An interesting story appeared in the sports section of the February 15, 2008 issue of the Philadelphia Enquirer. The story titled, “Phillies getting Hamels his chiropractor,” is about the Philadelphia Philly pitcher who requested his team get a team chiropractor. The team has agreed to add one to their staff. When informed that his team
read moreA case study published in the February 19, 2008 issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR), documents a case of an infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia being helped with chiropractic. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (BPD), is a serious lung condition that affects infants who are born premature and have resulting breathing and lung
read moreThe results of a large practice based study accepted and presented at the December 2007 “14th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care” held at the Peter Chalk Conference Centre, University of Exeter, UK, showed that chiropractic care of children is safe and effective. The study, titled, “Treatment-related aggravations, complications and improvements attributed to chiropractic spinal
read moreFrom the November / December 2000 issue of Todays Chiropractic, comes a study report on Asthma. The article notes that approximately 14 Americans die each day from asthma. Asthma is only one of three diseases that has shown an increasing death rate in recent years, up 58% since 1979. Presently estimates say that 17 million
read moreA study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, July 18, 2000 shows that Ontario women diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 or 1995 elected to use some form of what the study termed, “Complementary/Alternative Medicine” including chiropractic. The study conducted at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University
read moreAn article from the Associated Press dated July 6, 2000 had a headline that read, “U.S. Hospitals Embrace Alternative Care.” This article reports on several big name hospitals now offering what they referred to as alternative care including chiropractic. Beth Israel Medical centre, a large New York teaching hospital, opened a facility where MDs work
read moreIn releases from the Italian Chiropractic Association (Associazione Italiana Chiropratici – AIC) on January 13, 2008 and the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) on January 9, 2008, comes the news that Italy has joined the countries in Europe that officially recognize and license chiropractors. According to the ICA on December 21, 2007 chiropractic was recognized by
read moreA news article published on January 27, 2008 in “The Nation”, Bangkok’s independent newspaper from Thailand, reports that Thailand is the second country in Asia to issue chiropractic licenses. This past July, a total of 17 of the first chiropractic licenses were issued to the candidates who passed the licensing examination. The article, written in
read moreThe April 10th issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) contains a clinical review that shows that antidepressants should not be prescribed as a medication for depression in people under 18 years of age. According to the BMJ, Australian researchers analyzed existing results from six randomized controlled trials of newer antidepressants and their use in
read moreA November 18, 2004 Reuters News story with the above headline starts off by noting that according to a new study doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters. Dr. Ian Wong of the Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research at the University
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