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Medical marijuana vending machines in West Los Angeles

Automated vending machines that provide medical marijuana are now in service in parts of West Los Angeles, California. The high tech machines, known as AVMs, will provide prescription marijuana users with after hours access to products like Wild Cherry and Purple Kush.

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ABC Sticking it to Pediatricians with Eli Stone Series Premiere

Eli Stone Series Premiere on Thursday, January 31 has some pediatricians apparently throwing temper tantrums. The anticipated series premiere of this legal drama, which features actor Jonny Lee Miller in the role of Eli Stone, debuts with a story involving the topic of vaccines, the mercury-based preservative known as thimerosal, and a drug company cover-up.

Read More »

Following Twitter Tweets Beyond 10 Pages

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This post is for my friends and followers on Twitter (my profile). Have you ever woken up late and wondered what the people you’ve been following on Twitter have been up to? Maybe not, but I live on the West Coast and by the time I check in many UK and

Read More »

The Cellular Side of the Story on Health

There are so many diseases to choose from these days, no one seems to know exactly how many there are. I have heard estimates from medical experts of least 10,000 different ways to be sick. By remarkable coincidence, many of these diseases were discovered and described just as a new prescription medicine came along to treat the new disorder.

Read More »

Surface EMG & Thermography Sales

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve been talking quite a bit about getting more specific with creation of content for everything from local listings to classified advertising. I noticed some good examples earlier today of classified ad data that includes model number and location information, exactly the granular type of information I’ve been talking about. There’s

Read More »

Work Stress Subluxates Your Body

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. There was an article on Wednesday’s BBC news page about work stress causing changes in the body. The news coverage was of a study that showed findings indicating that a stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body and raising the risk of heart disease. Don’t believe stress causes

Read More »

26 Year Old Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Student

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. A 26 year old premed student e-mailed me earlier this week about attending chiropractic school. I get frequent e-mails similar to the one I’m sharing here, so I wanted to address some of these questions in a post, rather than have to e-mail each person back individually. Dear Dr. Dorausch, I

Read More »

10 Most Expensive Health Conditions

A 76 billion-dollar medical bill is enough to give anyone a serious heart condition. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report earlier this week, suggesting the cost of the 10 most expensive health conditions in the US was more than $500 billion to treat in the year 2005.

Read More »

Running to Blow That Writer's Block

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Running is just one of many forms of exercise that can help stimulate your mind and get your fingers moving forward, to unleash thoughts and ideas that may have been stuck somewhere in the back of your blogging head space. Early this morning I noticed a post to twitter from doshdosh

Read More »

Local Chiropractors To Serve Top 2008 Companies

The 100 best companies to work for in 2008 have something in common people may not have recognized, great local chiropractors to provide natural health care to thousands of the nation’s most productive employees. They may not be employed by Starbucks or Goldman Sachs, but check a map for headquarters of many of the nation’s top companies, and you’ll find nearby chiropractors that are working out the kinks, and keeping folks healthy.

Read More »

Schwarzenegger Most Chiropractic Connected Political Figure

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is likely the most connected political figure to the profession of chiropractic, certainly the best known. Earlier, I was preparing a news article for the International Chiropractors Associations 16th annual fitness symposium when I noticed a number of various articles on Planet Chiropractic referenced Schwarzenegger. There was

Read More »

Geeks Interested in Nutritional Values

Fitness gurus and health nuts are not the only ones interested in nutritional data and the counting of calories. Even computer techies are beginning to take notice and opt for healthier choices when it comes to satisfying one’s daily nutritional needs. Who would’ve thought nerds like computer programmers would be interested in wellness and longevity?

Read More »

Hands-on Still Most Popular Among Chiropractic Techniques

Receiving a chiropractic adjustment by any means other than a chiropractors hands is just not the same, according to individuals polled in a recent survey. More than 120 different chiropractic techniques are practiced in the United States and many chiropractors are proficient in three or more different adjusting styles, which include both hands-on and instrument based methods.

Read More »

Chicago Airport WiFi not Free

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I have to imagine nearly all traveling bloggers love free Wi-Fi, especially when enduring long hours in airport terminals. I arrived at Chicago’s Midway Airport about an hour ago and was excited when I sat down and noticed a sign that read… Sign on to Wi-Fi (see photo below). As you

Read More »

Chicagoland Chiropractors

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’m writing this post from a Hilton hotel in Tinley Park, Chicago. I wanted to share some thoughts on local search in this area and offer some tips on getting more granular in creating local based content for small businesses. As my friends and I were driving around this weekend (in

Read More »

Power Thoughts for Your Life

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I didn’t know whether to put this post in the philosophy section, marketing section, thoughts section, or photos section, since it could apply to any of those categories. I went with photos since the two images of the postcard below are what this post is about. Received this postcard from the

Read More »

Twiistup 3 Draws Geeks and Nerds in LA

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Nothing like a Wednesday night at the Air-Conditioned Supper Club in Venice Beach California, hanging out with some of West LA’s biggest geeks and nerds. The digital media space in West Los Angeles has subtly been growning for the past few years now, and things are no longer as quiet as

Read More »

2008 Small Business SEMMY Nominee

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve been nominated for a 2008 small-business SEMMY award! The nomination came as the result of my November 29 post on 23 surefire small-business marketing tips for 2008. These tips didn’t come from me needing to create a blog post for the day, they are the result of nearly 7 years

Read More »

GPS Fitness Trainers For Better Performance

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Along the concrete and asphalt paths of Venice, Santa Monica, and other coastal parts of West Los Angeles, people have been increasingly turning out for early morning training runs in preparation for the March 2008 Los Angeles Marathon. During my morning visits down to the beach I’m seeing increased numbers of

Read More »

Fluoridation Flows and Flaws

Fluoride recently began flowing through the tap water into millions of Southern California households. But the pipeline of information to warn the public about fluoride exposure is apparently clogged up with something.

Read More »

Conference Exhibition and Healing Events

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Going through another stack of mail. I receive lots of information about symposiums, conferences, continuing education, nutritional seminars, and all sorts of events related to chiropractic and other health-care industries. I share what I can on this blog for those that may be seeking more information. While not related to nutrition,

Read More »

Mahalo for Not Smoking

by Michael Dorausch I took lots of photos of different signs during my Christmas trip to Maui. The calling 911 sign was popular. Here’s a group of signs from around the island that say Mahalo, which is Hawaiian for thank you. Besides Aloha, it’s probably the most commonly used word in Maui. Please Do Not

Read More »

Law to Practice Chiropractic Enacted in Italy

The Associazione Italiana Chiropratici (AIC) has announced that 17 years after the presentation of the first law proposal for professional recognition, on December 21, 2007, chiropractic was recognized by the Italian Parliament as a primary health care profession. For more than three decades, the AIC has led a determined struggle to secure this vitally important legal recognition for chiropractic, in the face of equally determine medical opposition.

Read More »

Quantum Reflex Analysis and Nutritional Seminars

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve got stacks of mail on the desk that I’ve been meaning to post about. Now seems to be as good a time as any. I will start with a mailer I received regarding a program called Quantum Reflex Analysis, which is also known as QRA. The mailing is for a

Read More »

The Board from December with Birthday Model

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Someone was in the ADIO Chiropractic office today and we were having a discussion about our January 2008 birthday board. They reminded me about the birthday board post from September of 2007 and I remembered there was a photo taken of the December birthday board, which was going to be used

Read More »

An unknown fatal error occurred

by Michael Dorausch, D.C. I was just checking out one of my favorite social media sites (Digg) and saw an article on the homepage reporting the US medical system as the worst in 19 industrialized nations. I went to vote up some of the comments I liked and the site gave me an error message.

Read More »

January 11 Chiropractic Week in Review

A summary of news articles posted since January 1 of 2008. The year kicked off with information about seminars to attend, news regarding money in politics, information about the storms that hit California, tips on healthy living, and more.

Read More »

West Valley Chiropractic

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Looking for a chiropractor in the West Valley? The office that wants you to find them online will need to optimize their webpage for local search so you can connect with them. I will provide some resources for offices below. This post is about why it’s important to use granular data

Read More »

Chiropractic Opportunities Nationwide

The opportunity to work with some of the greatest chiropractors on the planet and practice in an office of your dreams is available right now. Doctors of chiropractic graduating from US educational systems may soon find themselves practicing in chiropractic offices and wellness centers that provide them with everything they could desire when graduating from chiropractic college. These opportunities will not be available to unmotivated slackers and whiners, they will be fulfilled by hard-working and dedicated chiropractors that intend to see our nation get healthy, regardless of presidential nominations and US politics on health care policy.

