Thanks to Daniel Redwood, DC and the The Daily HIT Blog
The most sweeping federal anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years takes effect today, prohibiting employers from hiring, firing or determining promotions based on genetic makeup.
Additionally, health insurers will not be allowed to consider a person’s genetics — such as predisposition for Parkinson’s disease — to set insurance rates or deny coverage. (more…)
SOURCE: MedPage Today
Reporting on:
“Naproxen use increases the risk for complicated gastroduodenal ulcers in a dose-dependent fashion”
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2009
Even at low doses, naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn, Naprelan) may increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal complications, researchers said here.
Patients taking a 500-mg/day dose had a 2.5-fold increased risk of hospitalization from complicated gastric or duodenal ulcer, while those on the 750-mg/day dose had almost a threefold increased risk, Gurkirpal Singh, MD, of Stanford University, and colleagues reported at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting. [1]
The 1,000-mg/day dose carried more than a threefold increased risk of hospitalization. “We found that naproxen use is not safe even at lower doses,” Singh said. “We need to be careful about prescribing it, even in lower doses.” The lowest doses are available over the counter. (more…)
SOURCE: The Daily Hit ~ November 20, 2009
by Daniel Redwood, DC
Here’s some good news from my favorite Blogger, Daniel Redwood, DC:
The Senate Democrats’ blended bill contains the nondiscrimination language championed by Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT), along with a couple of other steps forward.
Here’s today’s report from the American Chiropractic Association: (more…)
Following our recent theme that chiropractic can help children, as reported by CBS News report on how chiropractic helps chronic ear infections.
There is more material like this at the:
Chiropractic and Otitis Media Page
You may wonder, how can chiropractic help reduce or eliminate that kind of infection? Great question! Read on. (more…)
SOURCE: J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009 (Oct); 32 (8): 682–686
Chiropractic has a long history of success with headaches. [1-3] A newly published, retrospective case study, just published in JMPT, emphasizes the benefits of chiropractic care for infants. [4]
| This is a picture of an infant with a headache. This article details the case history of 13 infants (aged from 2 days old to 8.5 months old) who got immediate and dramatic improvements in both symptom reduction and improved feeding behavior immediately after receiving chiropractic care. (more…) |
SOURCE: Pediatrics 2005 (Feb); 115 (2): e152-62
Musculoskeletal problems (NMS) in children are associated with both physical and psychologic consequences, and they can become barriers for participation in physical activity and sports, resulting in negative consequences for the individual’s health throughout life.
A recent study in Germany involved interviewing children (and their parents) to determine what percentage of them had NMS copmplaints. [1] The results of the study was quite surprising: