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News Archives For November 2006
planetc1.com-news@7:16 am PST William Meeker, D.C., M.P.H., long-time Palmer administrator, researcher and faculty member, has been named president of Palmer College of Chiropractic's West Campus in San Jose, California, effective January 3, 2007.
public_health@7:25 pm PST Researchers are using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strain on one's back, leading to potentially chronic back pain problems if one spends long hours sitting. The study was conducted at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was presented earlier this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Back Pain: researchers say don't sit up straight planetc1.com-news@8:10 am PST Using some new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, Scottish and Canadian researchers have found that sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strains on one's back. According to researchers, sitting in an upright posture for long periods of time (hours) can lead to chronic back pain.
planetc1.com-news@11:09 am PST An estimated 18 million consumers visited chiropractic offices across the United States during the past few days, making it one of the busiest times of year for chiropractors nationwide.
planetc1.com-news@7:08 pm PST According to recent research, which was sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadians have been abusing prescription painkillers in greater numbers than they have heroin.
planetc1.com-news@7:33 am PST Emmitt Smith, the former NFL Dallas Cowboys football star, has been named the winner of the popular USA reality TV show "Dancing with the Stars." Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, three-time Super Bowl champion and chiropractic advocate beat out actor Mario Lopez (saved by the bell) in the final dancing competition Wednesday night.
planetc1.com-news@1:58 pm PST There is no evidence antibiotics do any good for the great majority of patients suffering with acute bronchitis, and medical doctors should cease routinely prescribing them, according to recent reports by university researchers. Flu Vaccine increases risk for neurological disorder planetc1.com-news@5:32 am PST It is important to be aware of the risks involved when considering taking any drug or vaccine or putting a drug or vaccine into a young ones body. A new study has revealed that the flu vaccine is associated with an increased risk of developing a debilitating neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
planetc1.com-news@8:23 pm PST According to a recent study from some Australian researchers, doctors are doing google searches to find out what diseases their patients may have. According to the study, which was reported online in the British Medical Journal, doctors googled common symptoms for conditions such as Paget-von Schrotter syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, encephalitis and cirrhosis and compared the results to those found in medical journals.
public_health@7:16 pm PST According to a recent Swedish study, with an article appearing in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, the use of anabolic steroids may be associated with antisocial lifestyle behaviors involving several types of crime, including illegal weapon possession and fraud.
public_health@7:38 pm PST According to a new study, from the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Columbus Children’s Hospital, the number of kids in America injured in nonfatal schoolbus accidents each year is more than double the estimates suggested in former studies, with motor vehicle crashes topping the list of injuries.
public_health@5:13 pm PST Whole Foods stock (WFMI) on Friday dropped by 23% with share volume of over 45 million and an end of day stock price around $46, the company's lowest share price since February of 2005. The Austin-Texas based grocery giant released fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the markets closed.
planetc1.com-news@7:18 am PST US scientists have recently published a report with findings that babies can be exposed to methamphetamine or "crystal meth" while in the womb. The study, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, involved analysis of hair samples by researchers who determined that crystal meth is able to cross the placenta directly to the developing fetus.
public_health@8:15 pm PST California government health officials today agreed to override a statewide ban on a mercury based compound (thimerosal) so that more kids under the age of three could get flu shots even though recent research suggests the shots may not be safe or effective. Chiropractic recommendations on infant sleep position and SIDS planetc1.com-news@8:49 am PST 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? Medical study links SIDS to brain stem problems planetc1.com-news@7:16 am PST 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. Tis the season for the flu public_health@5:26 am PST 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. |
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