Read More »

Medical marijuana vending machines in West Los Angeles

Automated vending machines that provide medical marijuana are now in service in parts of West Los Angeles, California. The high tech machines, known as AVMs, will provide prescription marijuana users with after hours access to products like Wild Cherry and Purple Kush.

Read More »

ABC Sticking it to Pediatricians with Eli Stone Series Premiere

Eli Stone Series Premiere on Thursday, January 31 has some pediatricians apparently throwing temper tantrums. The anticipated series premiere of this legal drama, which features actor Jonny Lee Miller in the role of Eli Stone, debuts with a story involving the topic of vaccines, the mercury-based preservative known as thimerosal, and a drug company cover-up.

Read More »

Following Twitter Tweets Beyond 10 Pages

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This post is for my friends and followers on Twitter (my profile). Have you ever woken up late and wondered what the people you’ve been following on Twitter have been up to? Maybe not, but I live on the West Coast and by the time I check in many UK and

Read More »

The Cellular Side of the Story on Health

There are so many diseases to choose from these days, no one seems to know exactly how many there are. I have heard estimates from medical experts of least 10,000 different ways to be sick. By remarkable coincidence, many of these diseases were discovered and described just as a new prescription medicine came along to treat the new disorder.

Read More »

Surface EMG & Thermography Sales

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve been talking quite a bit about getting more specific with creation of content for everything from local listings to classified advertising. I noticed some good examples earlier today of classified ad data that includes model number and location information, exactly the granular type of information I’ve been talking about. There’s

Read More »

Work Stress Subluxates Your Body

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. There was an article on Wednesday’s BBC news page about work stress causing changes in the body. The news coverage was of a study that showed findings indicating that a stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body and raising the risk of heart disease. Don’t believe stress causes

Read More »

26 Year Old Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Student

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. A 26 year old premed student e-mailed me earlier this week about attending chiropractic school. I get frequent e-mails similar to the one I’m sharing here, so I wanted to address some of these questions in a post, rather than have to e-mail each person back individually. Dear Dr. Dorausch, I

Read More »

10 Most Expensive Health Conditions

A 76 billion-dollar medical bill is enough to give anyone a serious heart condition. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report earlier this week, suggesting the cost of the 10 most expensive health conditions in the US was more than $500 billion to treat in the year 2005.

Read More »

Running to Blow That Writer's Block

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Running is just one of many forms of exercise that can help stimulate your mind and get your fingers moving forward, to unleash thoughts and ideas that may have been stuck somewhere in the back of your blogging head space. Early this morning I noticed a post to twitter from doshdosh

Read More »

Local Chiropractors To Serve Top 2008 Companies

The 100 best companies to work for in 2008 have something in common people may not have recognized, great local chiropractors to provide natural health care to thousands of the nation’s most productive employees. They may not be employed by Starbucks or Goldman Sachs, but check a map for headquarters of many of the nation’s top companies, and you’ll find nearby chiropractors that are working out the kinks, and keeping folks healthy.

Read More »

Schwarzenegger Most Chiropractic Connected Political Figure

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is likely the most connected political figure to the profession of chiropractic, certainly the best known. Earlier, I was preparing a news article for the International Chiropractors Associations 16th annual fitness symposium when I noticed a number of various articles on Planet Chiropractic referenced Schwarzenegger. There was

Read More »

Geeks Interested in Nutritional Values

Fitness gurus and health nuts are not the only ones interested in nutritional data and the counting of calories. Even computer techies are beginning to take notice and opt for healthier choices when it comes to satisfying one’s daily nutritional needs. Who would’ve thought nerds like computer programmers would be interested in wellness and longevity?

Read More »

Hands-on Still Most Popular Among Chiropractic Techniques

Receiving a chiropractic adjustment by any means other than a chiropractors hands is just not the same, according to individuals polled in a recent survey. More than 120 different chiropractic techniques are practiced in the United States and many chiropractors are proficient in three or more different adjusting styles, which include both hands-on and instrument based methods.

