This article is just one example of how the “news” works and why it’s important to get your news information from more than one source. We’ve seen several articles in the last few days related to American Home Products and the new vaccine they were pushing during NBC’s ER commercial break. Though the company claims…
Valentine’s Day was a little sweeter for the Wiarton Salvation Army Foodbank this year with the addition of just under one ton of food to top up their dwindling stores. The sixth annual H.O.P.E. Day at the Wiarton Family Chiropractic Centre brought in 1,921 pounds of food in a record-breaking food-drive. “Our patients and wellness…
Lot’s of news this week regarding the recent episode on ER. Congratulations to the families and doctors out there who are doing such a fine job of exposing just what’s going on. So there’s an absolutely biased vaccine episode on ER and “coincidentally” there is also an advertisement by a vaccine manufacturer. Many have suggested…
From Dr. Ron Adams Dear Docs: I know there are many opinions on vaccines. But I thought I would send this to the hub anyway. Did anyone besides me see the 2/15 episode of ER on NBC? It was a full-court press PR stunt for vaccination. A non-vaccinated kid was taken into the hospital with…
Forwarded by PROVE Journalists around the world are threatened, tortured and murdered for telling the truth. As journalists in the US we have immense privilege not enjoyed in many other countries. With this privilege comes a responsibility. You especially, the writers for ER, have a privileged platform from which to tell the truth and instead…
Forwarded by PROVE Your show concerning the unvaccinated child who died of measles, which was highly insulting to concerned parents who have done their homework and are rightly concerned about vaccine reactions, could do much harm. It is true that measles can be fatal. Perhaps 1 in 1,000 children who gets measles has complications, occasionally…
NBC’s television drama ER contained a highly controversial story line about a family who chose not to vaccinate their children, and one of the children contracts measles and dies from complications while the doctors on the show lash out at the mother and categorically deny any risks posed by the vaccine.
I am a chiropractor. Today, I will love everyone, serve everyone, and give the message of chiropractic to everyone I contact. Every man, woman and child needs my help today, in becoming and remaining subluxation free. At no time today, will I withhold the truth of chiropractic for fear of rejection.
Today is a day of love, a day in which we express our emotions for one another. Every day in our lives should be like today. For several years, there has been a saying among many of my friends, “it’s all about the love.” “It’s all about the love” is a statement that is made…
By Super CA Lynne Gawley-Hofstetter When something exciting happens in your life you want to shout it to the world. So here I go, I LOVE CHIROPRACTIC! It changed my life, and if you let it, it will change yours also. I started chiropractic care twelve years ago, as a result of a baseball injury….
By Stew Bittman, D.C. To the editor: (February, 1996) Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. A celebration of love. So we lavished our sweethearts with hearts and flowers and candy (to clog up those hearts, I suppose.) It’s all very nice and sweet, but what exactly are we celebrating? Is love something we pronounce…
A recent article on Yahoo! News suggests that when your child has an ear infection, it’s better to wait a few days to see whether symptoms can improve before beginning a course of antibiotics. According to the article, waiting appears to be a practical way to reduce the use of antibiotics, as demonstrated in a…
Is the outside-in approach to health finally on the way out? For the first time since 1994, according to a study by Information Resources Inc., Americans are now buying fewer vitamins, herbs and other health supplements. Questions about safety and effectiveness are contributing to the slowing sales nationwide. Through the late 1990s, consumers purchased loads…
A web site called americancheerleader.com is holding a photo contest this week and the winner will be on the cover of the sites national publication. Why is that information posted here and what does it have to do with chiropractic? Read on. Well, there’s a very special contestant in this photo contest and she just…
By Dr. Rick Wren Dear Colleagues and Friends,at our past Society of Chiropractic Masters (SOCM) meeting we were discussing how to get your existing patients to refer more new patients to you. I was explaining that the more you reduce the financial and emotional risk the more new patients you will have. I reduce the…
Yesterday, several featured news headlines related to various toys that are being recalled in the United States appeared across the web. The pharmaceutical industry could learn a lot about public responsibility if they would simply adopt some of the practices seen in these toy recall announcements. One of the first headlines read “Choking Hazard Prompts…
“What we got here is a failure to communicate.” The National Library of Medicine has posted some information as the result of a national survey titled “Childhood Vaccine Risk/Benefit Communication In Private Practice Office Settings.” According to the study, the national survey was conducted to identify whether physicians and nurses were communicating the risks/benefits of…
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that a particular vaccine for child ear infections is safe and effective. An article related to the study was published on Yahoo News in an effort to presumably increase awareness of the vaccine and of the study. If an individual was to quickly…
