A story appeared in the December 22, 2002 Newsday newspaper telling of an asthmatic woman named Vanessa. On September 15, 2002, Vanessa had a severe asthma attack which caused her to stop breathing, suffer cardiac arrest, and slip into a coma. It was estimated that her heart had stopped for as much as 10 minutes
read moreFrom the online news, TheReporter.com of Vacaville California, comes a story of a chiropractor caring for a quarter horse named Barbie, (seen right in photo by Brad Zweerink from The Reporter). As the story is told, a couple of years ago, Antionette Staniewicz noticed her blonde-haired quarter horse didn’t saunter as vivaciously as she once
read moreA case study published in the July 2006 issue of the peer-reviewed, scientific publication, the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics (JCCP) documented the effects of chiropractic care on a nine month old infant girl with a history of disturbed sleep. The JCCP is the official publication of the Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics of the International
read moreThe 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
read moreFrom the Australian news service “F2 Network” comes an article that informs people that emotional stress can have a negative effect on the spine. The article, dated January 6, 2003 quotes Dr. Anthony Coxon, President of the Chiropractor’s Association of Australia (Victoria) who says, “While most people understood that physical stress can cause back pain,
read moreOctober 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
read moreThe above is the headline from a September 6, 2007 NewsMax article reporting on a pilot study, published in the August 23, 2007 Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. The preliminary study showed that chiropractic care helped test subjects with adult ADHD. In this study 9 patients ranging in age from 22 58 years were evaluated
read moreMultiple 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
read moreThe 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
read moreThe 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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