Author Archives for Troy Krebs, L.Ac.
Cities Now Engaging in Campaigns to Bring Wellness to Local Companies
In a number of areas of the country, city-sponsored organizations are taking the lead to push for increased wellness for their residents. The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and six others around the country are currently pushing area businesses and individuals toward higher participation through Well City campaigns to improve the overall health of their communities.
Milwaukee [...]
There are Many Reasons Patients Come to Acupuncture
People seek help from an acupuncturist for all sorts of symptoms – and in growing numbers -as this healing profession becomes increasingly known and its services more accepted in the western world. Now that this is occurring, have you ever wondered what the main reasons might be that bring a person to Acupuncture?
Researchers in the [...]
Drug Errors Affect Hospitalized Children Higher Numbers than Previously Thought
For those who know the statistics and the high frequency of errors in the pharmaceutical and medical communities, the following statistic may not really come as a shock. Bad drug reactions, accidental overdoses and medicine administration mix-ups adversely affect 1 in 15 hospitalized children.
This evidence comes from a recent study that used new detection methods [...]
Medical Center Study Confirms Acupuncture Increases In Vitro Pregnancies
In vitro fertilization requires the investment of a good deal of effort and expense into the process of achieving pregnancy for couples who have problems with conception. But for the 10 to 15 percent of couples who experience reproductive difficulties and turn for help to specialized fertility treatment methods, it’s something they are willing to [...]
Wrong-site Surgery, or an “Almost” Event, is a Frequent Occurrence in Pennsylvania
Every other day a wrong-site surgery or a near miss occurs in the State of Pennsylvania. These are the findings of the state’s Patient Safety Authority released in a safety advisory published in 2007. In the 30-month investigation period, the Authority received reports of 427 near misses and serious events of wrong-site surgery. Of those, [...]
7,000 Trips Annually to Emergency Rooms for Children Taking Cough and Cold Meds
If there is any question about cough and cold medicines being completely safe for children, well consider this. Annually, about 7,000 children ages 11 and younger require a hospital emergency room visit because of an adverse reaction to one of these substances.
This figure comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To [...]
Anti-Smoking Medication Grounded. Chantix® Disallowed for Pilots, Controllers!
The anti-smoking drug Chantix from Pfizer, Inc., has been steeped in controversy since it came on the market in 2006. It has been the subject of U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisories due to reports of Chantix-induced dreams, attempted suicides and at least one death. Now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered any pilots [...]
Life Expectancy is Up in USA by Almost 10 Years Over 1955
Life expectancy continues to rise in the United States! Now, a child born in 2005 can expect to live until almost 78 years.
This continues the rising trend of life expectancy in the United States over the past 50 years. Back in 1955, the life expectancy for Americans was only 69.6 years. By 1995, it had [...]