalton his has labored to secure its enforcement and to pre vent its emasculation this explains lie he antagonism of the manufacturers ind and dealers eilers I in adulterated adulterate and S so 0 food products low standard of medical education i few feu years abom 00 m edical education in this country wis was in a condition that was not ci evitable editable edi table to tile the medi cal and what nhat is more important it resulted in admitting I 1 to the practice of medicine men who were mi trained and who were not tit fit to treat the sick eight years ago the counell council on agcolicol aduca lion hon was mas breatt d by the american medical ind and a thorough 1 I 1 ia investigation of medical education I 1 was as made tile the facts reNe revealed aled by the he investigation were published and I 1 I 1 a periodic inspection of medical schools was mas inaugurated the results result are published path fah 3 ear this explains the anta of the poorly equipped pro proctar medical colleges this is only a part of what the association has been and Is doing this voi v oi k Is altruistic and in it the american medical ks association is spending thousands a andall X man llan frauds find and ancient swindles hie hane been brought to light quacks slid and quackery liale have been exposed the fat profits of deception and chi lit canery have hane been jeopardized the association his incurred the hatred of medical fakers bakers fraudulent medi cine makers and food adulterators worthless medical schools and those medical edical in journals which have subsisted largely on tile the ader advertising of fraudulent medicines |