Study of 5,400 Year Old “Ice Man” Mummy Finds Acupuncture Tattoos Matching His Ailments
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Acupuncture, Health Reports | No Comments »A 5,400-year-old mummified man found in 1991 in a melting glacier in the mountains of Northern Italy bears a complicated system of bluish-black tattoos running along his back, right knee and left ankle, in the form of simple stripes or ...
Cold Remedies Put Children At Risk, Leading Pediatricians Say
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »A group of leading pediatricians have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop drug makers from marketing over-the-counter cough and cold remedies to children. In some children, unintentional overdoses have caused heart rhythm changes, cardiopulmonary arrest, hallucinations, psychoses, hypertension ...
Drug Giant Pfizer Cited for Illegal Drug Testing on Nigerian Children
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has violated international law by covertly testing an unapproved drug on children with brain infections during a 1996 epidemic in Nigeria, according to a Nigerian government report. The official report remained secret for five years in spite ...
Adjustment Puts Baby in the Right Position!
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Chiropractic, Health Reports | No Comments »When a baby somehow gets in the wrong position to easily make its way down the birth canal, the MDs only solution is a cesarean section delivery. Chiropractic intervention may provide a far better solution than cesarean delivery. A fine case ...
Congress and FDA Crack Down on Over-Prescribed Anemia Drugs
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »The manufacturers of three widely-prescribed drugs for treating anemia have received letters from Congress asking them to stop advertising the drugs to consumers, and to report back to Congress about how the drugs are marketed and if kickbacks are being ...
Constipation Drug Causes Heart Attacks, FDA Halts Sales
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Health Reports | No Comments »The pharmaceutical company Novartis has agreed to halt sales of Zelnorm® at the FDA’s request, after it was linked to a higher chance of heart attack, stroke and worsening chest pain that can become a heart attack. Zelnorm, also called tegaserod ...
Chiropractic Aids Autistic Children
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Chiropractic, Health Reports | No Comments »The evidence continues to grow that Chiropractic may offer hope and help for children who have been diagnosed with Autism and resultant learning disabilities. Recent reports of children helped by cervical (upper neck area) and full spine adjustments is most ...
Chief Medical Officer Blows Whistle on Johnson & Johnson
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »The former Chief Medical Officer of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon, Inc., has sued the company for wrongful dismissal, claiming he was fired unlawfully for insisting on recalls of products because of health and safety concerns. Dr. Joel Lippman’s suit in ...
Unnecessary Heart Surgeries Don’t Address the Real Problem
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »According to two recent studies, one in the U.S. and one in Canada, the massive increase in cardiac “intervention surgery” in recent years in both countries has flooded new millions of dollars into the bank accounts of hospitals and physicians ...
Faulty and Contaminated Tests Could Affect Drugs Approved by FDA from 2000 to 2004
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending more than 1,000 letters to pharmaceutical companies asking them to reevaluate the results of tests performed by MDS Pharma Services between 2000 and 2004 that were part of applications for approvals ...
Children on Wheeled Shoes May Be Susceptible to Injuries
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Chiropractic, Health Reports | No Comments »Have you ever almost been run over by a child rolling along seemingly out ofcontrol on shoes with wheels? The popularity of these shoes and the safety hazards they have been known tocause has lead some shopping mall proprietors to outlaw ...
Asthma Drugs May Cause 80% of All Asthma-Related Deaths
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Health Reports | No Comments »A recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine has found that bronchodilators of the “beta-agonist” class, the inhalers used by asthma patients, may be responsible for 4,000 of the 5,000 asthma-related deaths that occur in the United States each ...
Exercise and Acupuncture Help Women Through Pregnancy Pain
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Acupuncture, Health Reports | No Comments »Acupuncture, combined with stretching exercises and special pillows, helps relieve back and pelvic pain that occurs during pregnancy. Acupuncture alone helps the majority of pregnant women, with even better results than physiotherapy. A study of women with both back and pelvic ...
Class Notes: Healthy Breakfasts
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Healthy Eating Tips | No Comments »You’ve heard it before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” For kids, this is doubly true. Numerous studies show that kids learn better, stay more focused and generally eat better all day long if they start with ...
Toxic Chemical Used in Drinking Bottles (Bisphenol A)
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Health Reports | No Comments »The Canadian government announced on April 18, 2008 that they will ban baby bottles which contain bisphenol A (BPA), which was concluded to be toxic. The chemical BPA may be linked to breast cancer, prostate cancer and early puberty. Experiments ...