The news feeds began Monday evening, September 11th, 2000. By Tuesday in the U.S., it was front page headline news. “HIV’s link to Polio Vaccine Doubted” read the front page headlines of USA Today. It was on T.V., in the paper, and on the internet. On the internet, the reports were pushed heavily via Yahoo!,…
From the Gannett News Service comes an article with the headline “Vaccine Safety Advocates Concerned About Immune Systems.” This past weekend, the National Vaccine Information Center held a three day conference at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. According to the article, vaccine safety advocates decried the almost universal lack of testing infant immune…
According to a September 11th news article available on Yahoo news, the UK will soon release “strict” new guidelines involving the use of Ritalin, which may result in the drug being banned for use in children under the age of five. The new guidelines are the result of growing concerns by some doctors and the…
According to various news sources, recent independent laboratory tests claim there is “no evidence to support the theory that an early version of the polio vaccine tested in the 1950s inadvertently triggered the AIDS epidemic.” The article title is “The Origins of AIDS” and is available via ABCNEWS.com or MSNBC.com. According to the article, studies…
With presidential elections just around the corner in the U.S., we thought it would be interesting to look at where chiropractic money is going in this years election as well as in politics in general. Some of you may have recently seen Dr. Patrick Gentempo’s face next to presidential candidate George W. Bush or maybe…
As a chiropractor, you have been telling the story, telling the story, telling the story. You have often said that “If they knew what I knew, they would do what I do.” Yet sometimes you may wonder if your message is getting out there. Your message is reaching the people and it is critical that…
The hepatitis B vaccine advocates are back and they are ready to fill their pockets as they attempt to fill your heart with fear and your child’s body with mercury, animal parts, and other toxins all in the name of science. Yahoo headlines featured an article titled, “Experts recommend hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.” The…
Forwarded to us by our friends at ChiroFeed Dear ChiroFeed Friends: We are excited about the increasing service we are able to provide here in America and outside our borders. We want to share with you a story from Dr. Scott Mindel here in Seattle who was with us on our recent mission trip to…
YourHealthDaily brings us an article from the Boston Globe titled “Turf Wars Ignite As Medical Specialists Reinvent Themselves” The article is focused on the rapid changes occurring in medical specialties that are blurring the lines as to what it is each specialty practitioner does. The article states that there are a “series of battle lines…
Nando Health/Science reported the results of a survey today stating that medical school applications have dropped in 1999 marking three straight years in a row of decline. According to the article, applications dropped 6% from 1998 to 1999 and although possible reasons for the decline were not studied, suggestions regarding the downward trend have been…
Where does GIRLPOWER begin? The mind, the heart, the spine? A girl’s mind is busy this time of year as the spontaneity of summer shifts to the structure of school and there are backpacks, new clothes, cool school supplies, make-up, music and boys to think about.
This month of September brings us the celebration of chiropractic across the planet. As many of you know, this September 18th marks 105 years of correcting subluxations.
According to the article, a British parliamentarian will today be the first human to be injected with a new prototype vaccine against AIDS. The Doctor that volunteered said he did it because he believes “an effective vaccination is the only way to combat the deadly disease,” according to the article.
Recently in the state of Florida, the Board of Chiropractic Examiners managed to have their name changed to the Board of Chiropractic Medicine. The event occurred without warning or state wide vote from chiropractors in Florida.
On August 24th, 2000, the Boston Globe ran a story about Dick Gregory, an activist known worldwide for his legendary fasts and Bahamian diet product. According to the article, Dick Gregory has cancer. “And he still won’t go home.” He has a schedule that is full of causes, and he is determined not to be…
Hundreds of DC’s and students attended the Florida Chiropractic Society’s recent and famous Palm Beach convention. The FCS has made Palm Beach a permanent destination for its summer 20-hour CE event and demand has been greater every year since. This year’s convention produced the largest amount of exhibitors, attendees, C.A.’s and students from all over the continent, including Venezuela and the Caribbean.
So I’m reading my morning newspaper, enjoying a first cup of steaming hot coffee. Decaffeinated. Made with unfluoridated water, naturally.
