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Individualized Chiropractic Programs Provide Improvements for Children, too!


Why would a parent not take a child to see a chiropractor? The basic answer might come down to no information or incorrect information.
Here are three basic reasons why not: 1. They don’t know about Chiropractic, 2. They don’t know about the potential benefits of Chiropractic or, 3. They think that a Chiropractic adjustment might [...]

“Singulair®” Placed Under Ingvestigation for Possible Link to Suicide


Yet another drug is being placed under investigation by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. This time it is the pharmaceutical drug Singulair manufactured by Merck & Co. Inc.
The FDA has received reports that the drug is responsible for causing behavior/mood changes, suicidality (suicide thinking and behavior) and suicide. The agency has issued a warning to [...]

Case Study: Chronic Cough, Asthma Handled for Girl with Chiropractic Treatment


The results achieved through Chiropractic treatment continue to be nothing short of amazing. In this case, a 7-year-old girl who had been suffering from asthma since age 2, now has a completely new lifestyle thanks entirely to the discovery of the cause and subsequent Chiropractic treatment.
A recent case study presented in the Journal of Vertebral [...]

Acupuncturists Bring Help to Fire Evacuees


When devastating fires recently raced through large sections of Southern California, a team of acupuncturists were among the responders who provided needed aid, comfort and assistance to many of the victims. The large scale evacuation efforts affected over 500,000 people from San Diego to North Los Angeles County. One of the largest groups of temporarily [...]

Asthma Drugs May Cause 80% of All Asthma-Related Deaths


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 year.
The 2006 study analyzed two of the main drugs used in asthma inhalers in children [...]

Asthma Patients Breath Easier with Acupuncture


There may be very good news for asthma sufferers given the results of a test recently conducted by the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. This study showed that Acupuncture treatment could be used to significantly improve breathing ability.
The goal of the study was to determine if pulmonary (lung) function could be positively [...]