More news this week regarding researchers and organizations who sponsor medical research. According to reports, they can expect increased scrutiny from federal regulators who are looking for potential financial conflicts of interest. According to an article published on Yahoo News, the increased focus is partially the result of the 1999 death of an 18-year-old who…
If you missed the Monday evening CBS broadcast regarding Pharmaceuticals and their side effects, you can still watch it on the web. From the airing…“Sometimes pharmaceutical companies will list every adverse event that occurs in order to make the major adverse event seem of less importance in the overall picture.” – Dr. Donald Marks, FDA…
Forwarded by PROVEIn the December 27th issue the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), some doctors and CDC cronies published a study proclaiming the astounding finding that unvaccinated children are more at risk for measles and pertussis than vaccinated children. (Abstract available by clicking here.) They went on to claim that “exemptors” put the…
On Friday, January 26, the Hayward California Chamber of Commerce presented Dr. Gerard W. Clum, D.C., with the Business Person of the Year Award, at the chamber’s annual celebration awards night. Dr. Clum, President of Life West Chiropractic College, was selected on the basis of his success in directing Life West, as well as contributions…
This month Planet Chiropractic brings you yet another inspirational chiropractic talk from a well known and very successful chiropractor. This month’s talk features Dr. Sharon Gorman and it was recorded live during a four-day chiropractic philosophy weekend program known as New Beginnings. Dr. Sharon Gorman practices in the state of Pennsylvania and she is involved…
A report featured on MSNBC.com and ABC News.com suggests that common non steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers may be linked to an increased risk of miscarriage. According to the articles, researchers found that women taking non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) suffered more miscarriages than women who had not taken these drugs. NSAIDs are a class of drugs…
Guy Riekeman Named President Of Palmer College Of Chiropractic West; Will Preside Over Both CollegesForwarded by Media Relations; Palmer Chiropractic University System (Davenport, Iowa) Guy F. Riekeman, D.C., has been appointed president of Palmer College of Chiropractic West, San Jose, Calif. Dr. Riekeman will remain president of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, assuming…
An recent article on MSNBC titled “No vaccine-MS link” stated that researchers have found the hepatitis B vaccine to be safe. There is a thought among some that the vaccine may cause Multiple Sclerosis in healthy people which has prompted the vaccine makers to perform a study. The study was sponsored by the same companies…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I don’t usually make news announcements of our prize drawings but I discovered a few notable things when drawing the winning business card from our jar this week. Whenever Planet Chiropractic has a booth at a chiropractic event, as we did at this past weekend’s New Beginnings, we hold a raffle…
A news report on MSNBC titled “Are super-aspirins a super failure” takes a look at the numbers of people who are dying as a result of drug testing for a new type of aspirin. According to the article, large-scale testing on a new type of super aspirin began five years ago and the results of…
A recent JAMA study suggests that researchers often omit safety information associated with drug research articles. That according to a recent Yahoo News article. The article suggests that among seven major categories of drug studies, researchers were unable to find a single example in where reporting of safety issues could be deemed “satisfactory.” The researchers…
Create an Attention-Grabbing Chiropractic Speech Title By Larry Duboff, D.C. When you choose the right speech title you will create more interest in your chiropractic presentations. This will help you to schedule more talks with ease, and increase the number of people who attend them. In addition, a great title for your speech enables you…
From The National Vaccine Information Centers E-Newswww.909shot.com This refreshing commentary by two courageous and principled physicians, comes at a time when the National Vaccine Information Center is receiving more reports from parents that they are being threatened by physicians, public health and school officials that they will be charged with child neglect and their children…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Last Thursday, I arrived in New Jersey to attend and speak at New Beginnings, a four day chiropractic philosophy event. Much of the topic of my talk was focused on my belief that things do not happen by accident. I explained to the students throughout the weekend that they were not…
by Guy Riekeman,D.C. Since we are often asked for our stand on issues in the chiropractic profession, Palmer College of Chiropractic has begun a formal process to develop position statements. Once created, these statements will be used for a variety of public purposes and audiences. They will not be based on consensus, but will represent…
During the past five years I cannot remember a day going by in which a chiropractor or chiropractic student has not e-mailed me. Amongst thousands of those e-mails have been requests for things such as: “I am looking for a good chiropractor in Florida? Can you help me find one? ““Do you know if anyone…
Several weekend reports in UK publications questioning the MMR vaccine and its links to Autism are now circulating across the planet. One researcher stated that “all hell will break loose” when this latest MMR vaccine autism research is made public. You may have seen it on 60 minutes, the question of MMR and possible links…