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MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NOW WANTS
CHOLESTEROL SCREENING FOR TODDLERSIt’s hard to say if it’s simply a sign of the times or the continuing search by drug companies to find new and untapped markets for their products. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now recommending cholesterol testing for children as young as 2 years old and even recommending cholesterol lowering drugs in some older children.
EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR CHILDREN
TAKING COUGH AND COLD MEDSIf 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.
MANY EAR TUBE INSERTIONS MAY BE
UNNECESSARY IN CHILDRENParents of children with ear problems should be wary of quick recommendations by doctors to insert ear tubes. A new study found that in many cases ear tubes are surgically inserted too soon, thus subjecting children to general anesthesia for a medical procedure that may be unnecessary.
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A HEALTHIER DIET FOR CHILDREN BRINGS
IMPROVED SCHOOL PERFORMANCEA study in Canada confirms what most elementary and secondary school teachers already know – that children who have a healthy diet perform better in school than children who have an unhealthy diet.
MASSAGE IS FOR INFANTS, TOO!
Westerners are just beginning to know what people in Eastern countries have known for centuries – that babies do well when they get massage. People living in places like Eastern Europe, Africa and even Latin America routinely massage their infants. In fact, mothers in India have been giving their newborn children massages for over 3,000 years.
GET THUMBS UP
FROM MAYO CLINIC STUDYAcupuncture and Trigger Point Myofascial therapy recently both received a positive boost from a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The results showed that while each of these techniques has different application procedures, both are effective therapy for pain reduction.
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CHIROPRACTIC VS. RITALIN
I was treating a lady for migraine headaches and she was improving nicely. She tells me about her son who is having problems at school. They moved from Minnesota 4 months earlier. Her son had always been hyper but the teachers in her home town didn’t seem to mind and they would give the kids more frequent breaks in order to get the energy out of them. After moving and starting in a new school it seemed the hyper activity had increased and this was annoying the new teacher.
ACUPUNCTURE HELPS:
WITH OR WITHOUT NEEDLINGPrevious studies have been published that show the benefits of Acupuncture toward providing relief for cancer patients. That Acupuncture can help a person suffering from nausea following radiation treatments has also been documented. In these tests, Acupuncture with needling was demonstrated to be more beneficial than sham Acupuncture or other medical means of treatment.
SCALP ACUPUNCTURE
AIDS AUTISTIC KIDSWith the incidence of Autism in children reaching alarming rates, good news in treatment solutions is wonderful to hear. The latest piece of positive information comes from a study in Egypt where researchers reported that Acupuncture proved to be very helpful for children suffering from deficient language and attention skills caused by Autism.
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CORRECTION OF AN UNLEVEL PELVIS
STARTS WITH SUPPORT IN THE FOOTThere are two joints in the body which most persons are hardly aware of and know little of their function – until pain begins to radiate through the lower back when they are out of alignment and not operating properly. These two major joints are the sacroiliac joints. These joints lay on each side of the body at the point where the vertebral column meets the pelvis.
LOW BACK PAIN SPREADS
THROUGH SEDENTARY POPULATIONWith the increase of sedentary lifestyles around the globe that include larger portions of the population spending more and more time slouched behind computers, is it any wonder that low back pain is on the rise as well?
DRUG TESTING TODAY:
A BROKEN SYSTEM!In the olden days – just 20 years back – tests on new drugs were conducted by academic institutions with limited or no financial ties to drug manufacturers. The academics were given total responsibility for the investigation. The professors designed the studies, tested the products and published the results as they saw fit. That was just 2 decades ago.
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FLU VACCINE POSTS
DISMAL PERFORMANCEThe results are in regarding the effectiveness of flu vaccinations for the year 2007, and the statistics are not very good for the drug companies. During this year, the effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting Americans dropped way down to just 44 percent.
INSULIN SHOT ERROR PUTS 2,214 AT RISK OF
DEVELOPING BLOOD-BORNE DISEASEAn improper delivery of a diabetes injection that has been going on for the past 18 months was just recently discovered at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) in El Paso, Texas. As a result, as many as 2,214 patients are considered to be at risk for the possibility of developing a blood-borne disease.
PFIZER SETS NEW SETTLEMENT
RECORD FOR OFF-LABEL MARKETINGIn January, the big Wall Street story in the world of pharmaceuticals was the acquisition of drug maker Wyeth by Pfizer, Inc. The cost of the purchase reportedly topped $68 billion.
Lost in the noise and the fanfare surrounding the purchase was another figure hidden deep in the report of the company’s fourth quarter earnings statement. -
RESEARCH & INFORMATION
The following general information is included for reference purposes only. These reports provide general information about pain management, supplements, exercise, drugs as well as natural healthcare options and standard medical treatment options.
LANDMARK LEGISLATION
TAKES AIM AT HOSPITAL ERRORAn important Senate Bill aimed at reducing medical error and financial charges to people who have been harmed in a hospital is making its way through the legislature in the State of New Jersey. Senate Bill No. 2471 is being sponsored by State Senator Stephen M. Sweeney and has been assembled through the joint effort of the New Jersey Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It is one of the most far-reaching pieces of legislation aimed at improving hospital care ever forwarded in any state.
FOOD COMPANY TO ELIMINATE
RBST FROM YOGURTIn at least one case, consumer pressure and preference is making a difference in decision making at a major food production company. General Mills has announced that it will eliminate the controversial synthetic hormone rBST (recombinant Bovine Somatotropin) from its Yoplait® brand yogurt.
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THE STATE OF WELLNESS
TO IMPROVE IN PROVINCEWhile our federal government struggles with what to do about the general state of healthcare in the United States, the government of Canada has launched a plan to take wellness to the people. A new joint plan of action is taking aim at improving healthy eating and raising the levels of physical fitness in the entire Province of New Brunswick.
VITAMIN D AWARENESS,
TESTING ON THE RISEThe benefits of Vitamin D in enhancing health and in preventing an assortment of serious diseases have received a good deal of attention in the past year. Now, two major campaigns have been launched to increase public awareness of the “Sunshine Vitamin” and to test levels in people worldwide.
