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- Healing Magic and Major Health Breakthroughs
Healing is nothing short of pure magic. We can see it happen, we can describe it and even assist in its amazing mystery, yet Nature's magic remains far beyond the bounds of human comprehension. We are talking about real…
- Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference 2007
Professionalism and ethics is the theme for the upcoming Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference 2007 (ACC-RAC 2007), which will be held March 15-17, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Go to www.c3r.org/…
- Canadians abusing prescription painkillers more than heroin
According to recent research, which was sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadians have been abusing prescription painkillers in greater numbers than they have heroin.…
- Antibiotics Found Useless for Most Cases of Bronchitis
r the great majority of patients suffering with acute bronchitis, and medical doctors should cease routinely prescribing them, according to recent reports by university researchers.…
- Doctors using Google to diagnose disease
According to a recent study from some Australian researchers, doctors are doing google searches to find out what diseases their patients may have. According to the study, which was reported online in the British Medical…
- What we will be doing here
The original thought behind creating blog pages for Planet Chiropractic was to develop a place where we could discuss topics that did not belong on our chiropractic news pages. As the blog section develops we'll be getti…
- Chiropractic recommendations on infant sleep position and SIDS
What is your recommendation about infant sleep position? We have a two month old (our third) who is having a really hard time staying asleep on her back. She seems to be happier on her tummy and seems to have no trouble…
- Medical study links SIDS to brain stem problems
Researchers in Boston yesterday released a study suggesting that babies who die of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, have serious abnormalities in the brain stem region, which controls breathing and heart rate. The…
- Patient alert: are your painkillers killing you?
New warnings are going to be put on the packaging of common painkillers such as ibuprofen after experts ruled that their use has been linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.…
- Medication Use at Home Sends 700,000 to ER Annually
tudy published in the October 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, as many as 700,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms each year as a result of adverse reactions (side effects) to drugs they've…
- A Flu Shot and a Bad Cough
I had a new patient on Friday. Her mom brought her in to the office. She is 15 months old. She has a bad cough. I was impressed that her mom thought of Chiropractic for her daughter since she isn't a patient. She told me…
- Medical Marijuana Ganja Guru Faces New Pot Charges
of Ganja" on charges that he grew hundreds of marijuana plants for a medical marijuana program. Back in 2003, Ed Rosenthal was convicted for cultivating marijuana plants for an Oakland, California…
- Medication Nation - Sleep makes the grade
The struggle to discover new ways to raise our students' test scores has become a primary focus in schools all across the land. All manner of innovation is being tried to see what works. Special teaching programs with sp…
- Chiropractors are Miracle Workers
I want to tell you today about a patient, actually a couple. The husband came to me first. He had low back pain. Sounds pretty typical so far. He is a retired pharmacist. He was taking something for every symptom he had…
- Chiropractic Group Endorses Jerry Brown as Candidate for Attorney General
The California Chiropractic Association has announced the endorsement of former California Governor and mayor of Oakland candidate Jerry Brown for the office of Attorney General in the state of California. According to t…
- More Medicare Confusion in 2007? Here's some help...
Many people are still confused about the new Medicare part D or drug plan options related to the 2007 Medicare plan. According to Federal officials, 17 companies have been approved to provide Medicare drug coverage natio…
- ICA Celebrates Chiropractic Founder's Day 2006
The chiropractic profession is celebrating its 111th year of service to the public today. A new and innovative approach to health and healing, the practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the structur…
- Most Kids Ear Infections Healing without Antibiotics
It is estimated that up to 98% of medical doctors treat ear infections with antibiotics immediately. It has long been common knowledge that there is widespread antibiotic drug prescriptive abuse throughout the United Sta…
- Fear of Microbes and Vaccination Questions
Have you ever noticed that young children seem genetically programmed to encounter every possible microbe in their surroundings? On playgrounds around the world you'll see little ones who have never met walk up and lick…
- Having Babies - Home Births with Midwives
I was recently invited to join a committee formed to improve medical services out here in the backcountry. Really important people were at the meeting, people from hospitals and clinics, people with power, rank and influ…