Points of Interest 06/02/2016

Notes from the Field: Investigation of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission Associated with Injection Therapy for Chronic Pain — California, 2015

Does Acupuncture Cause Adultery?

From homeopathy to anti-vaccination: why people believe 'quack science'

Tennessee Doctor Says His Clinic Won't Administer Vaccines Anymore Because "They Can Cause Autism"

Zika Conspiracy Theories and Twitter. Researchers warn that the success of a Zika vaccine could be jeopardized by the proliferation of pseudoscientific claims on social media.

Clin Cardiol. 2016 May 31. doi: 10.1002/clc.22559. The Association Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Health Status Following Acute Myocardial Infarction.. " In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, we found no association between different types of CAM use and health-status improvement after AMI."

Spine J. 2016 May 27. pii: S1529–9430(16)30204–2. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.05.018. The reporting of adverse events following spinal manipulation in randomized clinical trials - a systematic review.. "Although there has been an increase in reporting adverse events since the introduction of the 2010 CONSORT guidelines, the current level should be seen as inadequate and unacceptable."