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Presents an excerpt from the February 28, 1903 edition of 'The Journal of the American Medical Association.' Consideration of how quack advertisements displayed information about an imaginary condition called Bright's Disease; Adulteration and substitution in the pharmaceutical trade.

Presents an excerpt from a speech made by P. Maxwell Foshay, MD, before the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association on December 7, 1899, which had been printed in the April 28, 1900 issue of 'The Journal of the American Medical Association' (JAMA). His views on the multiplicity of medical journals; Opinion that content is compromised because of efforts to accumulate wealth; How to be sure that one has subscribed to a reliable journal.

The cover page of the "Journal of the American Medical Association" is presented.

The author reflects on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) within the medical community. The author cites that the "Journal of the American Medical Association" has reflected on the importance of an opportunity to escape from the turmoil of the commercial world. The author notes that ocean voyage had long been considered as an ideal escape from the duties of care. The author talks about the advantages of the use of ICT.

The article presents an excerpt from an article on therapeutics found in the November 11, 1905 issue of "The Journal of the American Medical Association." The article criticizes practitioners who take their therapeutics from advertisements. Some therapeutics are advertised to the point where their notoriety is greater than their merits.

Presents a letter to the editor from the April 19, 1902 issue of the 'Journal of the American Medical Association.' Thoughts on the use of article reprints in medical journals; Suggestion that reprints are a waste because people do not read them; Advice on to whom to send reprints, including authors who have written on the same subject as the reprint.