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More off-label drug promotion in the offing
Though the full impact of a recent federal court ruling is unclear, doctors can expect more off-label drug use information from drug manufacturers.
Washington -- Eli Lilly announced this month that it would direct its sales representatives to market its osteoporosis drug, Evista (raloxifene)...
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Drug-resistant bacteria on the rise
Source: USA Today
ATLANTA - The bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other serious illnesses are becoming increasingly resistant to penicillin, federal health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that in 1997, 25% of the illnesses caused by strepto...
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Parents fear growing number of vaccines
Source: USA TODAY
Never have American children received so many vaccinations: Most of the 11,000 babies born each day in the USA will get at least 21 vaccinations before they start first grade - more than twice as many as a decade ago.
Never have questions about vaccines been so pointed....
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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...
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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 sin...
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20th Anniversary of my Licensure as a Chiropractor
by Stew Bittman, DC
My life has been overflowing with nostalgia lately. I guess it all started in March; right around the time Hillary (my wife) tried out and made it into the cast of a local production of "Hair". By the time the show actually went into performances, I could've understudied any...
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A Flu Shot and a Bad Cough
(A Monday Morning Message by Sharon Gorman, DC)
I had a new patient on Friday. Her mom brought her in to the office. She is 15 months old. She has a bad cough. I was impressed that her mom thought of Chiropractic for her daughter since she isn't a patient. She told me that her parents had ...
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Too Little Too Late
by Michael Dorausch, DC
planetc1.com staff writer
After several months of testing, Microsoft announced today that Internet Explorer version 7.0 is now available for download. In the past, I'd typically get pretty excited regarding any new release from Microsoft. That's no longer the case.
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Chiropractic and children with ADHD
Chiropractic Monday Morning Message
By Sharon Gorman, D.C.
Independent Chiropractic Author
SEE IT AS YOU WANT IT TO BE
I tell patients that the most common reason that children are referred in my practice is ADHD and that I have several patients who are teachers and refer children in...
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Better mental health for breastfed babies
by Michael Dorausch, DC
planetc1.com staff writer
A West Australian study has found that babies that are breast-fed for more than six months showed a significantly better mental health in childhood.
The findings are based on data from the Raine Study at the Telethon Institute for Child ...
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My column on the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine
By Darrel Crain, DC
Editor's commentary: In March of 2007 Dr. Darrel Crain had an article published in a biweekly column of a local San Diego newspaper regarding the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. With the author's permission, a copy of that article appeared on Planet Chiropractic later that mo...
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Newspaper Industry Suffers On Classifieds Decline
by Michael Dorausch, DC
A leading global rating agency reported this week with a negative outlook on the newspaper industry. The less than positive outlook was a result of poor profits in the area of classified advertising affecting print publications.
Fitch Ratings, a global rating agency...
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Chiropractic Octoberfest and Find a Chiropractor Month
by Michael Dorausch, DC
October is a month for celebration and a change of the seasons. Holidays are just around the corner, and the hustle and bustle of year-end activities will soon be upon us.
September 07' was Chiropractic History Month, and this website featured historical articles an...
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10 Most Expensive Health Conditions
by Michael Dorausch, DC
A 76 billion-dollar medical bill is enough to give anyone a serious heart condition. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report earlier this week, suggesting the cost of the 10 most expensive health conditions in the US was more than $500 bi...
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Autism Vaccination Discussion Continues On
By Michael Dorausch, DC
News of autism and questionable connections to mass child vaccination programs, continue to spark fiery discussions that separate those that feel there is distinct link between vaccination in the development of autism, and those who claim there is no signs to support suc...
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