The New York Times reported on December 30th, 2006, that one screw used for spinal fusion costs $1,000. By the time they put in the plates and other hardware, the average cost of this type of surgery gets close to $10,000. The “getting screwed” part gets worse when you fin

Let me go for the jugular as I start my blogging career: [By the way, go to www.hugorodier.com to see where I am coming from. After all, you may think this is more rantings from yet another “quack,” which is why I will not use the word “alternative.”] Why is it