Read More »

Chicago Airport WiFi not Free

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I have to imagine nearly all traveling bloggers love free Wi-Fi, especially when enduring long hours in airport terminals. I arrived at Chicago’s Midway Airport about an hour ago and was excited when I sat down and noticed a sign that read… Sign on to Wi-Fi (see photo below). As you

Read More »

Chicagoland Chiropractors

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’m writing this post from a Hilton hotel in Tinley Park, Chicago. I wanted to share some thoughts on local search in this area and offer some tips on getting more granular in creating local based content for small businesses. As my friends and I were driving around this weekend (in

Read More »

Power Thoughts for Your Life

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I didn’t know whether to put this post in the philosophy section, marketing section, thoughts section, or photos section, since it could apply to any of those categories. I went with photos since the two images of the postcard below are what this post is about. Received this postcard from the

Read More »

Twiistup 3 Draws Geeks and Nerds in LA

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Nothing like a Wednesday night at the Air-Conditioned Supper Club in Venice Beach California, hanging out with some of West LA’s biggest geeks and nerds. The digital media space in West Los Angeles has subtly been growning for the past few years now, and things are no longer as quiet as

Read More »

2008 Small Business SEMMY Nominee

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve been nominated for a 2008 small-business SEMMY award! The nomination came as the result of my November 29 post on 23 surefire small-business marketing tips for 2008. These tips didn’t come from me needing to create a blog post for the day, they are the result of nearly 7 years

Read More »

GPS Fitness Trainers For Better Performance

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Along the concrete and asphalt paths of Venice, Santa Monica, and other coastal parts of West Los Angeles, people have been increasingly turning out for early morning training runs in preparation for the March 2008 Los Angeles Marathon. During my morning visits down to the beach I’m seeing increased numbers of

Read More »

Fluoridation Flows and Flaws

Fluoride recently began flowing through the tap water into millions of Southern California households. But the pipeline of information to warn the public about fluoride exposure is apparently clogged up with something.

Read More »

Conference Exhibition and Healing Events

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Going through another stack of mail. I receive lots of information about symposiums, conferences, continuing education, nutritional seminars, and all sorts of events related to chiropractic and other health-care industries. I share what I can on this blog for those that may be seeking more information. While not related to nutrition,

Read More »

Mahalo for Not Smoking

by Michael Dorausch I took lots of photos of different signs during my Christmas trip to Maui. The calling 911 sign was popular. Here’s a group of signs from around the island that say Mahalo, which is Hawaiian for thank you. Besides Aloha, it’s probably the most commonly used word in Maui. Please Do Not

Read More »

Law to Practice Chiropractic Enacted in Italy

The Associazione Italiana Chiropratici (AIC) has announced that 17 years after the presentation of the first law proposal for professional recognition, on December 21, 2007, chiropractic was recognized by the Italian Parliament as a primary health care profession. For more than three decades, the AIC has led a determined struggle to secure this vitally important legal recognition for chiropractic, in the face of equally determine medical opposition.

Read More »

Quantum Reflex Analysis and Nutritional Seminars

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I’ve got stacks of mail on the desk that I’ve been meaning to post about. Now seems to be as good a time as any. I will start with a mailer I received regarding a program called Quantum Reflex Analysis, which is also known as QRA. The mailing is for a

Read More »

The Board from December with Birthday Model

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Someone was in the ADIO Chiropractic office today and we were having a discussion about our January 2008 birthday board. They reminded me about the birthday board post from September of 2007 and I remembered there was a photo taken of the December birthday board, which was going to be used

Read More »

An unknown fatal error occurred

by Michael Dorausch, D.C. I was just checking out one of my favorite social media sites (Digg) and saw an article on the homepage reporting the US medical system as the worst in 19 industrialized nations. I went to vote up some of the comments I liked and the site gave me an error message.

Read More »

January 11 Chiropractic Week in Review

A summary of news articles posted since January 1 of 2008. The year kicked off with information about seminars to attend, news regarding money in politics, information about the storms that hit California, tips on healthy living, and more.

Read More »

West Valley Chiropractic

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Looking for a chiropractor in the West Valley? The office that wants you to find them online will need to optimize their webpage for local search so you can connect with them. I will provide some resources for offices below. This post is about why it’s important to use granular data

Read More »

Chiropractic Opportunities Nationwide

The opportunity to work with some of the greatest chiropractors on the planet and practice in an office of your dreams is available right now. Doctors of chiropractic graduating from US educational systems may soon find themselves practicing in chiropractic offices and wellness centers that provide them with everything they could desire when graduating from chiropractic college. These opportunities will not be available to unmotivated slackers and whiners, they will be fulfilled by hard-working and dedicated chiropractors that intend to see our nation get healthy, regardless of presidential nominations and US politics on health care policy.

Read More »