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Vaccines not immune to criticism

In what may be a paradox of success, many physicians are finding that some patients are more afraid of vaccines than of vaccine-preventable illnesses.“Mothers are beginning to wonder what else these substances might be doing to their children’s bodies.” “Is this manipulation of the immune system setting children up for chronic illnesses later in life?”

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California Considering Mandatory Chickenpox Vaccinations

Federal health officials recommend that all youngsters be inoculated against chickenpox before entering child care, but only 35% of California’s children receive the vaccine, according to the latest national survey. California is considering mandatory use of the vaccine, which has been available since 1995, to combat the highly contagious disease.Source: Los Angeles Times – July

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ICA Executive Committee Drafts Statement on Koren vs. FTC

Here is the news we’ve all been waiting for. The ICA has come out with it’s support for the FTC battle. And very nicely too! The importance of this cannot be underestimated. This is very good news and strengthens our already strengthening case. This does not mean we have won of course, only that a major national chiropractic organization recognizes the danger inherent in an FTC victory and that the FTCs actions are a threat to ALL chiropractors in the US and ALL chiropractic education, whether written or verbal.

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Washington to mandate coverage of alternative therapies

WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (Reuters Health) — Washington state would be the first state in the US to require managed care plans and insurance companies to allow their customers nearly unfettered access to practitioners of “alternative medicine”, under draft rules expected to be adopted by July 15.Highlights of the rules include: — No health plan provider

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Vaccines not immune to criticism

In what may be a paradox of success, many physicians are finding that some patients are more afraid of vaccines than of vaccine-preventable illnesses.“Mothers are beginning to wonder what else these substances might be doing to their children’s bodies.” “Is this manipulation of the immune system setting children up for chronic illnesses later in life?”

Read More »

California Considering Mandatory Chickenpox Vaccinations

Federal health officials recommend that all youngsters be inoculated against chickenpox before entering child care, but only 35% of California’s children receive the vaccine, according to the latest national survey. California is considering mandatory use of the vaccine, which has been available since 1995, to combat the highly contagious disease.Source: Los Angeles Times – July

Read More »

ICA Executive Committee Drafts Statement on Koren vs. FTC

Here is the news we’ve all been waiting for. The ICA has come out with it’s support for the FTC battle. And very nicely too! The importance of this cannot be underestimated. This is very good news and strengthens our already strengthening case. This does not mean we have won of course, only that a major national chiropractic organization recognizes the danger inherent in an FTC victory and that the FTCs actions are a threat to ALL chiropractors in the US and ALL chiropractic education, whether written or verbal.

Read More »

Washington to mandate coverage of alternative therapies

WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (Reuters Health) — Washington state would be the first state in the US to require managed care plans and insurance companies to allow their customers nearly unfettered access to practitioners of “alternative medicine”, under draft rules expected to be adopted by July 15.Highlights of the rules include: — No health plan provider

Read More »