This weeks issue of Forbes features an article titled, “Needle Damage — A federal tort reform with some very unhappy campers” The article was forwarded to use via PROVE (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education) According to PROVE, some of the numbers in the Forbes article are incorrect. For example, the total paid out via the…
A recent Now You Know chiropractic newsletter authored by Bob Braile, D.C. discusses the issue of chiropractors and the internet and asks a question that I so often ask myself… What would BJ Palmer do?
According to the July 26 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the third leading cause of death in the US is medical error, behind heart disease and cancer.
A chiropractic short story by Will Brooks, D.C. Life started to leave the farmer’s body the day the fish fell from the sky. It was on a hot, muggy August day that the strong circular winds from the Pacific Ocean began the annual lifting of the water along with its fish to carry them 4…
Well, the Democratic National Convention has ended and it has been an incredible week here in downtown Los Angeles. For those of you that may not know, our Planet Chiropractic office is located only two blocks from Pershing Square, headquarters for protests during the past week.
Today’s online edition of the Salt Lake Tribune features a headline that reads “Back Injury Delayed Tewell’s Senior Debut” According to the article, Tewell suffered from a “nerve problem” which was affecting his back and keeping him from playing tournament golf. Tewell’s back injury “kept him in bed for three days” and required him to…
Are HMO’s illegally conspiring against the chiropractic profession by imposing unfair payment terms for chiropractic services rendered? The American Chiropractic Association says yes. According to several newsfeeds, the ACA, along with the Virginia Chiropractic Association, filed suit on Friday against Trigon Healthcare Inc. and the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The suit accuses…
Is the pharmaceutical industry’s product driven focus affecting the integrity of medical research and possibly the health of patients worldwide?
Do health problems in childhood lead to problems as adults?That was one of the topics discussed at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association this past Sunday, held in Washington, DC. Sociologists have found that “major childhood health problems are associated with increased risk of developing diseases in adulthood” as reported in Yahoo…
(A bit of humor forwarded by Dr. George Logothetis) Q. What does HMO stand for?A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, “Hey, Moe!” Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Doctor Moe Howard, who discovered that a patient could be made to forget about the pain in his foot if he…
The Democratic National Convention is in town this week and the media is out in full force. (Planet Chiropractic is located a block and a half from Pershing Square currently known as protester central.) Many are taking advantage of the opportunities available to have their voice be heard. An example was seen in this Sunday’s…
Last month I had the opportunity to spend some time with chiropractors that have all played various roles in the development of my philosophical belief system, my style of adjusting, and in an indirect (but very connected) way, the creation of Planet Chiropractic.
From Salon.com comes a very interesting article titled, “Secrets and lies — Is the astonishing rise in autism a medical mystery or a pharmaceutical shame?” Are our children nothing more than a target market for vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturers? Are business motives mandating the health of our children? What is causing our children’s immune systems…
As many of you have probably seen in the news, the Democratic National Convention has come to Downtown Los Angeles. The media began arriving several days ago and the city is now in full swing. While the media is here in Downtown Los Angeles, the city had decided to showcase some of the tech savvy…
According to an article posted on WebMD news, “As a result of a medication error, the writer suffered a stroke. Could this happen to you?” The article discusses to story of a WebMD writer that suffered a stroke as a result of a “serious medication error.” The article points out that there are “thousands of…
According to an article out today from Cox news, a new study has found that “Medical error accounts for most of the frequent medication-related injuries in nursing homes.” When it comes to medical errors, “more than half could have been prevented” is what a new study says, according to the article. By calculating estimated figures,…
From MSNBC comes an article regarding “questionable” medical doctors which opens with the statement that “A doctor who used a patient’s amputated foot in a crab trap and a surgeon who cut into the wrong side of a patient’s brain are among more than 20,000 U.S. doctors named as ‘questionable’ by a consumer’s group.” According…
From ABC News.com comes an article with the title: “A Diagnosis Excess? — A Lawsuit Alleges Attention Deficit Disorder Is Over-Diagnosed” According to the article, Ritalin is being “prescribed to an estimated 4 million American schoolchildren each year” and parents, doctors, and activists of a drug-free lifestyle, are all questioning this. What if you feel…