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 lifting and turning her head when face down. I know about the medical establishment’s recommendation about back sleeping to reduce the risk of SIDS but wondered if there was more to the story?
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 recent findings add greater evidence to the theory that SIDS is caused by biological and/or mechanical differences in the brain, particularly in the brainstem region.
Don’t you just love the changing of the seasons? Winter, then spring, then summer, then flu…wait a minute, what day does the flu season actually begin? I checked all the calendars in my house, but I could not find a single one that marked the starting day of flu season.
About two weeks ago, news reports began showing up online suggesting that the flu vaccine was found safe to be used in children under the age of two. The study looked at immunization records for more than 45,000 children and researchers determined that the intramuscular flu vaccine was safe to be used in children under the age of two.
A West Australian study has found that babies that are breast-fed for more than six months showed a significantly better mental health in childhood. The findings are based on data from the Raine Study at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. The institute has tracked the growth and development of more than 2500 West Australian children over the past 16 years.
How do you spell fear? FLU. How do you spell profit? VACCINE. There is no question about it, the FEAR network is out in full force and is currently steamrolling through a neighborhood near you. I have been watching hundreds of news feeds during the past few weeks and the releases coming out related to the flu and the flu vaccine are staggering.
A highly respected vaccine expert has called for an “urgent” reevaluation of vaccine campaigns related to the flu shot. According to the expert, Tom Jefferson, there is little clinical evidence that shows the flu vaccine has any effect on things like hospital stays, time off of work, death in healthy adults, and even adults suffering from conditions such as cystic fibrosis and asthma.
I tell patients that the most common reason that children are referred in my practice is ADHD and that I have several patients who are teachers and refer children in the practice all of the time. I definitely have several teachers that are patients and several of them send children to the practice. I bet we get at least one a month sometimes more. The truth is that most of the children that become patients in our practice become patients because their parents bring them into the office as part of a family that has decided to get adjusted.
2006 has been a year of frustration for American health care consumers as health care coverage insurance costs surged higher this year. According to the annual Health Confidence Survey, which was released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 52% or more than half of those surveyed were dissatisfied with the cost of health insurance, a sharp increase from last year’s results.
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.
A new study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that moderate drinking reduces heart attack risks for healthy men. If you’re planning to belly up to the bar as a result of reading the study, make sure you are following all of the other recommendations and that you fit into the category of a healthy male.
For those that participate, it’s that time of year when people start thinking about what they are going to wear for Halloween. Paris Hilton, Superman, Spiderman, and Captain Jack Sparrow will all be popular for 2006. While there are lots of popular costumes to choose from this year, I thought I’d put together a brief list of costumes that would probably not be a good idea for a chiropractor in practice to wear.
The Health Ministry in Israel has ordered all clinics to halt administration of the flu vaccine after 3 people died, all within days of being injected with the same flu vaccine.
Scientists have been investigating the huge increase in the number of autism cases and some are now saying the rise coincided with the growth of cable television and videos. According to the National Autistic Society, autism levels in the United Kingdom are at a record high. Various reports suggest that autism rates in United States are also higher than had ever been seen before, with a significantly noticeable increase of autistic children in the state of California.
The research, which is appearing in the International Journal of Cancer, suggests that eating lots of white bread and/or pasta could lead to a modest increase in one’s risk of developing renal cell carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer.
After several months of testing, Microsoft announced today that Internet Explorer version 7.0 is now available for download. In the past, I’d typically get pretty excited regarding any new release from Microsoft. That’s no longer the case.
According to a study 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 taken.
LOS ANGELES, CA — According to the US Census Bureau, the population of the United States officially hit the 300 million mark sometime early Tuesday morning. While no one knows for sure just when the US population reached 300 million, experts are confident that the milestone was reached somewhere in the last few months.
According to a recent study, women with early-stage breast cancer were found to have significantly higher levels of vitamin D in the blood when compared to women with cancer that had spread to other parts of their body.
On Monday, the US Defense Department said it would resume mandatory anthrax immunizations for most military personnel serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and South Korea, reviving a questionable and controversial program that had been challenged by lawsuits and halted in a federal court in 2004.
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 that her parents had taken her to the Chiropractor several times when she was a child and she thought we might be able to help her. I congratulated her for bringing her daughter to us and I adjusted her.
In today’s news, a federal grand jury has again indicted the self-proclaimed “Guru 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 medical marijuana program. Back in April of this year, an appeals court overturned the conviction, citing jury misconduct, but the court upheld the federal government’s powers to charge marijuana growers in the state of California.
According to a new report, there has been a massive increase in new cases of breast cancer in Australia over the past 20 years. A recent similar report from the UK found that breast cancer was on the rise there as well. The report is by the Australian Institute of Health And Welfare and it shows that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year has risen astronomically with numbers more than doubling in the past two decades.
There is no denying it, America loves ABC television’s “Dancing With The Stars.” In its third season, the ABC smash dance show continues to deliver the goods. Anyone who has watched the show can see that these dancers are under a great amount of physical and emotional stress. So what’s a live show viewed by millions to do when they need a local chiropractor and they need one fast? They go to Planet Chiropractic, a chiropractic Internet resource, and they get results.
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 special books, elaborate computer and video instruction, even weekend retreats – we keep scrambling to kick the numbers up just one more notch!
I am writing this message between seeing patients this morning. As I sat down and thought about what I am going to write today I thought about the last few minutes in the adjusting room. I was listening to a patient who was basically telling me that the symptom she originally had come to me for has returned.
I was at a Black Crowes show tonight in Cabazon, California. In the spirit of reminding folks (myself) about the nature of relationships, events, and goings on in your world, I thought I’d share the following.
A study involving 2,500 people revealed that drinking cola was linked with low bone density in women regardless of their age or calcium intake. Low bone mineral density was seen in three different locations of the hip, and was seen regardless of age, calcium intake, use of cigarettes or alcohol, and even menopausal status.
Known locally as the acupuncturist Bill AB 3014, interested parties wanted the bill passed in an effort to define the term “Asian massage” when used in conjunction with the practice of acupuncture. the bill was introduced in February 2006 and was amended several times before it reached the governor’s desk in late September. The bill was last amended in the Senate on August 21, 2006.
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 and somehow he decided to try chiropractic for his low back pain.
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 the CCA, Brown has been a long-standing friend and extremely effective and staunch advocate to the profession of chiropractic.
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 nationally for 2007. In 2006, there were nine. As a result, some Medicare beneficiaries will have more than 50 stand-alone plans to choose from for 2007. Selecting from 50 different cereals can be difficult enough, that’s why one should just typically choose LIFE.
According to the governor’s office, the State of California is the 12th largest source of greenhouse gases in the world. Environmentalists for months have been collecting postcards signed by concerned Californians to send to the governor urging him to sign this legislation. The legislation is known as AB-32, the global warming solutions act of 2006. Some environmentalists are calling it a landmark event as the legislation can be adopted by other states and the federal government.
I started seeing news earlier this week that Wal-Mart was going to slash prices on generic drugs. I began seeing news earlier this weekend that Target was going to follow Wal-Marts lead and also dramatically cut prices on prescription drugs.
Way back when a sperm and an egg united and became one single unit. It was two wholes making one whole, 1 + 1 = 1. Not possible in the mind of a mathematician, but it occurred non-the-less. These two cells divided and multiplied until one day you became a baby. That wisdom that created you from two wholes into one whole is still alive and well inside of you today.