Multiple news stories dated on July 18-19, 2007 report on a voluntary pledge by eleven of the biggest food and drink companies to limit junk food advertisements geared toward children. The voluntary agreement or pledge was announced by the US Federal Trade Commission on July 18, 2007. An article on this by the LA Times
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In an article from Reuters Health Information, printed in the Journal of the AMA is a report of a survey that showed many children with asthma were seeking what the article termed, complementary medicine for their problem. Dr. Sheldon Spier, of Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, surveyed the parents of 117 pediatric asthma patients. Thirty
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report that includes some ominous projections for smokers. According to the report the WHO projects that one billion people will die of smoking related diseases in the 21st century. The WHO released these figures as part of a report and recommendations called “MPower.” (Click here for WHO
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The above is a headline from a May 8, 2007, Reuters UK news story. The same story also appeared in articles in USA Today and United Press International on the same day. These articles initiated from a study published in the May/June 2007 issue of the Journal Health Affairs. This new study shows that those
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The above title came from the March 11, 2002 issue of the American Medical News. This story reports on several studies and programs where corporate wellness programs are having a positive effect on reducing health care costs on their employees. “There’s a growing body of data indicating that corporate wellness programs lower medical costs for
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The above headline comes from the online June 10, and print June 18, 2007 issues of the US News and World Report. The article by Adam Voiland points out that the removal of trans fats from our food source may be a good thing, but we need to be aware of what may be taking
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White-Coat Hypertension is the name given to a phenomenon whereby people visiting a doctor, and having their blood pressure checked, experience an abnormally high blood pressure reading only while at the doctor’s office. An article discussing this condition appeared in the March 25, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. In the article, William B.
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October 16th 2007 is “World Spine Day” as declared by the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC), and observed by numerous chiropractic organizations around the world. According to the WFC “World Spine Day is specifically designed to create leverage for spinal health advocacy and increased public awareness regarding the burden of spinal disorders.” World Spine Day
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Two separate papers published in two scientific journals hold hope for children with autism through chiropractic care. One paper published in the March 2006 issue of Clinical Chiropractic reviews past studies on chiropractic and Autism. This paper recounts in clinical studies where children with autism are helped with chiropractic care. Most of the studies reviewed
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In the Sept. 19, 2000 /PRNewswire was a report by the American Chiropractic Association on a survey of “Baby Boomers” conducted in the fall of 1999. The survey of baby boomers was conducted by Sorelli B, a national research firm. The survey found that more than one third of those surveyed said chiropractic care prevented
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