Violations of Newspaper Codes.

Focuses on the codes adopted by newspapers in the United States regarding what types of medical advertising they will allow in the publication. Definition of medical advertising according to A. J. Cramp, director of the Bureau of Investigation of the American Medical Association; Newspapers which were considered for a survey presented in this article; Rating of newspapers for the amount of pernicious medical advertising; Dominance of cure-all medicines in medical advertising; Allegations made against newspapers that they themselves have created the appetite for sensational news; Ethical behavior of tabloids where medical advertising is concerned; Position of medical advertising in newspapers targeted at African Americans.