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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

You may recall having seen television commercials that told us how “4 out of 5 dentists surveyed recommended a certain brand of toothpaste to their patients.” This message aired frequently for many years. Today, a similar commercial could very likely announce, “4 out of 5 doctors surveyed recom­mend untested, adult medication to their children patients.”
In [...]

“More research is needed to assess the safety of anesthetics on newborn and young children”, says a recent study published by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia.
“There is no scientific evidence that anesthetics commonly administered for decades cause brain damage in children”, the report said. No studies have been [...]

A landmark case in which a court ruled for the first time in favor of a child who began to suffer from autism after receiving vaccinations has recently been handed down by the U.S. Federal Claims court. The case has been conceded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency that [...]

The report of a case history about a child who received Chiropractic help for a chronic constipation problem points out both the immediate and the long range benefits of a success­ful adjustment program.
A recent issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) tells the story of an 8-year-old boy who was troubled with [...]

The overall wellness of a baby as it relates to respiratory and breathing problems can be lessened considerably with an elective cesarean birth that does not reach full term. In fact, the chances of this condition occurring can be as high as 4 times greater for elective cesarean birth than for a child deliv­ered vaginally [...]